Written by Brandon Kol, 3rd Year MFOS Scholar Oftentimes the transition to college can be…
Countdown to College: First-Gen Considerations for Orientation Programs
Erica Aguiar, assistant director of MFOS, recently hosted a webinar for NODA, the Association for…
Reflections of a First-Year First-Gen Grad Student
Written by Zachary Leonard on April 27, 2020 Zachary serves as a graduate assistant within…
My MFOS Village
First-generation college students are the first in their families to go to college. That means…
MOTHER AND SON BOTH WILL TURN THEIR TASSELS ON SATURDAY
The TCPalm features Florida Opportunity Scholars Dan Fredin and his mother Jean Fredin Lindsay who…
MFOS ALUM HELPS HANDICAP PUPPY
Dr. Meghan Brumby is a MFOS Alum and a veterinarian at UF’s Veterinary Hospital. She…
Experience as a first generation college student
One of our Opportunity Scholars, Alexa Tsongranis, wrote a piece for the Gainesville Scene about…
SPOTLIGHT ON KELLY MEJIA
The moment two men wearing hard hats and carrying drawings walked into a third grade…
INTERNSHIP SPOTLIGHT – DOMINIQUE WHITEHEAD
This summer Dominique Whitehead is interning with Camp Adventure, a program that works at the…
ASM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
University of Florida Microbiology and Honors student and Florida Opportunity Scholar, Ericka Kirkpatrick is the…