First Generation Students
First-Gen Directory
We are proud to have faculty and staff members dedicated to the success of first-generation students. Some of these individuals were first-generation themselves but everyone is willing to provide guidance and mentoring to current and future Illinois Wesleyan University students. Please feel free to contact them. Below we list each advocates title, what they are available for (coffee, meeting, etc.), and what they are willing to talk about. Contact them early and often!

Karla Carney-Hall
Dean of Students

Carmela Ferradans
Professor, Hispanic Studies

Deborah Halperin
Director, Action Research Center

Warren Kistner
Hart Career Center, Director

Carolyn Nadeau
Professor, Hispanic Studies

Adriana Ponce
Associate Professor, Music

Greg Shaw
Chair, Political Science

Jim Simeone
Professor, Political Science

Patrick Zajac ’18
Assistant Director of Employer Relations/ Career Specialist