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Developing and Enhancing The Social Networks and Networking Behavior of First-Generation College Students of Color
Developing and Enhancing The Social Networks and Networking Behavior of First-Generation College Students of Color
Across professions, we increasingly see workshops and courses that address the necessity
of effective networking for reaching career goals as well as for supporting the agendas of
an organization. The term networking causes many people anxiety, many due to its
unfortunate negative connotations, particularly the idea of establishing numerous
superficial relationships with people with the opportunistic intent of getting something they
possess. In contrast, I define networking here as the cultivation of different kinds of
meaningful and genuine relationships with people situated across diverse institutional
settings; such relationships are defined by sincere and ongoing mutual support and
empowerment. For first-generation college students, relationships with dedicated faculty
members, campus program directors, administrators, and student leaders underlie the
Stanton-Salazar
6/8/16
Stanton-Salazar
6/8/16
Stanton-Salazar
6/8/16