Aspire Program

Be a part of community that supports and guides you through your first year here at UW-River Falls. Designed for first-year and new transfer students, participants get paired up with an upperclassmen who supports you through your first year to ensure that you’re well connected to the community and resources that will make you thrive here as a student.

Start your UWRF social network and build a community of support while learning skills and strategies to maximize your success here at UWRF. Throughout the year, participants will:

• Engage in a mentoring program with a upper-class student and other first-year and new transfer students
• Attend events and programs that will support you in your college and academic career 
• Participants will gain valuable insight into campus life from the perspective of our current students, faculty and staff
• Additionally, participants who complete the program may be awarded up to $500 after their first year at UW-River Falls that can go towards undergraduate research, studying aboard, or an internship of their choice.

Join the Aspire Program! 

To be eligible to participate in the program, applicants must be first-year or transfer students AND meet one of the three requirements:

1. Identify as a student of color 
2. Identify as low-income (defined as those who are eligible to receive Pell Grants)
3. Be a first-generation student (defined as neither parents have completed a four-year degree)

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