The University of Memphis will create the Office of First Generation Student Success (OFGSS) and establish an endowed scholarship for first-generation students.
First-Generation Student Scholarship
UofM To Create Office Of First Generation Student Success
The University of Memphis will create the Office of First Generation Student Success (OFGSS) and establish an endowed scholarship for first-generation students thanks to $1.4 million in private support from the Suder Foundation and an anonymous donor. Through OFGSS they will be able to expand existing programs and collaborate with partners across campus to accommodate first-generation students.
"The success of our students is the University's top priority," said UofM President M. David Rudd. "We have studied the unique challenges of the growing number of first-generations students on our campuses, and are committed to providing them with the resources they need to succeed. The remarkable commitments from the Suder Foundation and other donors will benefit thousands of students and support them in earning their degrees."
"We understand how important holistic support is for first-generation students and are thrilled to help the UofM establish the OFGSS as a strategic, innovative approach to serving first-generation students," said Diane Schorr, executive director of the Suder Foundation. "We are committed to investing in initiatives like the OFGSS that address student development on the personal, academic and professional levels."
At UofM 35 percent of undergraduate students are first-generation students in comparison to the national average of 17 percent at four-year universities. The University of Memphis has established programs like First Scholars and Simon Scholars currently aimed at the success of first-generation students.
Read more at https://www.memphis.edu/mediaroom/releases/2019/january/firstgenstudents.php
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