The First-gen Forward designation was recently awarded to St. John鈥檚 College in Santa Fe. First-gen Forward recognizes institutions nationwide that show a commitment to improving college experiences and academic outcomes for first-generation students, and St. John鈥檚 is the first institution in New Mexico to be given the designation.
Thanks to an Ariel Internship, Chifunda Kakusa (SF20) spent summer 2020 working as a venture capital analyst at Zambia-based company Quantum Consultants and Actuaries.
For Francisco Contreras (A20), a summer 2020 Hodson Internship with the Polycentric Learning Group (PLG)鈥攚hile conducted remotely鈥攕till provided a sense of both solace and purpose.
Despite the lack of in-person learning during the fall, nine freshmen Johnnies鈥攊ncluding Dagny Kulkarni (A24) and Linda Bellamy (A24)鈥攄ecided to take on their first semester together in a COVID-safe living pod off campus.
This is the second of a two-part series detailing enhanced student support services on the Santa Fe campus, part of a broader college-wide initiative inspired by alumni and student feedback.
