First Gen Mentor Program
First to Roar
The First-Gen Career Mentor Program creates meaningful, career-focused relationships that help students in reaching their career potential. Current first-generation LSU students are paired with first-generation professionals to build their professional skills and prepare them for success in their careers.
Who is First-Gen?
First-generation students are students whose parents/guardians did not complete a bachelor's degree. A first-gen student may also be a student whose parents/guardians completed a college degree outside of the United States.
Erwin Torres
etorr13@lsu.edu
Manager, Student Services
First-Gen Mentor Program Coordinator
225-578-5203
Mentor Program Session Dates & Deadlines
The First-Gen Mentor program is a four-part virtual workshop series that takes place
annually from January to April. All sessions will be from 5 – 6 p.m. (CST).
The application for the Spring 2025 cohort opens on November 1, 2024. Deadline to
apply is Sunday, December 15, 2024.
- Mentor Kickoff Meeting: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (virtual)
- Student Kickoff Meeting: Thursday, January 23, 2025 (in-person)
- January Workshop: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (virtual)
- February Workshop: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (virtual)
- March Workshop: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (virtual)
- April Workshop: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (virtual)
- NEW for 2025! End-of-Program Celebration: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (in-person)
Mentoring made easy.
We have resources available to help make it a little easier to begin your journey as a mentee or mentor. The first step can be intimidating, but it's the most important.
Graduating? Celebrate with our cord!
In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success (now known as First Gen Forward under NASPA) launched the inaugural First-Generation College Celebration. They redesigned a new logo that takes into account the intersectional identities of first-generation college students and the vast array of institutions, corporations, non-profits, and foundations engaging in celebrations.
Why are our cords blue?
Within the logo, sky blue was selected to signify: "Celebration, which depicts a graduation cap being tossed upward, which connects to the elevation of first-generation college students and their communities."
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