First Generation Students

Opening doors through education

Welcome

As first-generation faculty and allies, we have seen firsthand that an education can open doors and empower people. We also know what you are going through at every step, from applying to CSU, to starting your first semester, and getting to your senior year.

If you have questions about navigating any part of your college experience, we encourage you to use the contact form below and get in touch with us.

First Generation Resources

Faculty

  • Michelle Ancell

    • Senior Instructor

    Journalism & Media Communication

  • Denise Apodaca

    • Master Instructor
    • Honors Faculty

    Music

  • Carolin Aronis

    • Assistant Professor, Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
    • Affiliate Faculty, Communication Studies

    Ethnic Studies

  • Tori Omega Arthur

    • Associate Professor

    Journalism & Media Communication

  • Grant Bain

    • Assistant Teaching Professor
    • First-Year Composition Administrator

    English and University Composition Program

  • Anthony Becker

    • Associate Professor
    • Graduate Coordinator, Dept. of English

    English

  • Niroj Bhattarai

    • Associate Professor
    • Director of Online Studies in Economics
    • College of Liberal Arts Director of Entrepreneurship

    Economics, International Studies, Regional Economic Development Institute, and University Honors Program

  • Ray Black

    • Associate Professor

    Ethnic Studies

  • Shawn Brady

    • Master Instructor

    Philosophy

  • Samantha Brewer

    • Instructor of Music, Music Theory

    Music

  • Lindsay Brookshier

    • Senior Instructor
    • Upper-Division Composition Administrator

    English and University Composition Program

  • Jo Burgess Barbier

    • Associate Professor
    • SoGES Faculty

    Economics

  • Keri A. Canada

    • Academic Success Coordinator II
    • Instructor

    Academic Support Center, Anthropology and Geography, and Sociology

  • Harrison Candelaria Fletcher

    • Professor

    English

  • Vanessa Centelles

    • Assistant Professor

    Sociology

  • Sarah Cooper

    • Assistant Professor of English

    English

  • Maite Correa

    • Associate Professor of Spanish

    Languages, Literatures and Culture

  • Vanessa Cozza

    • Assistant Professor
    • Director

    All College of Liberal Arts and Communication Studies

  • Tiffany Daigle

    • Adjunct Instructor in Composition

    English and University Composition Program

  • Steven Dandaneau

    • Associate Provost & Associate Professor
    • Associate Professor

    Sociology

  • Ashley Davies

    • Master Instructor

    English, University Composition Program, and University Honors Program

  • Mark Dineen

    • Associate Professor of Sculpture

    Art and Art History

  • Sue Doe

    • Professor, Executive Director of The Institute for Learning and Teaching Director of the Center for the Study of Academic Labor

    English and University Composition Program

  • Thomas R. Dunn

    • Associate Professor
    • Director, Queer Memory Project of Northern Colorado
    • Director, Humanities Baseline
    • WICHE Leadership Fellow, Joe Blake Center for the Engaged Humanities

    Communication Studies

  • Cassandra Eddington

    English

  • Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala

    • Professor

    English

  • James Fielder

    • Instructor

    Political Science

  • Jason Frazier

    • Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Art and Art History

  • Devon Fulford

    • Assistant Teaching Professor
    • Faculty Director, Literacy Through Prose and Poetry at CSU

    English, English Undergrad, and University Composition Program

  • Nabile Galvan Garcia

    • Assistant Professor of Music Education

    Music and University Center for the Arts

  • Jesse Grace

    • Adjunct Instructor

    Journalism & Media Communication

  • Eirik Lang Harris

    • Associate Professor
    • Director of Graduate Studies

    Philosophy

  • Katrina Hedrick

    • Instructor of Music
    • Program Coordinator - CSU Music Labs
    • Interim Director of Colorado Kodály Institute

    Music and University Center for the Arts

  • Roze Hentschell

    • Professor of English
    • Chief Academic Officer, CSU System
    • Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

    CLA Dean's Office and English

  • Michaela Howells

    • Associate Professor of Anthropology

    Anthropology and Geography

  • Alyson Huff

    • Instructor

    Philosophy, Philosophy Alumni, and University Honors Program

  • Jeff Kasser

    • Associate Professor

    Philosophy

  • Kris Kodrich

    • Associate Professor

    Journalism & Media Communication

  • Tim Komarek

    • Associate Professor
    • Co-Director, REDI@CSU

    Economics and Regional Economic Development Institute

  • Annie Krieg

    • Assistant Teaching Professor

    Art and Art History

  • Aitor Lajarin-Encina

    • Assistant Professor of Painting

    Art and Art History

  • Michael Lamb

    • Instructor, Internship Coordinator

    English and University Composition Program

  • Marius Lehene

    • Professor of Drawing
    • Area Coordinator for Drawing

    Art and Art History

  • Stephen J. Leisz

    • Professor

    Anthropology and Geography

  • María del Mar López-Cabrales

    • Professor

    Languages, Literatures and Culture and Women's Studies & Gender Research

  • Dr. Doreen E. Martinez

    • Associate Professor
    • Program Coordinator

    Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies & Gender Research

  • Ray Miller

    • Associate Professor

    Economics

  • Chris Moloney

    • Instructor

    Sociology

  • Kristen Mullen

    • CLA Recruitment Coordinator

    All College of Liberal Arts and CLA Dean's Office

  • David Mushinski

    • Professor

    Economics

  • Rosa Nam

    • Assistant Professor

    English, English Grad, English Undergrad, and University Composition Program

  • Jeffrey Nowacki

    • Associate Professor

    Sociology

  • Kristin Olofsson

    • Assistant Professor

    Political Science

  • Tara Opsal

    • Chair
    • Professor

    All College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, and Women's Studies & Gender Research

  • Antonio Pedrós-Gascón

    • Professor

    Languages, Literatures and Culture

  • Sarah Perry

    • Assistant Professor

    English

  • Andrea Purdy

    • Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish
    • Undergraduate Coordinator
    • Program Coordinator

    Languages, Literatures and Culture

  • David Riep

    • Professor of Art History
    • Associate Curator of African Art
    • Director, Africa Center

    Art and Art History and Art Museum

  • Anthony Roberts

    • Associate Professor

    Sociology

  • James Roller

    • Senior Instructor

    English and University Composition Program

  • Ernesto Sagás

    • Professor

    Ethnic Studies

  • Edward Sarasty

    • Spanish Instructor

    Languages, Literatures and Culture

  • Kyle Saunders

    • Professor
    • Faculty Athletics Representative

    Political Science

  • Lindsey Schneider

    • Associate Professor

    Ethnic Studies

  • Barbara Sebek

    • Professor

    English

  • Michael Seman

    • Associate Professor of Music
    • Director

    Music

  • Steven Shulman

    • Professor

    Economics

  • Caridad Souza

    • Associate Professor

    Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies & Gender Research

  • Dominik Stecuła

    • Assistant Professor

    Political Science

  • Dimitris Stevis

    • Professor

    Political Science

  • Samuel M. Tham

    • Associate Professor

    Journalism & Media Communication

  • Erica Waters

    • Assistant Teaching Professor

    English

  • Daniel Weitzel

    • Assistant Professor

    Political Science

  • Elizabeth Williams

    • Department Chair and Professor

    Communication Studies

  • Elena Windsong

    • Associate Professor of Teaching
    • Director of Undergraduate Studies

    Sociology

  • Landon Yarrington

    • Assistant Professor

    Anthropology and Geography

  • Sammy Zahran

    • Professor

    Economics and Environmental Affairs

Staff

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