Class of 2023 alumni Shahib Khalfalla shares his experiences as a first-generation professional, and offers advice to first-generation students on how to find support and resources.
Have you experienced career anxiety? Not knowing what career path you want to take can be extremely stressful, but there are things you can do to alleviate this stress! Read on for tips and advice to reduce your career anxiety.
Learn about senior Economics Major Nidhi Nair ’23, her career journey so far and the Schwartzman Scholar Program she will be participating in after graduation!
CLAS Connections spends five minutes with members of UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Science. In this edition, Nicole Sanclemente and Geraldine Uribe share how their background as first-generation Latinas led to their life-changing connection.
In 2021, the Center for Career Development facilitated an Identity and Career Development survey. The primary focus of the research was identifying unique career experiences facing affinity groups, and ways in which the Career Center can provide support to each group.
Karus Sabio ’23 is a senior majoring in Political Science on the UConn Stamford campus. Throughout her four years at UConn, she has worked at Apple Inc. and has been involved on campus in various meaningful ways. Read on to learn more about Karus’ experiences and the advice she has for fellow students.
The month of November is Native American Heritage Month! To celebrate, today we are highlighting U.S. Representative Sharice Davids. Representative Davids is the first Native American woman elected to represent Kansas’s 3rd congressional district, the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Congress, and one of the two first Native American women to be elected to Congress, winning the 2018 Congressional elections in Kansas and being inaugurated in January 2019.
As first-generation students, our decisions are often not only reflective of our own—they represent our families, communities, and future generations. There are pressures pressures first-generation students face that impact our academic and career decisions.
Being a first-generation student comes with a challenging territory filled with questions and uncertainty. But, you are not alone in this experience, learn about Center for Career Development Intern Briana Phouadara’s experience as a first-generation student and how she overcame these challenges.
For first-generation college students, the entire college experience is completely new and uncharted. With no family to lean on for advice and support in terms of knowing the ins and outs of college life, it’s no wonder that a recent …
