Engaged Learning in Higher Education
Engaged Learning in Higher Education
Center for Engaged Learning
The Impact of First-Year Seminars on First-Generation Students
4 minutes Posted May 12, 2025 at 4:00 am.
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See our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/the-impact-of-first-year-seminars-on-first-generation-students/.

In the fourth episode in our series, Lauren Feeley interviews Megan McMechen about her experience participating in a first-year seminar as a first-generation college student at a large state school.

In this special series, students in Elon University’s Masters of Higher Education program explore why first-year seminars are considered high-impact educational practices.

Nolan Schultheis edited the episode and created the show art.

Music (“Bali”) by AudioCoffee: www.audiocoffee.net.

The series is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning (www.CenterForEngagedLearning.org).