Welcome Tiger,
Identifying as a “First-Generation student” can mean a lot of different things to you. You may have felt overwhelmed with the application process and now are feeling anxious about leaving your family back at home, learning the jargon that comes with college, navigating resources, choosing a major, moving in with a roommate, figuring out your financial aid, and much more. This guidebook (link here) is meant as a simple tool for First-generation students to navigate this large institution and all its resources and give you tips/tricks on how to be a successful Mizzou Tiger. Reach out anytime with questions or concerns.
Enthusiastically,
Selena Meints
First-Generation Initiatives Coordinator
First-Generation Student Success Standing Advisory Board
The mission of the First-Generation Student Success Standing Advisory Board is to support first-generation students at University of Missouri from recruitment to graduation through campus-wide advocacy and collaboration.
Board Members:
- Jeremy Bloss- McNair Scholars
- Stephanie Raymond-TRiO SSS
- Alex Embree- Office for Financial Success
- Lance Nichols- Financial Aid
- Katie Ogan- College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Matthew Zumwalt- Residential Life
- Nadia Irsheidat- Transfer Center
- Raquel Arouca- Graduate School
- Meredith Buchmeier- Sinclair School of Nursing
- Edwin Davis-Center for Academic Success and Excellence
- Velma Buckner-Academic Access and Leadership Development
- Jill Kline- MU Libraries
- Sidney Everhart-Mizzou Families
- Samantha Thomas-Honors College
- Melissa Herzog-College of Education and Human Development Faculty