14 Dec 2024
Countdown to Christmas!
11 days to go, and weβre looking back at 2024 highlights.
Today weβre celebrating being ranked FIRST (for the second year!) for overall student positivity in the east of England.
#CountdownToChristmas #CreativeArts #StudentSuccess #ProudToBeFirst
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7 Nov 2024
We are proud to celebrate our first-gen community!
Our campus's TRiO staff hosted the First-Generation Luncheon to celebrate #KStateSalina students, faculty and staff who are first-gen.
#ExperienceMatters | #ProudToBeFirst
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4 Nov 2024
π Itβs First Generation Week at UHD! π We celebrate our first-gen students' courage and achievements! π Join us for events and stories that prove anything is possible. Letβs break barriers together, #Gators! ππͺ #UHDFirstGen #BreakingBarriers #ProudToBeFirst
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11 Sep 2024
π°πΏ πΉπ·Our cybersecurity team is currently ranked 1st in the Kazhackistan CTF competition held in Kazakhstan, with the support of the @BlackboxSecTR Foundation! π We are proud of the great achievement by our team! π
#Kazhackistan #CTF #CyberSecurity #ProudToBeFirst
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9 Nov 2023
"I am very thankful to Purdue for giving me the opportunity not only to become an upcoming first-generation college graduate," said #PurduePolytechnic's Xavier Lopez, "but also to immerse myself in another culture through Purdue's Study Abroad Program" in Japan. #ProudToBeFirst
ALT Xavier Lopez
ALT Xavier Lopez, cybersecurity major
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9 Nov 2023
Happy First-Generation College Celebration Day! #CelebrateFirstGen #firstgencentral #ProudToBeFirst #fireupforfirstgen
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8 Nov 2023
Happy National First-Generation College Student Day!
If you're proudly part of our first-gen community, stop by the Center for Cultural Liberation or TRIO today to pick up a first-generation sticker! And use #ProudToBeFirst to celebrate with us by sharing your first-gen story.
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6 Nov 2023
"I am grateful for getting a college experience that allowed me to explore and learn more about the world and myself," said #PurduePolytechnic's Kacper Ramotowski. "My parents would have loved to be involved with the wonderful programs offered here." #ProudToBeFirst
ALT Kacper Ramotowski
ALT Kacper Ramotowski, cybersecurity & network engineering technology
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2 Mar 2023
March is Women's History Month! The Notable North Atlantic Region is recognizing Notable members who are making strides in their chapters and communities. We are Proud to be F.I.R.S.T.!
#AKA1908 #NAR1908 #ProudtobeFIRST #SisterlyServingyouFIRST #SoaringwithAKA
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24 Feb 2023
Happy #FirstGenFriday! Today we would like to highlight Monica Raber, a graduate student at St. Thomas and the graduate assistant for the Center for Student Achievement.
Do you want to be featured for our next #firstgenfriday? Click the link in our bio!
#ProudtobeFirst
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20 Dec 2022
Today we would like to highlight April O'Brien, the Director of Operations for the Center for Well-Being at St. Thomas. ππ
"There are more of us around than you know - talk about your first-gen story.β#ProudtobeFirst #FirstGenFriday
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16 Nov 2022
UNG held multiple events last week to celebrate our first-generation college students. Thank you to University System of Georgia Regent Jose R. Perez for speaking. We are proud of these wonderful students & look forward to seeing their continued success! #UNGleads #ProudToBeFirst
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11 Nov 2022
For many first-generation college students, it's a giant leap just to get here. We are proud of #PurduePolytechnic's Kay Ekleberry, who is majoring in human resource development βΒ and every first-gen student! #ProudToBeFirst
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ALT First-generation college student Kay Ekleberry, human resource development
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10 Nov 2022
Congratulations to all students who participated in the first-ever induction into the Purdue chapter of the Alpha Alpha Alpha First-Generation Honor Society β including 10 students from #PurduePolytechnic.
#ProudToBeFirst
ALT Alpha Alpha Alpha First-Generation Honor Society inductees
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10 Nov 2022
Every first-generation college student β like #PurduePolytechnic's Satyam Dave, who is majoring in cybersecurity β is blazing a new path toward a bright future. Congratulations! #ProudToBeFirst
ALT Satyam Dave, proud to be first
ALT First-generation college student Satyam Dave, cybersecurity
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9 Nov 2022
"Work hard and play hard," says #PurduePolytechnic's Zahra Al-Awadi, a first-generation college student in electrical engineering technology. "Reach out to professors and upperclassmen for help and advice. It helps you get to the light at the end of the tunnel." #ProudToBeFirst
ALT Zahra Al-Awadi, proud to be first
ALT Zahra Al-Awadi, a first-generation college student majoring in electrical engineering technology
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We're continuing our #FirstGen celebration by introducing junior forestry major Jonathan Shimizu. Not only is he is a trailblazer as a first generation college student, but he is the first FNR undergraduate to take on the Forest Science concentration. #proudtobefirst
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8 Nov 2022
"Being a first-generation college student means something more," says #PurduePolytechnic's Darsh Patel, a first-generation college student majoring in cybersecurity. "It holds you accountable to take responsibility, change the dynamic, and break bounds." #ProudToBeFirst
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ALT Darsh Patel, a first-generation college student studying cybersecurity
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It's @LifeAtPurdue's First Generation Celebration Week, so we are celebrating some of the first generation college students in our FNR family. Meet senior Phoebe Soldi, who hopes to join the @PeaceCorps and assist in the environmental sector. #proudtobefirst @purduefirst
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