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    What First Generation Students Can Expect at Wichita State

    What First-Generation Students Can Expect at Wichita State Clinton Dick 11/03/2022 09:28:39 AM As a First Forward Institution, Wichita State offers a variety of support to first-generation college students. This includes student organizations and services designed to enhance the experience for the robust first-gen population. Wichita State University boasts …

    https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/undergraduate/blog/2022/11_3_First_Gen.php

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    Attend the sixth annual First Gen All Media Art Exhibit

    The sixth annual First Gen All Media Art Exhibit will be on display from Oct. 27 through Nov. 7 in Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center. First-gen students are invited to submit artwork to the all-media art exhibition. Come support first-gen Shockers at the reception from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 also at the Cadman Art Gallery. Prizes will be…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/03/attend-the-sixth-annual-first-gen-all-media-art-exhibit/

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    2022 first-gen grads invited to First-Generation Cord Ceremony

    Congratulations to the class of 2022 first-generation students! The First-Generation Student Organization is hosting its first annual Cord Ceremony for first-generation college students graduating in December. This ceremony will honor these students with a cord and celebrate their accomplishments of finishing as the first — but not the last — in their family…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2022/10/24/2022-first-gen-grads-invited-to-first-generation-cord-ceremony/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Anna Heacock | Wichita State News

    First-Gen at WSU: Anna Heacock Strategic Communications 11/13/2023 02:12:52 AM Nov. 13, 2023 - Anna Heacock works as an emergency room nurse and runs for the Wichita State University track and field team. Wichita State is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren't able to complete a college degree and who lack the…

    https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2023/11-nov/heacock_2.php

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    National First Generation Celebration

    Celebrate First-Gen! The Wichita State First Generation Coordinating Council are eager to host the 2nd Annual celebration, November 8, 2019. We are working to make this a campus-wide event. Wichita State is proud to celebrate our F1RST-GEN SHOCKER NATION. F1RST-GEN Celebration Week: Monday, Nov. 4, 2019: Coffee & Conversation with WSU Faculty & Staff: RSC - …

    https://www.wichita.edu/services/firstgen/National_First_Generation_Celebration.php

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    Register for the 2027 Ad Astra Conference for first-gen students

    Register now for the Ad Astra Conference on Jan. 29, 2027. The Ad Astra Conference brings together first-gen students from colleges and universities across Kansas and the surrounding states together for a common experience with a desired outcome of greater persistence to graduation. The Ad Astra Conference will be held in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center,…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2026/09/22/register-for-the-2027-ad-astra-conference-for-first-gen-students/

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    Submit artwork for seventh annual First Gen All Media Art Exhibit

    First-gen Shockers are invited to submit artwork to an all-media art exhibition. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 2. Art will be exhibited Nov. 2-13 in the Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center, with a reception from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov 5 at the gallery. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third places and honorable …

    https://news.wichita.edu/2026/09/11/submit-artwork-for-seventh-annual-first-gen-all-media-art-exhibit/

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    Celebrate our first-gen Shockers

    First-gen students are a vital component in making Wichita State University great. More than 45% of Shockers identify as the first in their families to attend a college or university. We celebrate and support these brave students every day, and particularly during First-Gen Month in November. Watch the video to meet some of our outstanding first-gen…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2022/11/07/celebrate-our-first-gen-shockers/

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    Parkinson Scholarship winners share stories for future first-gen college students | Wichita State News

    Parkinson Scholarship winners share stories for future first-gen students Andrew Martin, marketing intern 12/04/2019 03:28:03 PM Dec. 4, 2019 -- Javier Martinez and Jonathan Lozano hadn’t even intended to earn Wichita State’s inaugural Parkinson Scholarship in 2018, but they did. Both first-generation college students share their stories of adversity and…

    https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/12-dec/parkinson_scholarship_recap_1.php

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    Faculty and staff invited to participate in Walk & Talks with first-gen Shockers for National First-Generation Celebration Week

    Faculty and staff are invited to sign up to participate in the Walk & Talk program all day Wednesday, Nov. 6 as part of National First-Generation College Celebration Week. Faculty and staff are invited to sign up to participate in this experience, in which first-gen Shockers will be invited to sign up to walk and talk with a faculty or staff member to learn …

    https://news.wichita.edu/2024/10/28/faculty-and-staff-invited-to-participate-in-walk-talks-with-first-gen-shockers-for-national-first-generation-celebration-week/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Sheney Redmond

    Wichita State University is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, Wichita State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/21/first-gen-at-wsu-sheney-redmond/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Brittany Hopkins

    Wichita State University is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, Wichita State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2024/03/15/first-gen-at-wsu-brittany-hopkins/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Zachary Brown

    Hear from Zachary Brown, director of strategic enrollment and student services in the Barton School of Business and a current employee at Wichita State who went to college as a first-gen student, about the first-gen experience. Wichita State is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2024/04/01/first-gen-at-wsu-zachary-brown/

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    Help celebrate first-gen students at National First-Generation Celebration Week group photo

    The F1RST Generation Coordinating Council invites all faculty, staff and students to join for a photo at 1:11 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 on the east side of the Rhatigan Student Center to kick off National First-Generation Celebration Week. All are invited to wear their First-Gen Shocker T-shirts for the photo. If you do not have one, visit the F1RST Generation…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2024/10/30/help-celebrate-first-gen-students-at-national-first-generation-celebration-week-group-photo/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Jacey Arnett

    Wichita State University is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, Wichita State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/07/first-gen-at-wsu-jacey-arnett/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Eduardo Avila

    Wichita State University is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, Wichita State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/06/first-gen-at-wsu-eduardo-avila/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Brianna Escoto

    Wichita State University is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, Wichita State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/06/first-gen-at-wsu-brianna-escoto/

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    First-Gen at WSU: Sara Mata

    Wichita State University is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren’t able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, Wichita State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/06/first-gen-at-wsu-sara-mata/

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    Attend First-Gen Finances Nov. 5 and build your financial future

    Calling all first-generation students. Join the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships for First-Gen Finances, a fun and empowering event designed just for you from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 in the Shocker Hall multipurpose room. The first 20 attendees will snag a free Shocker Financial Wellness T-shirt, so come early. Sit down for a mini budgeting…

    https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/31/attend-first-gen-finances-and-build-your-financial-future-nov-5/

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    Wichita State director started as first-gen, limited-income student

    Wichita State director started as first-gen, limited-income student Sara Ornelas, Marketing Content Strategist 10/30/2020 10:12:59 AM Oct. 30, 2020 — When Dr. Linda Rhone walked across the Wichita State University campus as a freshman in the 1970s, she had no idea that she would one day add a Ph.D. to the end of her name and serve the university as director …

    https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/10-oct/rhone_1.php