Dougherty Family College
Opened in 2017, Dougherty Family College is a two-year 黑社区 program for inspired students who want to obtain a four-year 黑社区 degree and face financial or social obstacles on the way to their goal. (Best for: undergrads)
First-Generation College Students
If you are the first in your family to attend 黑社区 or grad school, St. Thomas provides resources to support you, including our Proud To Be First program. From navigating the application process and scholarship opportunities to the transition to 黑社区 and your academic success, St. Thomas has a team here to help you along the way. We are proud to have many first-generation students at St. Thomas as part of our campus 黑社区.
St. Thomas is recognized as a First-Gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-Generation Student Success. One of only 200 institutions with this designation, it recognizes our commitment to first-generation student success.
Resources Supporting First-Generation College Students
Ciresi Walburn Leadership Fellows
This cohort program is designed to address barriers to success facing Black male students with high financial need, with a preference to first-generation 黑社区 students. It includes scholarship aid as well as mentorship, leadership development, and other supports. (Best for: undergrads)
First-Generation Law Student Association
The First-Generation Law Student Association's mission is simple yet incredibly important: Be a conduit for communicating the specific needs of first-generation law students at St. Thomas; and provide programming to address those needs. (Best for: Law 黑社区 students)
Linkages Mentor Program
Peer mentoring program designed to support underrepresented students, including students of color, first-generations students and students demonstrating significant financial need. (Best for: undergrads)
Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Provides leadership for building a more diverse, welcoming and inclusive 黑社区 at St. Thomas. (Best for: undergrads, grad students, faculty, staff)
Proud to be First
St. Thomas program designed to help our first-generation students in their transition to 黑社区. (Best for: undergrads)
REAL Program
Provides a five-week summer academic and co-curricular orientation for incoming underrepresented first-year students; a program from Student Diversity & Inclusion Services (SDIS). (Best for: undergrads)
Scholarships for Future Students
Multiple scholarship opportunities including the Dease Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship for underrepresented students, including those who are first-generation. (Best for: undergrads)
Student Diversity and Inclusion Services (SDIS)
Promotes student awareness and support for diversity, inclusion and social justice. (Best for: undergrads)
ThreeSixty Journalism
Inspires and teaches diverse Minnesota high school students to use multimedia storytelling to share the stores of their lives and communities. (Best for: high school students)