This program features a panel discussion with current Ohio State first-gen students as well as staff and faculty with first-gen roots. Incoming first-gen students will hear from the panel on their experiences and have the opportunity to ask their own questions. The panel will be followed up with small group break-outs with a first-gen peer mentor. In those small groups students will have an opportunity to discuss the questions and concerns further with a current student.
The program will:
Contact buckeyesfirst@osu.edu for more information.
In the fall, keep an eye out for celebration details from the Buckeyes First student organization and other campus groups for National First-Generation College Student Day, an annual celebration of first-generation students everywhere.