Page 9 - BUZZ Magazine - Issue No. 1 Spring 2021 | University of Rochester

FIRST IN THE FAMILY

Were you the first member of your family
to go to college? If so, consider joining the
University’s new First Generation Network.
Connect, mentor, and network with fellow
alumni with similar experiences, and share
perspectives and resources with current
first-generation students.

CONNECT HERE
uofr.us/FirstGenerationNetwork

Pilot mentoring
program supports
first-generation
students and
recent graduates

Currently, about 28 percent of undergraduates in the College
are low income or first generation—that’s about 170 in the
Class of 2024. For students like Bajwa and Galindo, financial
support helped get them here—but having a support system
and a network has helped them thrive.

SEAN BA JWA ’18 The pilot mentoring program, which the Office of Alumni and
Constituent Engagement ran in partnership with the Greene
Center for Career Education and Connections, matched 85
alumni with 85 recent graduates and current students. The
program has since expanded. In February 2021, more than
400 mentors and 400 mentees were matched based on their
expertise, industry, location, interest, and more.

In addition to being first-generation students, Bajwa and Galindo
GENESSIS GALINDO ’20 were both business analytics majors from Southern California.

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