{"id":6,"date":"2018-02-15T21:26:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T21:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/first-gen\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:49:09","slug":"first-generation-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Generation Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First-generation Programs<\/h1>\n<h2>Succeed as a first-generation student at NAU<\/h2>\n<p>Northern Arizona University is a campus of excellence for first-generation students. We provide various programs and services that support first-generation student success by connecting students to mentors, resources, opportunities, and community<\/p>\n<h3>Explore our programs<\/h3>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/programsmentor\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5372 size-square-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/First-Gen-Mentoring-Cover-Photo-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/First-Gen-Mentoring-Cover-Photo-1-300x300.jpg 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shortcode-image-callout--right\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/first-scholars\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5363 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/First-Scholars-Cover-Photo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/First-Scholars-Cover-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/First-Scholars-Cover-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/First-Scholars-Cover-Photo-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>First Scholars<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container\">\n            <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container__text\">\n\n\nA four-year commitment that engages students in academic and social programs and provides a $2,000 tuition scholarship.\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/star\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2508 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/star-male-student-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"STAR Peer Advisors\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/star-male-student-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/star-male-student-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>STAR<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container\">\n            <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container__text\">\n\n\nSuccessful Transition and Academic Readiness (STAR) ensures a successful transition from high school to college through a 4-week summer bridge program for new first-year students who are Arizona residents.\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--right\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/sss\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5739 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/homepage-image-300x300.png\" alt=\"Students sit together downtown wearing NAU sweatshirts\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/homepage-image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/homepage-image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/homepage-image-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>TRIO Student Support Services<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container\">\n            <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container__text\">\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTRIO Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded program designed to provide a variety of services, tools, and resources to assist students along their unique educational path.\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/tri-alpha\/\">    <span 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class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container\">\n            <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container__text\">\n\n\nTri-Alpha recognizes the academic achievements and professional accomplishments of first-generation college students, graduates, and professionals.\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First-generation Programs Succeed as a first-generation student at NAU Northern Arizona University is a campus of excellence for first-generation students. We provide various programs and services that support first-generation student success by connecting students to mentors, resources, opportunities, and community Explore our programs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":542,"featured_media":3517,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"my-templates\/home-page.php","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5740,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/5740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}