OVERVIEW
🔘 MONDAY
· 8:30-9:00: Morning Check-In and Peer Sharing
· 9:00-10:00: Understanding Financial Aid: Loans, Grants, Scholarships
· 10:00-11:00: Navigating FAFSA and Institutional Aid Resources
· 11:00-12:00: Money Mindsets and Financial Empowerment
· 12:00-1:00: Lunch Break
· 1:00-2:00: Peer Discussion: Financial Literacy Challenges
· 2:00-3:00: Interactive Budget Simulation: Financial Literacy
· Financial literacy components are crucial as first-generation students often lack financial knowledge and support systems (Grace-Odeleye& Santiago, 2019).
🔘 TUESDAY
· 8:30-9:00: Morning Check-In and Peer Sharing
· 9:00-10:00: Saving and Investing Workshop: Long-Term Financial Planning
· 10:00-11:00: Panel: How to Afford CollegeWithout Debt
· 11:00-12:00: Career Exploration: Identifying Strengths and Career Paths
· 12:00-1:00: Lunch Break
· 1:00-2:00: Resume Writing Workshop: Crafting Your Professional Resume
· 2:00-3:00: Peer Brainstorm: Dream Careers and Pathways
· Career exploration and financial planning help first-generation students feel confident about their future and reduce financial barriers to success (Pascarella et al., 2004).
🔘 WEDNESDAY
· 8:30-9:00: Morning Check-In and Peer Sharing
· 9:00-10:00: Networking Skills for Career Success
· 10:00-11:00: Building a Professional Online Presence: LinkedIn Setup
· 11:00-12:00: Resume Editing Lab
· 12:00-1:00: Lunch Break
· 1:00-2:00: Mock Interviews with Faculty and Peers
· 2:00-3:00: Reflecting on Career Goals and Action Steps
· Mock interviews and networking provide first-generation students with confidence in career readiness (Dennis etal., 2005).
🔘 THURSDAY
· 8:30-9:00: Morning Check-In and Peer Sharing
· 9:00-11:00: Job Search Strategies and Internships: How to Find Opportunities
· 10:00-11:00: Peer Resume Review and Skill Alignment
· 11:00-12:00: Career Planning and Goal-Setting: Next Steps inCareer Readiness
· 12:00-1:00: Lunch Break
· 1:00-2:00: Q&A and Drop-in Resume/Job Support
· 2:00-3:00: Personal Pitch Practice: Introduce Yourself with Confidence
· This aligns with findings on the importance of helping students become career-ready early in their academic journey (Grace-Odeleye & Santiago, 2019).
🔘 FRIDAY
· Service-Learning Day (8:30-3:30): Students collaborate with community partners on defining the scope of their service-learning projects and aligning them with community needs.
· Service-learning enhances leadership development through real-world application in line with John Dewey’s experiential learning model (Talebi, 2015; Northouse, 2022).