1. Engaging First Generation Students
Laura Barrett
Director of Education & Outreach
Dartmouth College Library
NELIG June 3, 2016

2. Participants will…
Learn about specific the needs of first-generation students that put them at risk of not succeeding in college.
Learn how Dartmouth College Library supported Dartmouth’s first-generation students by collaborating with other student support services to offer an active and meaningful learning experience early in the students’ college careers.

3. First Generation Students
At Dartmouth: Neither parent has graduated from a four-year college
Increased risk of underperforming in
Engagement
Attending faculty office hours
Participating in peer study groups
Utilizing campus support services
Joining extracurricular activities
Achievement
Retention
Stebleton, Michael J., and Krista M. Soria. "Breaking Down Barriers: Academic Obstacles of First-Generation Students at Research Universities." Learning Assistance Review 17.2 (2012): 7.

4. Degree attainment within six years of enrollment
Georgetown University Center on Education and the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study,

5. Barriers
What barriers exist in your library that might deter student engagement?

6. Barriers

7. Barriers

8. Barriers

9. Barriers

10. DARTMOUTH CLASS OF 2019
Basic Class Profile Total Number of Students: 1,116 Male Students: 50% Female Students: 50% Financial Aid Recipients: 47% First Generation in College: 13%
Backgrounds
African-American: 8%
Asian American: 19%
Caucasian: 50%
Latino: 7%
Native American: 4%
Multi-Racial: 2%
International: 8%
Figures do not total 100% due to "No Response”
Academic Performance in High School
Valedictorians: 30% of students with rank
Salutatorians: 9% of students with rank
Top 10% of Class: 91% of students with rank
392 students provided class rank
Dartmouth College Admissions—Facts and Advice:

11. FYSEP First Year Student Enrichment Program
Students learn: 
To thrive in college-level classes
To use campus resources to support them in their non-academic lives
To make the most of the unique network of support that the FYSEP students and undergraduate mentors provide
To better understand their own inner-strengths, affinities, and areas for growth

12. FYSEP First Year Student Enrichment Program
Sample Dartmouth Classes
authentic classroom experiences with Dartmouth professors
prepare the FYSEP students for the challenges and rewards of Dartmouth's rigorous academic expectations
Mentor-based Support Network
one-on-one peer mentoring from upperclass students
Ongoing Workshops and Seminars
reinforce the skills learned during the pre-orientation program, tackle challenges in the moment, and sustain the close-knit FYSEP community
Fun Social Events
Foster a sense of community among scholars and mentors

13. Adventures in Research
Goals:
For students to be able to answer the question, “Why would you want to come to the library?” 
For students to become familiar with the “faces and places” in the library that can help them.

14. Assignment
Imagine that following your class sessions with Professor Reena Goldthree, she distributes a research paper assignment. You are to examine a specific topic or event from the long history of U.S. expansionism in Latin America and the Carribbean.
Thinking back on your class sessions with Professor Goldthree, what captured your interest? What do you want to learn more about and explore further through this assignment?

15. Baker-Berry Library Service Points

16. Rauner Special Collections Library

17. Wrap Up
If you see your roommate struggling with an assignment, from what you learned today what would you tell them?

18. Questions and Discussion
Laura Barrett
Director of Education & Outreach
Dartmouth College Library
Laura Barrett, Ridie Ghezzi, Jay Satterfield. “Jay Gatsby goes to college: Engaging at-risk students.” Reference & User Services Quarterly, 55(1),

19. Image Credits Slide background image:
By Eli Burakian, Dartmouth College
Slide 6:
Webster Hall: By Kane5187 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Baker Berry: By Daderot (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons,
Slide 7:
Tower Room By Kane5187 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons,
Slide 15:
FYSEP students: By Laura Barrett, Dartmouth College Library
Slide 16:
Rauner Library interior: By Joseph Mehling, Dartmouth College