{"id":124260,"date":"2022-11-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=124260"},"modified":"2022-11-06T19:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T01:51:46","slug":"first-generation-students-to-celebrate-achievements-at-university-of-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/first-generation-students-to-celebrate-achievements-at-university-of-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Generation Students to Celebrate Achievements at University of Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Events scheduled November 7-10, 2022 include kickoff party, coffee, and conversation<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Julia Peoples<\/strong> enrolled at the University of Mississippi<\/strong>, she was the first in her family to go to college. The Puckett native struggled to find the right fit; that was, until she discovered the First-Generation Student Network<\/strong> as an upperclassman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The connections were really useful to me as a I worked to complete my law school applications,” the 2021 integrated marketing communications graduate said. “Now as a Yale University law student, I’m working to reach first-generation professional students and spread opportunities and connections further.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-generation students will be center stage at UM during First-Generation College Week<\/strong>, set for November 7-10, 2022. The week coincides with the annual national\u00a0First-Generation College Celebration<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on November 8, and this is the fourth year that Ole Miss<\/strong> has participated in the national observance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-generation students often come from families and environments where higher education might not a priority or family members who did not attend college themselves simply aren’t able to provide needed guidance. The aim of the StudentsFIRST<\/strong> program is to give first-generation students the academic and social support needed to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 130 students make up the First-Generation Student Network. About 30 students are participating in the StudentsFIRST section of the EDHE 105: Freshman Year Experience course, which aims to get students connected to one other and to various campus resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Being one of the first in college from my family opens the door to a number of opportunities, many of which have been uncommon in my particular case,” said Savannah White<\/strong>, a junior biology major from Hattiesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Unlike many in my family, I have been able to obtain glimpses into the career I am pursuing through my connections, which, in turn, may ease the stress of adjustment when I begin my career.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All activities will be in-person. The featured events include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n