b'CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENTFirst GenAs a first generation college student, you are among the first in your family to go to collegecongratulations! Being first gen is a point of accomplishment and pride, but the University also recognizes that being the first can be a challenge. The First Gen Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn is designed to inform, connect, and celebrate first generation college students and is here to support you on your journey to a college degree.Contact: [email protected] info: umdearborn.edu/firstgensuccessInternational Students Office of Graduate StudiesThe Office of International Affairs (OIA)The Office of Graduate Studies helps ensures that international students andnot only during the application process, scholars thrive at Dearborn through abut also during your time at UM-variety of programming and services.Dearborn. We provide professional Assisting with arrival and transitiondevelopment workshops for grad to University life in the United States,students on topics like resume the OIA contributes to creating anbuilding, networking best practices, increasingly diverse, inclusive, globaland strategies for giving confident campus at UM-Dearborn and helpspresentations. A virtual orientation is establish a welcoming, supportiveavailable, including a Q & A session campus community. As part of OIA, theto answer all your questions as a new English Language Proficiency Programstudent. We partner with the Graduate (ELPP) provides intensive EnglishInternational Student Organization language education to support new and(GISO), whose goal is to create a current students through their Americansense of belonging on campus and academic journey and in obtaining Englishprovide tools to grow professionally language proficiency. The OIA fostersand personally. They host a variety of intercultural understanding and globalprogramming, including mentorship experiences to enrich the Universityopportunities, social events, and experience of all Dearborn students. professional events.Location: 108 The Union at Dearborn Contact: (313) 583-6321Contact: (313) 583-6600 [email protected] info: umdearborn.edu/internationaloffice More info: umdearborn.edu/gradstudiesRESOURCE GUIDE 14'