We GENERATE a Community for College Success

GENERATE is a cooperative initiative between the Division of Student Affairs, Counseling Services, MOSAIC Cross-Cultural Center, Peer Connections, Residential Life, and other collaborators designed to support the success of first-generation college students at SJSU. For more information, contact Jennifer Morazes, PhD.

The purpose of GENERATE is to promote leadership, visibility, support, coordinated resource exchange, and college success for those who identify as First-Generation College Students at SJSU. We further hope to support teaching and relevant research. We aim to foster community collaboration toward this purpose comprised of students, staff, faculty, and community members.

Workshops

We offer a workshop series each semester on topics such as time management, study skills, stress management, and talk with your family about college. Pre-register at events.sjsu.edu.

Student Group

A student group dedicated to promoting leadership, visibility, support, coordinated resource exchange, and college success for those who identify as first-generation college students meets each semester.

COME TOGETHER! Annual Family, Friends and First-Generation College Students Evening

Family Night for First Generation College Students is a yearly event devoted to bridging the family life of students who identify as first-generation college students with university culture. Pre-Register for Come Together.

Peer Mentors

In partnership with Peer Connections, dedicated peer mentors provide support for first-generation college students, both in their transition to campus and for their ongoing success.

Faculty Mentors

In partnership with Student Success Centers and interested faculty members, we are working to establish a network of first-generation faculty mentors to help inspire and support students.

Also, see the Counseling Services website.