Marshall University joined institutions across the nation to honor first-generation college students, faculty, staff and alumni in honor of the First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC). As part of the national celebration, Marshall hosted events, highlighted resources, shared success stories, and launched a new video highlighting those who were the first in their families to pursue higher education.
The celebrations included a student organization fair in the Memorial Student Center lobby. Three of our own first-generation students in the College of Science represented their organizations.
FGCC is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of the first-generation college student identity. Since the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and FirstGen Forward (FGF) hosted the inaugural celebration in 2017, hundreds of higher education institutions, K-12 schools and various organizations have joined together to recognize the achievements of the first-gen community on and around Nov. 8 each year.