Advising Needs of First Generation Students: NACADA Leaders Share their Experiences

Advising Needs of First Generation Students: NACADA Leaders Share their Experiences

Digital Recordings

ISBN: 978-1-939213-13-6

Panelists: Charlie Nutt (NACADA Executive Office), John Paul (JP) Regalado (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), David Spight (University of Texas at Austin), Dana Zahorik (Fox Valley Technical College)

Current NACADA President John Paul (JP) Regalado (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), President-Elect David Spight (University of Texas at Austin), Vice-President-Elect Dana Zahorik (Fox Valley Technical College), and Executive Director Charlie Nutt all understand the needs of First Generation Student from personal experience, for all four were themselves First-Gens. In this 60-minute videocast presentation, sponsored by the NACADA First Generation College Student Advising Interest Group, JP, David, Dana, and Charlie share their experiences - what challenges they faced, what inspired them, what helped them overcome – and discuss what we can do as academic advisors to help First Gen students achieve academic success.