Your journey as a first-generation 大学 student will be exciting, 有时势不可挡, 但从不孤单. We are so excited to welcome 和 support you as you 为ge ahead on this br和-new 大学 path that will soon become your own. 欧洲杯下注 faculty, staff 和 your fellow first-generation 大学 students know the joys 和 fears of 在那条路上航行. We’re all here to help you find your way.
Did you know that 70% of 欧洲杯下注 undergraduates are first-generation 大学 students? 你是 part of a diverse 和 wonderful community of students who are are the first to navigate 大学 -- 和 we're so happy you're here! Your peers come from Milwaukee, across Wisconsin, throughout the country 和 around the globe. You all belong here, 和 we are looking 为ward to 支持你的下一步.
学生 Stories: The First-Generation Journey
"The journey 为 a first-generation student is long 和 feels like it is never-ending. 在那里 are moments when you will be filled with doubt 和 possibly question if you
值得在这里. You will feel like you have to do things on your own because that has always been expected of you. 然而,你并不孤单! 在那里 are countless people that are waiting
并且愿意帮助你."
– Advice from first-generation student 玛丽亚(女名) to other first-generation 大学 students considering 欧洲杯下注大学
First-Generation College 学生 Celebrations
To our first-generation 大学 graduates: You truly are 欧洲杯下注’s “first flames” who light the way 为 your families, 朋友, 社区, 我们的大学, 和 first-generation 大学 students everywhere. 我们赞美你的光!
5月3日, 2023, 欧洲杯下注 launched our newest first-generation 大学 graduation tradition: the bestowing of first-generation graduation cords in a special cording ceremony 为 the
2023届本科生.
These beautiful custom cords are blue 和 green -- 和 these colors were chosen with great intention, to symbolize 和 celebrate being first (blue) 和 growth 和 new beginnings
(绿色).
Thank you to all of our students, faculty, 和 staff who made this important 庆祝活动 possible.
This first-generation graduation cording ceremony, which will be held biannually going 为ward, represents just one of many ways 欧洲杯下注 is exp和ing recognition, 庆祝活动, 和
support 为 your success as a first-generation 大学 student.
First-Generation College 学生 Wisdom
As a first-generation 大学 student, you draw on rich experience, wisdom, insights, 和 strengths. We asked some of our amazing first-generation alumna to share their perspectives, 和 we are excited to spotlight them 和 their answers here.
Question: What piece of advice would you share with prospective students
looking to a future as the first in their 家庭 to attend 大学?
资源
We have a multitude of resources to help you 和 your 家庭 navigate the 大学 journey – 和 many more to come! Check out the resources below to learn more about the ways we’ll support 和 cheer you on, every step of the way.
你是 in GREAT company as a first-generation 大学 student at 欧洲杯下注! 70% of your classmates are also first-generation 大学 students -- as are many faculty 和 staff members. In addition to all your 欧洲杯下注 resources 和 partners along your 大学 journey, you are part of the broader community of first-generation 大学 students all across the country who are embarking on the same 大学 journey of "firsts." 在这里 is one story shared by Remezcla.