First-Gen Institute Announces Microgrant Awardees

The First-Gen Institute has selected nine innovative and intersectional projects for 2022-23 “microgrants.” Co-sponsored by the Graduate School, the Office of Undergraduate Education, and the College of Education and Human Development, these awards aim to expand the visibility, equity, and persistence of the University of Minnesota first-generation community.

• First-Generation Higher Education Students: A Mixed-Methods Study 
  Department of Education Psychology (Carlos Chávez and Tai Do)
• First-Generation Students, Study Spaces, and Sense of Belonging 
  University Libraries, SMART Learning Commons and Learning Support Network, and the Office of Classroom Management (Kate Peterson, Jackie Olsson, and David Crane) 
• Improving the Application Process for First-Generation College Students Applying to Graduate School
  Graduate School Admissions Office (Hannah Sun, Christina Bushinger, Lauren Piper and Rhiannnon Williams)
• MCAE Kick-Off
  Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (Daniel Morales)
• Minnesota Biomedical Undergraduate Research Program
  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICaB) Graduate Program (Taylor Crooks)
• Non-Academic Career Workshop for First-Generation Doctoral Students in the College of Liberal Arts 
  Office of Research and Graduate Programs (Maria Hofmann and Mackenzie Sullivan)
• RISE Facilitated Study Groups
  College of Science and Engineering DEI Team (Daniel Garrison)
• Squirreling Around for Science
  TRIO SSS (Johnathan Andicoechea, Gillian Roehrig, and Consuelo Gutierrez-Crosby)
• “We’re First” Reception
  TRIO SSS (Kevin Xiong and the TRIO SSS team)