{"id":2273,"date":"2024-12-04T12:17:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2024-12-04T12:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:17:54","slug":"tips-for-first-gen-students-and-families-reflecting-on-the-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/tips-for-first-gen-students-and-families-reflecting-on-the-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for First-Gen Students and Families: Reflecting on the Fall Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall semester comes to a close, it&#8217;s an important time for first-generation college students to take a step back and reflect. Winter Break offers a valuable opportunity for students and families to check in, recharge, and prepare for a successful spring. Here are some helpful questions to ask your student over the break:<\/p>\n<p><b>Academics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What classes did you enjoy the most? The least?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel you have a good handle on study habits and time management?<\/li>\n<li>Have you met with your academic advisor? What guidance did they provide about your course plan and progress?<\/li>\n<li>Have you considered exploring potential research opportunities or internships related to your field of study?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Social Life and Support<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How have you been balancing your social life with academics? Are you making time for fun activities?<\/li>\n<li>Have you connected with any student organizations?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel comfortable asking for help when you need it, whether from professors, advisors, counseling services, or other campus resources?<\/li>\n<li>What has been the biggest challenge you&#8217;ve faced so far? How can I\/we support you through it?<\/li>\n<li>What are you most looking forward to in the spring semester? What goals do you have?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office:<\/strong>\u00a0Bishop Elevate, First-Generation Student Success<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Thea Smekens at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tjsmekens@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tjsmekens@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall semester comes to a close, it&#8217;s an important time for first-generation college students to take a step back and reflect. Winter Break offers a valuable opportunity for students and families to check in, recharge, and prepare for a successful spring. Here are some helpful questions to ask your student over the break: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[490,204,491,492],"class_list":["post-2273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life-academics","tag-first-generation","tag-first-gen","tag-reflection","tag-self-care"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2274,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273\/revisions\/2274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}