First-Generation Scholars Events

Upcoming Events

Check back soon for exciting events hosted by the FDU Center for First-Generation Scholars!

Past Events

Author Reading with Jung Hae Chae

Author reading with Jung Hae ChaeA conversation on what home means to immigrants and first-generation students. Jung Hae is an award-winning first-generation author currently working on her first book, Pojangmacha People. The event took place in the FDU Metropolitan Library. The audience included faculty, staff, and students.

FDU Center for First Generation Scholars ribbon-cutting ceremony

Three people cut a ribbonThe event took place in Robison Hall on the Metropolitan Campus. The audience included faculty, staff, and students. President Avaltroni (also a first-generation scholar) and Provost Rifkin were also in attendance.

The Hispanic Center, First Gen Center, and PEAPS co-hosted an art exhibit in the Hispanic Center

People view an art galleryThe exhibit featured art and written works that focused on the meaning of home within the immigrant experience and how immigration impacts first-generation students within the context of bicultural existence.

A First-Gen Career Conversation with University Director of Career Development Rosa Santana

A speaker talks to an auditorium of peopleAn inspiring talk with Rosa Santana on first-gen success, career growth, and networking. Students had the opportunity to ask questions and receive valuable information on the ins and outs of building their skills for networking and planning for their futures.

Fall ’24 Faculty and Staff panel conversation on how FDU professionals navigated life as first-generation students

Panelists included: Dr. Mutiara Mohamad, Director of PEAPS; Dr. Chadwin Sandifer, Executive Associate Dean and Chief Innovation Officer for FDU Health; Dr. Irene Oujo, Executive Director of the Hispanic Center; Dr. Chris Rasmussen, Deputy Chair of Social Science and History; and Vanessa Perez MPP, Director of Academic Affairs.

Feature in FDU Magazine Winter/Spring 25

Some statistics on our first-generation student population and what the newly established Center is doing to support them through college.

Bonus “Event”

A man holds a dog on the floorProvost Rifkin with everyone’s favorite campus dog, Jerry, who can be found at the Center on Mondays and Thursdays during the semester.