A LARGE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
WITH ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF
TOOK PLACE FOLLOWING THE
PERFORMANCES.
ALL NEW AT 6:00, STATS ARE
DAUNTING.
89% OF LOW INCOME FIRST
GENERATION STUDENTS WILL LEAVE
COLLEGE WITHOUT A DEGREE.
NOW, FLORIDA ATLANTIC
UNIVERSITY
LAUNCHED A PROGRAM TO CHANGE
THAT.
Reporter: A ROLE MODEL,
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, CHEERLEADER
AND MUCH MORE.
SHE'S LIKE A MOM AWAY FROM
HOME.
I AM LIKE OH I NEED HELP
WITH
THIS OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO.
I NEED SOME ADVICE, SOME
GUIDANCE.
WE GO TO OUR OFFICE.
WE CALL IT OUR OFFICE.
IT'S THE BARNES AND NOBLE
ACROSS
THE STREET
Reporter: SOPHOMORES IN THE
EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM,
CREATED IN 2017.
THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS WHO
ARE FIRST GENERATION IN THEIR
FAMILIES TO GO TO COLLEGE.
50% ARE FROM A DIFFERENT
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE TO ASK HER TO PLEASE
QUIET DOWN.
THE PROGRAM CENTERS ON
PAIRING SCHOLARS WITH A
KNOWLEDGEABLE ENERGETIC MENTOR
LIKE CECILIA WHOSE ADVICE LASTS
THE ENTIRE FOUR YEARS.
THEY ARE TRULY JUST
UNINFORMED ABOUT THE CULTURE
AND
WHAT TO DO, HOW TO NAVIGATE
COLLEGE LIFE
Reporter: THE TRIO MEETS TO
CHAT OVER COFFEE AND GET HELP
WITH HOMEWORK IN THE LIBRARY.
SHE CHECKS IN VIA TEXT WEEKLY.
SHE'S PROVIDED KEY ADVICE ABOUT
LAUNDRY, ROOMMATES, CAREER
FOCUS, AND IMPORTANCE OF
INTERNSHIPS.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I
REALLY WANTED TO STUDY.
IT WAS A MARKETING INTERN
POSITION.
I WASN'T REALLY THRILLED WITH
IT.
I TALKED WITH HER ABOUT IT.
I STUCK WITH IT AND NOW I AM A
PART TIME EMPLOYEE FOR THEM AND
I HAVE A SECURE JOB WHEN I
GRADUATE
Reporter: SHE WENT FROM
UNSURE INTERN TO REPLIY TO
RECRUITER BRINGING LOOSE INTO
THE MARKETING AGENCY AS WELL.
SHE GOT ME AN INTERNSHIP
RECENTLY.
SO SHE'S ALSO WITH ME.
WE'RE BOTH THERE NOW.
HI, I AM 17 YEARS OLD.
TO SECURE THE SCHOLARSHIP
THE
GIRLS HAD TO SUBMIT A VIDEO
TAPED ESSAY AND WAIT.
THE DAY THEY LEARNED OF THE
OPPORTUNITY WAS PURE ELATION.
NOW THAT I AM IN COLLEGE,
FIRST IN MY FAMILY, IT WAS VERY
EXCITING.
A LOT OF MY FAMILY IS VERY
PROUD
OF ME.
THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
CLASS OF 2024.
THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS
ACADEMICALLY TALENTED FIRST
