About Us
Our MISSION
Students from underrepresented and marginalized communities disproportionately face hardships in their journey with higher education. PODER workshops, facilitated by upperclass students with shared experiences and backgrounds, most being former PODER cohort members, empower first-year students to feel confident in their identities and capabilities as they navigate their academic, professional, and personal success at Northeastern and beyond.
Our sTORY
The PODER Early Arrival Program was founded by six Latinx students in 2018 to address the information and networking gaps they experienced as first-generation, Latinx, and undocumented/DACA students. Our inaugural cohort began in the summer of 2019. Since then, PODER has grown exponentially each year.
