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IN A FLASH: I Am First Week

"I Am First Week" at �鶹���� honors the challenges and accomplishments of first-generation students.

Tags: Community & Society , Students First , First Generation , University College

Honors College Excited to Grow and Welcome the Class of 2028

Numbers in the Honors College are growing again this year, with 693 first-year students in this fall’s class of 2028, exceeding last year’s count of 593 first-year students.

Tags: Honors College , Honors Leadership Academy , First Generation

Dean of Arts and Sciences Shares Advice for First-Generation Students

Being a first-generation student is difficult, especially when your family does not support your decision to go to college or you don’t have someone to give you advice from a college point of view. Even if you feel as if no one truly understands what you’re going through, being a first-generation st…

Tags: First Generation , Students First ,

I AM FIRST Celebration Kicks off on November 6

November 6 marks the beginning of I AM FIRST Week, a celebration of first generation students--students who are the first in their family to go to and/or graduate from a four year university. �鶹���� is celebrating with a series of events throughout the week of Nov. 6. On Tuesday, N…

Tags: First Generation , College of Arts and Sciences

First-Generation College Student Alum Exemplifies Transformative Power of Public Humanities

We recently celebrated all of our first-generation students and alumni during “I Am First” week, but we want to congratulate one particular alum who is a shining example of what a first-gen student can accomplish at �鶹���� and beyond, with just the right amount of creativity and drive…

Tags: Vera Camden , Department of English , College of Arts and Sciences , Ursuline College , First Generation

WINNER OF THE DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD GIVES THANKS TO HONORS COLLEGE

Each year, the Honors College recognizes one faculty member for their hard work and dedication to the Honors College and its students. With so many faculty that do so much for the students, it can be difficult to choose one winner. William “Bill” Morris was selected as this year’s winner of the Dist…

Tags: Honors College , Distinguished Honors Faculty Award , Freshman Honors Colloquium , Senior Honors Luncheon , English , First Generation

First Generation College Graduate Instructs Honors Course

Freshman Honors Colloquium professor Bill Morris is a first generation college graduate currently preparing to defend his dissertation at Kent State.  Morris grew up in a small, rural area in California. He initially did not plan on attending college, but ended up being the first in his family…

Tags: Honors College , faculty , Freshman Honors Colloquium , FHC , Alumni , First Gen , First Generation