First Generation Newsletter

Phewph! Its month 2already! Keep your head up because you are doing great!! Its a short month and busy one at that. Pace yourself and remember to have fun too. Mosaic has a lot going for Black History Month and its intersession week too. Aaaaah a week offAwesome! Yes, but we are college students now so lets use some of this time wisely. If you have fallen a bit behind take this time to catch up or if you are right on track good job and get ahead...a bit. Also take advantage of the workshops and your peers offered through the Student Affairs B121 at St. James andE139 at the Casa Loma campus. They have some great tips to being a successful student. Its free and there is always room for improvement. Just three more months and the semester is overyaaay! I guess we should hold off

FEBRUARY 2011 * COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE

First in your family to attend post-secondary?

on the celebrating. However, pat yourself on the back because you are sticking in there and as always the First Generation Team is here whenever you are in need. I know you have been waiting patiently to hear if you received the First Generation bursary, well you will not have to wait too much longer. No later than March 4th we will only notify the students who have been awarded the bursary. We received close to 300 applications, although we would like to grant everyone unfortunately there is not enough to go around. The selection was based on the following: * Priority for students who started in January (but not excluding other students) * Students with financial needs who completed the budget form correctly and wrote a letter following the instructions. (What it means to you to be a First Generation Student) After reading through all your heartfelt letters we realized that some of you could do with some assistance with composing strong bursary letters. So we invite anyone who would like to learn some tips on strengthening your bursary letters on March 17th from 12pm 1pm, in the Community Partnerships Office at 264B Adelaide St. E., (entrance is from the side of the building, facing the Hospitality bldg). We will have treats just for showing up. SCORE YOUR NEXT BURSARY!!

important dates to remember

* Intersession Week . Feb. 28th-Mar. 4th * Last day to withdraw from a course or entire program without academic penalty.Mar. 15th * The First Generation Team would also like to invite you to our learning strategies group called Learn to Learn (L2L)... March 10th 11-12:30pm: Mind Mapping/ Lets be Logical and...March 24th 11-12:30pm Critical Thinking/ Organizing Notes * There are 15 spaces available so please let me know that you are attending and to which session at imthefirst@ georgebrown.ca * Come out, participate and win a prize!!! We look forward to meeting you!!

FG star of the month!

After getting to know some of you through the letters we received for the bursary and at orientation, we believe we should showcase how truly amazing and inspiring you are. Please email us 23 lines sharing what it means to you to be the FIRST!!! How youre changing your familys history by setting a good example. Please send it to imthefirst@georgebrown.ca. Every month well have a winner, your picture and story will be featured in our newsletter and on top of that youll get a backpack filled with goodies.

e-mentoring
I know many of you are extremely busy but would still like to connect with another student or staff for assistance in navigating through the college or just to share an idea with or ask a simple question. Look no further, because there are fellow students and staff that would like to, support you. If you would like to participate in the FG e-mentoring program please let us know at imthefirst@georgebrown.ca (specify if you would like a mentor or a mentee and your student id)

MEET THE FIRST GENERATION TEAM

Contact: Deliah Jackson Rentention & Transition Advisor Community Partnerships Office (416) 415-5000 ext. 2364 djackson@georgebrown.ca

Robbie Correa First Generation Youth Specialist Community Partnerships Office imthefirst@georgebrown.ca

Elizabeth Dantas First Generation Project Coordinator Community Partnerships Office 416-415-5000 ext. 3820 edantas@georgebrown.ca