The First Gen & Transfer Community is a place for students to learn about resources and opportunities available.  You will find a place to network with other professionals who are passionate about their journey, who share their experiences and successes in order to boost this community.


Scroll through the resources and articles to find information related to the First Gen or Transfer experience and be inspired by success stories. If you are interested in participating in and/or supporting this community, please feel free to share your experiences, provide resources that may support students’ pathways to development, connect with students to offer insight and support, and inform the broader community of internships, community engagement, or job opportunities.


First Gen & Transfer Center

The First-Gen & Transfer Student Center is committed to supporting students that identify as a first-generation or transfer student as they pursue their undergraduate degree. The center is focused on ensuring that students make the most out of their university experience through mentorship, student success activities and community building.

I’m First

There’s something special about being first. The first in flight, first man on the moon, and the first African-American president. First kisses, first impressions, first place. Being among the first in your family to attend and graduate from college is special too. I’m First! was created by nonprofit Center for Student Opportunity in 2013 to provide students who lack a family history of higher education with inspiration, information, and support on the road to and through college and is now an initiative of Strive for College—a national nonprofit that also runs a national online mentoring program for college-bound students.

Inaugural Science Semana wins big!

Science Semana (Spanish for “week”), was ambitiously planned, and well-executed. The College of Sciences Student Success Center (COS SSC) hosted events each day, incorporating fun, food, alumni guest speakers, employer partners, and more. As a participant and COS cheerleader, I was …

By Lisa Vázquez Vigil
Lisa Vázquez Vigil Senior Career Consultant
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Questions? We’ve got answers!

A team of Virtual Peer Mentors (VPMs) is ready to help you on our website all day! Stop by the Chat Feature at careercenter.utsa.edu and get your questions answered ASAP. The team can share about our resources, assistance with job …

By Lisa Vázquez Vigil
Lisa Vázquez Vigil Senior Career Consultant
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‘Runner Career Launch initiative is a go!

After a year’s culmination of work, feedback from current supervisors, and the rollout of a brand new website, ‘Runner Career Launch is here! This initiative is a way to incorporate resources and opportunities for on-campus student employees, to be used …

By Lisa Vázquez Vigil
Lisa Vázquez Vigil Senior Career Consultant
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Featured Resources

Resume Samples

We designed our Resume Samples page to provide education about resume formatting, experience examples, and templates that you can use …

Contact & Location

Phone
(210) 458-4589
Address

UTSA University Career Center
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249

Career Service Hours

Monday 8am-5pm
Tuesday 8am-5pm
Wednesday 8am-5pm
Thursday 8am-5pm
Friday 8am-5pm

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Union Pacific is one of America’s leading transportation companies. UP covers 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States with 160 years of success stories of their employees. We are powered by the best employees in the industry, moving the railroad further than it’s ever been before.