President's Emerging Scholars

Admitted PES students have strong academic and leadership experiences, connect in meaningful ways with their high schools and neighborhoods, and demonstrate resilience through their overcoming of personal and systemic barriers. Students are selected by the Office of Admissions to be a part of PES by looking at these traits in a student’s application.

As a community, PES students are also diverse: Many are the first in their family to attend college, are indigenous students, older students, rural students, student parents, students with disabilities, and multilingual students for whom English is not their first language. PES offers students support and resources at the University-wide and college-specific levels to help them successfully navigate the University.

PES provides students with a $1,000 scholarship their first and fourth years with meaningful participation in the program. For more information about expectations in the program, visit the PES expectations page.

Within PES, students are connected to further scholarship opportunities available only to PES students to help them participate in high-impact activities such as research or study abroad. There are also a variety of opportunities at the University-wide and collegiate level for students, including the Emerge Summer Leadership Institute for newly-admitted students. These events are created to aid PES students in making life-long friends and building 21st-century skills needed for college success.
 
In CFANS, there are multiple events put on specifically for PES students withing CFANS  to cultivate community and leave a lasting impact on campus.
 

This section will be regularly updated with resources for current PES students in CFANS. 

• PES Expectations
• Additional PES Scholarships
• Campus Resources

Marisa Mathews | CFANS President’s Emerging Scholars Coordinator

Email: [email protected]
Pronouns: she/hers

• Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
• Education: B.S. & M.S. in Sociology | North Dakota State University
• Why I Love PES: As a first generation college student myself, the President’s Emerging Scholars program is especially meaningful to me because I understand how impactful support and community can be during the transition to college. I love creating spaces for students to explore their identities, be a mentor in navigating the systems and structures of higher education, and building a community of shared trust and holistic support.