Welcome to the season two finale of First Up! In today's episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Bradley University's Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management, Brian Hodges, live from the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) Conference in Peoria, IL.

Social psychologist and leadership expert Adam Galinsky, Ph.D. has spent three decades building a method for determining when we are inspiring versus infuriating, and where various leaders currently land on that spectrum. Today we talk about our first-generation experiences as leaders- both inspiring and infuriating. We hope you enjoy the conversation!

Hi First Up listeners, please join us next week for our season two finale! This will be our hosts and team's first recording with a live audience.

We invite you to learn more about Adam Galinsky, Ph.D. and his book Inspire: The Universal Path to Inspiring Yourself and Others by listening to his most recent event provided by The Family Action Network (FAN):https://www.familyactionnetwork.net/events/inspire-the-universal-path-for-leading-yourself-and-others/

Welcome to another episode of First Up! In this special episode we take a deep dive into the doctoral journey of our host Jasmine Jetton-Gonzales, Ph.D. from experiencing adversity to maintaining her well-being in the face of challenges, Jasmine has stayed resilient throughout her educational journey. We invite you to join in on the discussion and help us celebrate her!

In today's episode of First Up, our hosts discuss barriers that many first-generation college students face and provide ways in which students can combat some of those barriers. We hope this helps!

The ISACorps are here to help you through the college planning process! To find your nearest ISACorps member visit: http://studentportal.isac.org/isacorps

In today's episode of First Up, our hosts have a conversation about creating motivated mindsets and finding your motivation (intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation). As students push through their final semester, it's important to stay motivated and build habits to build a motivated/ growth mindset. We hope this conversation is beneficial to you!

On today's episode of First Up, we are joined by ISAC's Assistant Director of Training and Professional Practice, Sara Espinosa. During this episode, we talked about the importance of being informed on the financial aid process and the many financial barriers that exist for students planning to attend college/other post-secondary options. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to another episode of First Up! In this special episode we are joined by ISAC's Community Outreach Specialist, Paul Oliver, to share a few suggestions and safety tips for our high school and college students going on spring break. We hope these suggestions and tips are helpful!

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In this episode of First Up, our host have a candid conversation about being a commuter student in comparison to being a residential student living on campus. This conversation features ISAC's training and development specialists Ana Moya, and Salma Uribe. We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you are a recent college graduate and interested in joining the ISACorps, please visit https://www.isac.org/jointheisacorps