First-Generation Students

University of Alabama in Huntsville (B.A.), Louisiana Tech University (M.A. & Ph.D.) I am originally from Huntsville, Alabama. I was raised by a single mother who did not obtain a college degree, but always stressed the importance of education. Growing up, I watched my mother struggle to make ends meet and find consistent work without… (了解更多)

I began my 24th year in higher education at vnsc威尼斯城网页 in July 2020 as the Director of 学生的成功 and 转换.  I started my career in education working as an 入学s Counselor and then created what is now called the Diversity and Inclusion Office at a private liberal arts college in Nebraska.  这个位置,… (了解更多)

狂热的徒步旅行者, 玩家, 也是一个孩子的父亲, I grew up in the Beaumont area of Southeast Texas before going off to Tiffin, Ohio to attend Heidelberg University, a small liberal arts school much like vnsc威尼斯城网页. After graduating with a 历史 degree and German minor, I enrolled in the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan… (了解更多)

Born into a large family in rural western Kentucky, I was the first in my immediate family to go to college and only one of a handful of my extended family to do so. I attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky where I received a BA in Mathematics and Spanish. I then attended Indiana University… (了解更多)

I grew up in a lower-middle-class family in the Oak Cliff area of south Dallas. No one in my family had attended college. I was extremely motivated to study at the best school I could get into, because I loved to learn, and I had had success as a student. I remember requesting admissions materials… (了解更多)

I’m a first-generation college student who was born and raised in northeastern Ohio. Growing up as the son of a factory worker and an administrative assistant the importance of college was always emphasized, even though neither of my parents had attended themselves. They knew of it as a gateway to a “good job,” but that… (了解更多)

I am the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at vnsc威尼斯城网页. I oversee 居住生活, Student Activities, 学生的行为, 食品服务, 希腊的生活, 校园 Center Operations, and Summer Conferences/Auxiliary Services. I worked as the Director of 学生生活 at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California for three years… (了解更多)