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Press release from UNC Greensboro:
November 8, 2021
51% of first-year Spartans are first-generation college students, meaning they are the first in their families to attend a four-year institution.
To celebrate this community on campus, "First G at the G" is a week-long series of events that takes place Nov. 8-12, with programming designed to help first-generation students connect with each other, faculty, and staff, as well as learn about campus resources.
First-generation students are more likely to live off-campus, attend college close to home, attend school part-time, and work full-time while in college. Many first-generation students are nontraditional (commuter, transfer, returning, married, etc.) and therefore have a peripheral identity due to responsibilities outside of school. Some students – particularly from immigrant backgrounds – may serve as cultural brokers or translators. Many have high expectations placed on them as the first to attend college.
Below is the full "First G at the G" schedule:
See the event schedule and details at sa.uncg.edu/firstg/.
Photography by Jiyoung Park, University Communications, taken in 2019
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