Access for All

Table of Contents

Introduction — Access and Opportunity: Where Did It All Begin? ix

Part I: Cultivating the College-Going Culture
1. The “College Knowledge” Gap: Time to Test Our Assumptions Directly 3
Jennifer Lowman
2. Dean’s Future Scholars: Lessons Learned in the Evolution if a Pre-Collegiate Outreach Program Based in an Academic College 11
Pat Miltenberger, James Beattie, and Matt Smith 
3. Upward Bound Today 27
Ellen Houston 
4. The Wolf Pack First Program for First-Generation Students Wanting to Join the Pack 41
Carolina Martinez 

Part II: Resources for First-Generation, Income-Qualified Students
5. Developing Pipeline Programs for Scholar Students of Color 51
Quentin Owens
6. Recruiting and Retaining Transfer Students 55
Kari Emm, Selene Rangel, and Dawn Aeschlimann
7. Financial Aid as College Access and Degree Completion 63
Lourdes Gonzales
8. Nevada Money Mentors—Integration of Financial Literacy into Financial Aid 73
Amy Nelson
9. Getting Freshman Off on the Right Foot: Advanced Registration 79
Theo Meek
10. NevadaFIT: Bootcamps for Academic Success 83
Kevin R. Carman
11. TRIO Scholars: Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support 89
Daniel Valle
12. First in the Pack 101
Desirae Acosta
13. College of Science’s Golden Scholars Program 105
Christina Y. Cho, and Erick Hendrixson
14. Access to a Quality Education: First-Generation Students Reach for College Honors Education 115
Tamara M. Valentine
15. Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students 129
Geoffrey Green
16. Student Veterans: Assistive Technologies and Supports 143
Mary Heid
17. Student Conduct: We Are Not the Principal’s Office 149
Kimberly Thomas, Lisa Maletsky, and Jennifer Lowman
18. Four First-Generation Student Experiences 155
Gemma Beltran

Part III: Success After Graduation
19. Beyond the Baccalaureate: McNair Scholars Program 165
Perry Fittrer
20. GradFIT: Preparing Diverse Undergraduates for Graduate School 171
Matthew Aguirre, Talline Martins, and David Zeh
21. The School of Medicine’s Post-Baccalaureate Program 185
Megan Almsansoori
22. The Future of Federally Funded Programs Serving First-Generation and Low-Income Students 191
Maritza Machado-Williams

Conclusion: Why We Did This and What You Can Do 199

Acknowledgments 205

About the Editors 207

Index 209