First Gen

Mother and Daughter Elise Gregcar and Avery McGee graduate from Kent State together this past May

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mom and Daughter Duo Cross the Stage Together

Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from Kent State University – Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.

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Making the Most of Every Opportunity

My name is Lilly Kensicki, and I am a first-generation, third-year mechatronics engineering technology major with a minor in sustainability, graduating in 2026. My senior year of high school, I was deciding between two schools. They both had the program I was interested in, and the price point …

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First-Gen Week 2022

First-Generation Students Celebrated in ‘I AM FIRST Week’

Kent State University will celebrate its first-generation students this week with a series of events and programs to spotlight and encourage current students who will be the first in their families to earn a bachelor’s degree. 

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Photo of the Brain statue lit up at dusk on Kent Campus.

First Generation College Graduate Instructs Honors Course

Freshman Honors Colloquium professor Bill Morris is a first generation college graduate currently preparing to defend his dissertation at Kent State.  Morris grew up in a small, rural area in California. He initially did not plan on attending college, but ended up being the first in his family…

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