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First-generation Student Transitions to Seattle University
Get PDFThis paper examines adult development theory among first-generation college students with a focus on race and ethnic identity. The implications of these two identities in higher education are addressed. This paper also considers learning theories that are relevant to common concerns among first-generation students. The paper concludes with an analysis of current issues that first-generation stu- dents face including the importance of orientation practice on the effects of campus culture and the implications it has for first-generation students
Improving Student Hunger: An Exploration of Aggravated Hunger within Food Justice at Seattle University
Get PDFThis paper provides insight into the nuances and complexities of food secu- rity at a small, private, urban university. Research questions included an interest in expanding knowledge around the relationship between stigma related to food insecurity and food pantry utilization within the first year of a food pantry service on campus. Five students of the university who had all previously utilized the food pantry service on campus participated in qualitative interviews that were openly coded for themes and conducted from within a critical discourse lens. Findings in- dicated a differentiation between food insecurity and stress aggravated hunger. Ag- gravated hunger, a term suggested newly by this paper, refers to a particular form of hunger exasperated by conditions of poor time management, prioritization of convenience, and high stress experiences. Specifically, these conditions contribute to adverse academic outcomes within college going students. This provides a deep- er analysis to the nuances of the manifestation of food justice on college campus, while strategically providing practitioner based proposals for improved and com- prehensive student success related practices, and indications of further research needed
