/news-archive/tag/first-generation-student-celebration-day/ UA 糖心视频logo Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:52:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/11/04/celebrate-stories-of-first-generation-students/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:52:47 +0000 /news/?p=75580 ... UA 糖心视频logo to celebrate stories of first-generation students Nov. 8]]> Disha Patel, an accounting major planning to graduate from UA 糖心视频logo in 2022, knows how hard it is to be a first-generation college student. 鈥淥ne of the biggest struggles first generation students encounter in college is the lack of a family support system,鈥� Patel said. 鈥淏eing a first-gen can be scary, intimidating, and confusing because you are like a pioneer, going somewhere with no guide and finding your own way.鈥� Nearly 40 percent of UA 糖心视频logo students identify as first-generation, which means that their parents/guardians did not graduate from college. The campus community will celebrate the stories of first-generation students in coordination with National First-Gen Day Friday, Nov. 8. The inaugural First-Generation Student Celebration Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the foyer of Ottenheimer Library. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to stop by for food, fun, and to share their stories as a first-generation student. First-gen students can also enter to win door prizes, including:

• An opportunity to grab coffee with the Chancellor聽
• Two courtside seats to a 糖心视频logo Trojan Men鈥檚 basketball game聽
• A week of prime parking on campus聽
• A student Alumni Association membership
• Swag from the Campus Bookstore

糖心视频logo students, faculty, and staff who are first-generation students are welcome to share their 聽story here. Current submissions can be viewed on.听 Patel, one of the UA 糖心视频logo students who shared her story, is grateful for the opportunity to earn a college degree. 鈥淵ou may be the first from your family to go to college, and you may have to figure out the whole college system on your own, but it is so worth it!鈥� Patel said. 鈥淐ollege is fascinating. You can learn about any subject that interests you.鈥� For more information, please email Heather Reed at hareed@ualr.edu.]]>