At Utah State University, a first-generation college student is anyone whose parents and/or guardians have NOT yet graduated with a 4-year, bachelor's degree in the U.S.
I feel like for me, Aggie First Scholars was immediately a spot where I belonged. It made everything clear for me as a first-generation college student. It truly was a jumpstart to belonging as an Aggie.
Students and faculty met in the Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom in the Utah State University TSC on Nov. 3 to celebrate students who are blazing new trails for themselves and their families. The Aggie First Scholars program held its annual “I Am First Banquet,...
Universities across the nation celebrate their first-generation students through the first week of November. At Utah State University, celebrations take shape in different forms across all campuses.
Laurie Smith, the first to graduate in her family, will be paving the way across the stage this week to retrieve her master’s degree in social work from Utah State University.
According to new data, 1 in 5 students receiving an undergraduate degree or certificate from Utah State University this year are the first in their family to ever earn a degree.
Just one mile off Utah State University’s Logan campus is Walipini Impact, an underground greenhouse growing fresh produce to donate to the community. Jessie Miller, president and chief executive officer of Walipini Impact, created the organization becaus...
Nearly 6,000 students attending USU are first-generation. First-generation college students are defined as students whose parents did not go to college or receive a 4-year bachelor’s degree in the U.S.
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