The SAE team supports campus and student engagement for students who are historically underrepresented in higher education and their allies while specifically centering college students who identify as first generation and students who are undocumented or who are Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This team in particular works to enhance the collegiate experience through services, programs, policy awareness, and educating the campus community.
Communities We Serve
First Generation students, Undocumented students, students with DACA, and students who have TPS
Programs
Initiatives
UndocuAlly Training (student-led), and campus-wide faculty and staff teams: Undocumented Student Task Force, and First Generation Student Working Group, and more!
Student Support
Connections with student organizations (F1rst Gen Mason, UndocuMason), F1rst Gen Next Gen Scholarship, STEP Scholarship (Open to participants in the Summer STEP Program), etc.
Staff
Amber Holton-Thomas (She/Her)
Associate Director
ahampto@gmu.edu
Lex Lewis-Semien (She/Her)
Assistant Director
alewisse@gmu.edu
To request an appointment with our team, contact: ccee@gmu.edu