My Final Reflection
Hello Everyone, This is Samantha with my final blog post with the FGSG. I just want to start off by saying it has been an absolute honor working with everyone over the past two years. A little...
View ArticleSelf Care, Self Soothing, and the Start of a New Semester
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I, (Paige Jorgensen) and the FGSG Leadership team, welcomes you to a new semester at San Jose State. To start this semester off on a good note, I’ve opted...
View ArticleISchool Meet & Greet Recap
Hello everyone! I hope, with the semester underway, this post finds you well! This past Thursday (September 14th) was the iSchool Student Groups Meet and Greet. This informal, but informative, meeting...
View ArticleThe Who’s Who: Defining the First Generation Student
Who counts as a first generation student? The question comes up surprisingly often. Within social media sites, college message forums, student centers, and even within the FGSG’s leadership meetings...
View ArticleFirst Generation College Day: Celebrate Yourselves First Gens!
November 8th, National First Generation College Day, honors the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which coined the term “first generation” for all college students whose parents did not...
View ArticleFirst Gen Day 2: We Loved Hearing from You!
This past month, in celebration of National First Generation College day, the FGSG held a contest where we asked first generation students to describe how their first gen status has affected their...
View ArticleBrief Glimpses of First Gen Lives and the Systems which Impact Them.
With the start of a new semester, and in preparation for the mountain of readings we are all about to be subject to, I thought I would share some easily digestible media on the first gen experience. My...
View ArticleA portrait of First Gen success: Ursula Burns
As first gen students we take in a lot of information about the roadblocks and probable setbacks we face when first entering higher education or the workforce. Higher education, while something that...
View ArticleA Portrait of First Gen Success: Jessica Chastain
This month I have chosen to share the inspiring story of famous actress and first gen college student Jessica Chastain. The story of Jessica Chastain is remarkable, and has many aspects that we as...
View ArticlePublishing and Presenting: An interview with the FGSG’s Lindsey Bouchard.
Happy Spring Break to everyone! We at the FGSG hope you’re having a wonderful, restful time and enjoy the well deserved break! As we settle into this brief lull in classes, I wanted to provide you...
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