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?
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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.
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First-generation college students are more likely to choose careers that give back to their communities.
True
Resource for first-generation students @ Miami University.
What clubs/organizations, or __________.
[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 ?
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
A First Generation student doesn't have a parent who graduated with a(n) _______________ degree.
What is a Bachelor's degree?
Program that offers a week-long transition experience before the start of each academic year.
What is Summer Bridge?
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.