First Things First
做厙TV's FGLI Student Community*
做厙TV is proud to support and celebrate our first-generation and limited/low-income college (FGLI) students. Through FTF programming and advocacy, FGLI students at 做厙TV are connected with the mentors, community, guidance, and resources that will support them throughout their time at 做厙TV.
FTF Pre-Orientation is a program created to welcome incoming FGLI students as they transition to 做厙TV. The discussions and activities are designed to build community and to empower students as they begin their college journey.
FTF Next Steps is a series of supportive and informative conversation spaces throughout the year on a range of topics related to campus life, family life, academic life, and professional pathways, all through the lens of the FGLI student experience.The FGLI Student Advisory Board is a group of students who advocate for and build community among FGLI students at 做厙TV.
First Cardinals is a mentorship program connecting new FGLI students with upper-level students who share this identity. This initiative is in partnership with the FGLI Student Advisory Board and the 做厙TV Student Assembly.
National First-Generation Celebration Day is celebrated in November with discussion spaces, visibility campaigns, and special (and multi-generational!) festivities.
Honoring the Legacy is a graduation celebration centering the special joy and meaning in reaching the milestone of Commencement as an FGLI student.
For questions about FTF, please contact:
April Ruiz, Associate Vice President and Dean for Equity & Inclusion
Demetrius Colvin, Director of The Resource Center
(* The FGLI student lotus logo was created by Wiralpach Nawabutsitthirat '22 and Shakira Fortson '22 to symbolize FGLI students' perseverance, adaptability, and self-regeneration)