{"id":5360,"date":"2021-08-30T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/css\/?page_id=5360"},"modified":"2024-10-03T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:22:18","slug":"first-to-fly-first-generation-at-monmouth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/css\/first-generation\/first-to-fly-first-generation-at-monmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"First to Fly: First Generation at Monmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2023\/05\/FirstForward_Institution_Color.png\" alt=\"Center for First Generation Student Success. First-Gen Forward Institution\" class=\"wp-image-9787\" style=\"width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2023\/05\/FirstForward_Institution_Color.png 600w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2023\/05\/FirstForward_Institution_Color-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2023\/05\/FirstForward_Institution_Color-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome First-Generation Monmouth Hawks! Congratulations on being the First to Fly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>First to Fly: First Generation at Monmouth<\/em><\/strong> are student-centered initiatives designed to support and celebrate students and families who identify as a first-gen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being first generation can be a complex identity. Identifying as first-gen can be an important source of pride and motivation to succeed. First-gen college students can be defined as the first member of their immediate family to attend college or whose parents \/ guardians may have some college, but have not attained a bachelor\u2019s degree in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020 the Center for First Generation Student Success recognized Monmouth as a First-gen Forward Institution. The nation-wide First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education who have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for First-Generation Student Success<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/intercultural\/\">Intercultural Center at Monmouth<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/monmouthu.campusesp.com\/users\/sign_in\">The Monmouth Family Connection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americaneedsyou.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">America Needs You<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"follow-first-to-fly\">Follow First to Fly<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/firsttoflymonmouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@firsttoflymonmouth<\/a><br><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirsttoflyMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@FirsttoflyMU<\/a><br><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/first-to-fly-first-generation-at-monmouth-46766a1a7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First to Fly First Generation at Monmouth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome First-Generation Monmouth Hawks! 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