Selecting a university and attending is a big decision. But it certainly helps when you have a support system that has been through it before. Dr. Kelly Wood, interim director for first-year programs and provost fellow for student success at Missouri State University, and Dr. Stephen Spates, assistant professor of communication (who went through a specialized advising course to … [Read more...] about Helping first-gen students succeed
Missouri State University’s promise to ensure first-generation student success is working. Now it’s sharing the strategies behind that progress with the rest of the state. The university hosts the Sustaining First-Generation Students Conference for higher education professionals 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 6 at Plaster Student Union. Faculty, staff, students and administrators will … [Read more...] about New conference focuses on support strategies for first-generation students