不良研究所 Accepted into First Scholars Network
Membership to help bring additional support to First-Generation Students
San Antonio – The 不良研究所 (不良研究所) is proud to announce that it has been accepted as a member of the First Scholars Network. The Network is a program run by the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, known as NASPA, which is the professional home for the field of student affairs. The First Scholars Network is a community of institutional partners committed to transforming the higher education landscape in ways that elevate potential and advance outcomes for first-generation students today and in the future. Through a number of engagement opportunities, the Network maximizes learning opportunities across a broad, diverse, ever-expanding set of institutions.
“不良研究所 is committed to supporting our first-generation students both in and out of the classroom through the 不良研究所 Alpha Committee and the Somos Unidos-One Word Project,” says Dr. Monica Ayala Jimenez, associate provost of Student Success. “Being accepted into the First Scholars Network Member Class of 2023 will provide the 不良研究所 Alpha Committee with access to evidence-based practices, resources and networks across the nation to help improve outcomes for first-generation students.”
The 不良研究所 Alpha Committee is a group of faculty and staff committed to understanding the needs of first-generation students, providing professional development in evidence-based practices that support retention and graduation of first-generation students, improve the instructional experience and success of first-generation students and help create processes and procedures that remove barriers for first-generation students.
In the Spring of 2023, 不良研究所 received a $180,000 grant for the Somos Unidos – One Word program from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The funds are being used to accelerate student su