Research Blog #6: Visual

I selected this image because it shows how important it is to have people connected and socially integrated in life in general. However, the angle of the image shows that the connection is what keeps these people standing. Without being connected in some way, a person can fall. This is the point I want to illustrate. When first-generation students are not connected, socially integrated, or part of a networking system, they are more likely to fall, fail, and drop-out.

I want to emphasize the importance of social integration on both sides. Institutions should work to create networking systems like this one. It is also the responsibility of the students to be part and get involved in these networks.