Our Beginnings

The Center’s Founding Director

Eleni P. Mylonas EdD

Dr. Mylonas is a first-generation immigrant and FDU alumna; she received her MA in TESL/TEFL and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration. She is a lecturer for the Foundational Writing for the Writing Program and has taught at the university since 2011. She has previously taught graduate coursework for the School of Education and undergraduate and graduate coursework in PLCPA (Programs in Language, Culture, and Professional Advancement) and Puerta Al Futuro. Her research focuses on the sense of belonging and its impact on the success and retention of first-year first-generation and generation 1.5 college students. Before teaching at FDU, Dr. Mylonas worked in K-12 education.