today we are honored to celebrate our
first generation students and students
just get to mingle with their faculty
and staff who are first generation
supporters of the first generation
student and then meet other students who
are like them 42% of our first-time
freshmen population this semester this
fall is a first generation student our
overall population of undergrad that's
47.2% they're first-generation students
it's important for the students to know
that they are welcome here we support
them we want to see them be successful
in reaching their goals being a
first-generation student and now that
I'm in an administrative and I've also
been a faculty member it I realize the
importance of having mentors and having
resources and reaching out to those
students and providing to them the
assistance that they may not be getting
at home we support them we're here to
help them navigate the waters of college
the unknown sometimes can be scary and
we try to alleviate those fears
