{"id":101065,"date":"2020-10-26T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=101065"},"modified":"2020-11-02T08:18:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T14:18:57","slug":"first-generation-students-to-be-lauded-during-weeklong-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/first-generation-students-to-be-lauded-during-weeklong-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Generation Students to be Lauded During Weeklong Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_101247\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/new-academic-support-space-provides-benefits-for-students\/ucimg-1551-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-101247\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101247\" class=\"size-shareaholic-thumbnail wp-image-101247\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-1-640x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-1-640x390.jpg 640w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-1-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-1.jpg 913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-101247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First-generation Ole Miss students practice social distancing during an informal get-together in the Grove. Submitted photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The academic achievements of first-generation students at the <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> will be celebrated in a series of in-person and virtual activities planned for Nov. 2-6.<\/p>\n<p>First-Generation Student Celebration Week is co-sponsored by the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College&#8217;s First-Generation Student Network and the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience&#8217;s StudentsFIRST program, with additional support from the Office of the Provost.<\/p>\n<p>The week precedes the annual National First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled events include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. 2, 9-10 a.m. \u2013 Kickoff breakfast in the Grove with university leadership<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 4, 4 p.m. \u2013 Virtual keynote address by 2019 alumnus Jarvis Benson<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 5, 5 p.m. \u2013 Virtual screening of the documentary &#8220;Walk a Mile in My Shoes&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 6, noon \u2013 Virtual panel discussion and raffle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;I hope that this event will serve as a way to create a sense of community for first-gen students across campus,&#8221; said Ainsley Ash, a senior public policy leadership major from Meridian and founder of the First-Generation Student Network. &#8220;We also seek to draw attention to the specific needs and institutional best practices that can be adopted to support this demographic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/new-academic-support-space-provides-benefits-for-students\/ucimg-1551-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-101249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-101249\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-2.jpg 252w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UCIMG-1551-2-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>In honor of last year&#8217;s National First-Generation College Celebration, Ash wrote an opinion piece for The Daily Mississippian, the Ole Miss student newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My intent was sharing my experiences as a first-gen student and encouraging other first-gen students to take up space and really make this university theirs,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It has been a year since I wrote this op-ed, and I am proud that I have led the charge for the inaugural campuswide first-gen celebration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>First-generation students often come from families and environments where higher education might not a priority or family members who did not attend college themselves simply aren&#8217;t able to provide needed guidance. The aim of the StudentsFIRST program is give first-generation students the academic and social support they need to be successful at the university.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year the university has observed the national celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being the first people from their families to attend college, many of our students are great examples of resiliency,&#8221; said Michael Smith, academic adviser at the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience and StudentsFIRST program coordinator. &#8220;They have to be highly motivated to face the challenges ahead of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some 20 students are participating in the StudentsFIRST section of EDHE 105: Freshman Year Experience course. The program aims to get more students connected to one other and to various campus resources.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, peer mentors are available to assist first-generation college students in coordination with the Center for Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in First-Generation Celebration Week virtual activities on Zoom, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.zoom.us\/j\/95894535504?pwd=UFB4YVd0ZnY0ZkhYZ0hNbE9UWEFkUT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/olemiss.zoom.us\/j\/95894535504?pwd=UFB4YVd0ZnY0ZkhYZ0hNbE9UWEFkUT09<\/a> The meeting ID number is 958 9453 5504 and the passcode is 715732.<\/p>\n<p>For more about First-Generation Celebration Day, click <a href=\"https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/engagement\/first-generation-college-celebration\/first-generation-college-celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The academic achievements of first-generation students at the University of Mississippi will be celebrated in a series of in-person and virtual activities planned for Nov. 2-6. 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