FiND, Forming our Identities through Networking and Development, is an initiative geared towards first year UF students who have self-identify as Asian/Asian American Pacific Islander Desi to build a sense of belonging and strategies for academic success at UF.
Through community, departmental, and faculty partnerships, students will have the opportunity to network with various Asian/Asian American communities within the UF and Gainesville area. The program is intended to help students begin to find a sense of belonging at UF and equips them with knowledge of campus resources necessary for their academic and personal success.
The program’s mission is to create a space to begin discussing and developing the Pan-ethnic Asian identity; to provide and introduce Asian and Asian American students in their first year on campus with support and resources to successfully adapt to the academic, co-curricular, personal, and social rigors of college, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to persist during the remainder of their college experience.
