First-Gen 1
Someone who attends college and neither of their parents or guardians have completed a 4-year degree in the United States.
What is First-Generation Student?
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If you are the first person to attend college in your family, your sibling who goes to college after you is not considered first-generation
False
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All First-generation college students know they identify as first-generation.
False
Organization on campus that has being first-generation as one of the 4 possible requirements you could meet to be in their program.
What is Student Support Services?
Land that USD is built on.
What is Kumeyaay land?
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First generation college students bring a unique perspective and strengths into college and the workforce.
True
State that has the highest percentage of first-generation college students enrolling at 4-year institutions.
T/F
First-generation college students are more likely to choose careers that give back to their communities.
True
Club for first-generation students @ USD.
What is First Generation Student Alliance (FGSA)?
USD’s first targeted demographic.
Who are women?
[BLANK] cultures emphasize the needs and goals of the group as a whole over the needs and desires of each individual. In such cultures, relationships with other members of the group and the interconnectedness between people play a central role in each person's identity. This is a trait that is very common amongst first-generation college students.
What is Collectivist?
Famous First-gen student.
a. Michelle Obama b. Justine Beiber c. Taylor Swift d. Tom Hanks
Who is Michelle Obama?
Ethnicity with the highest percentage of first-generation students at 57%.
Who are the Hispanic/Latinx community?
Three organizations on campus have first-generation as one of the requirements to be in their program.
What are: SSS, McNair Scholars, & Upward Bound ?
Building that SSS was located in before being relocated to UC-113.
What is Barcelona?
National First Generation College Student Day
When is November 8th?
MC: Year that first-gen enrollment peaked at.
a. 2008 b. 2017. c. 2010 d. 2013
1 in _ students are first-gen @ SSS.
a. 2. b. 3 c. 4 d. 8
Program that offers a week-long transition experience before the start of each academic year.
What is Summer Bridge?
Year that USD founded
a. 1954 b. 1945 c. 1949 d. 1957
c. When is 1949?
Recognition given to USD for their commitment to first-generation students.
What is a First-Gen Forward Institution?
Approximately, percentage of students who started at USD in 2023 that identify as first-generation.
a. 17% b. 22% c. 29% d. 35%
The average percentage of students that identify as first-gen.
How much is 37%?
Six resources offered by SSS
What are Academic Advising, Financial Advising, Free Printing, Computer Lab, Tutoring, Cultural & Community Building Programs.
Person selected to inaugurate USD.
Who is Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill?