More than 14,000 of CPP's current students are the first in their family to attend college. Because of our pride in those trailblazers, we are especially excited to celebrate First-Generation College Student Week starting today! Join us for events all week long to honor and empower CPP's First-Gen community, starting with today's kickoff celebration at 11 a.m. in University Park. Watch the video below as First-Gen college graduate Cecilia Santiago-González, CPP's Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for Student Success, shares advice for those who are the first in their family to attend college. See the full schedule of events for First-Gen week here: bit.ly/47j2vDM #IAmFirst #CPPfirstgen

Good luck on finals! Thank you for an amazing fall semester! We are looking forward to the new year and hope to continue highlighting the amazing diversity and brilliance within our first-gen community. We are very proud of you!💚💙 #calpolypomona #iamfirstcpp #cppfirstgen

How have our first-generation students overcome obstacles that come with being the first in their family to attend college? ➡️ 📽️ Join us as we celebrate National First-Gen College Student Week. More info: bit.ly/3W87wdq #iamfirstcpp #cppfirstgen

More than half of our current students at CPP are the first in their family to attend college and we're excited to celebrate them during CPP's National First Generation College Student Week Nov. 7-10! Schedule of events: bit.ly/3WtNVVj #iamfirstcpp #cppfirstgen

Save the date! Join us for CPP's #NationalFirstGenWeek Nov 7-10. The weeklong celebration will include various in-person and online events to celebrate our amazing first-gen college students! More info: bit.ly/3W87wdq #IAmFirstCPP #CPPFirstGen

Heads up, @calpolypomona -- The I AM FIRST team is hosting a spotlight presentation tonight for First-Gen Celebration Week. The talk with Luis Dominguez, a CPP mechanical engineering alum, is at 5 p.m. PT. RSVP here: bit.ly/34G4W5L #CPPFirstGen #CelebrateFirstGen