The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and The Suder Foundation, recently announced Sam Houston State University as one of seventy-six new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24. To be selected as a First Scholars Network member SHSU displayed a demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students.
Center director Joe Contreras believes that SHSU stood out among other institutions thanks to university leaders’ commitment to first-generation student success.
Powered by the Center for First-generation Student Success, the First Scholars Network is a four-phase approach that allows institutions of higher education to advance student success through establishing communities of practice, gaining knowledge of resources and establishing peer networks. More than 350 institutions of higher education have entered the Network, representing 49 states and the District of Columbia.
