First in the Family

11/09/2017

01/31/2017

10/04/2016

Thank you to everyone who joined us at last week's Caritas et Veritas Symposium presentation for first generation students! Our E-board members gave a wonderful presentation to a great audience. Thank you to those who shared your stories and took the time to listen.

09/07/2016

Hello Everyone!

We are having our first meeting of the year Tomorrow, Thursday September 8th at 2:30 p.m. in Lewis 308! We will discuss what this organization is about and meet some of your peers who are also first generation students. Also, we will get a chance to discuss fun events for the rest of the year. See you there! 😊

Thank you,

First in the Family Team

08/15/2016

Hi first generation students, we have finalized our questions and would really appreciate if you could help us by interviewing your parents on common questions that incoming freshmen might have. We have the questions that you can ask your parents attached to this post, you can pick and choose which ones you, or they, feel most comfortable answering. There will be a PRIZE of a $25 Visa Gift Card for one lucky person picked at random!! So if you can, facebook message, e-mail: [email protected], or post on our page your video or responses, thanks! :)

07/30/2016

Hi everyone, First in the Family here! We are working on a video for a presentation during Caritas et Veritas Symposium and we are looking for volunteers to interview their parents and submit a video or their response written. We are finalizing the questions but if you can help, it will be very much appreciated. There is a raffled prize!

04/14/2016

Hello First Generation Students,

As you know the funding for the MAP Grant has been cut for the Spring semester. This affects 1,100 Dominican students. Without the funding college affordability is becoming more and more questionable. As first generation students, most of us are more than likely affected by this issue.

Well, we have some BIG NEWS!!! There will be a rally at Springfield to lobby for funding for the MAP Grant. This will be happening on Wednesday April 20th! This is a great opportunity to show our state legislators that this matters and must be funded. We only need FOUR more votes to get the funding back! Without this funding, students are being presented with near insurmountable challenges, and discouraged from pursuing and achieving their career goals. We need to send a strong message! The more students that participate in the rally the stronger the message will be.

We need students like you to have your voices heard in hardships like this. We need to stand and fight together!
We encourage you to have your voices heard! Please RSVP through the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13N_GMQbmZICw2CEkTP-B1Ao_1EV5bCCCPfZRXYnCqcs/viewform?c=0&w=1

Best Regards,
Jorge Irizarry
Brianda Aguilar
Natalie Rodriguez
Christine Aceron

04/07/2016

This is a call for action for ALL Domincan Students to come together in the fight for the MAP Grant.

As you may know, the funding for the MAP Grant has been cut for the spring semester. This is affecting about 50% of Dominican students. Let your voices be heard!

What: Shut Down Springfield
Where: We will be meeting in the Quad to go to Springfield
When: April 20th at 8:30am
Why: Because it affects everyone!
Who: EVERYONE IS WELCOMED!!!
Transportation and food will be provided by Student Government.
Feel free to e-mail [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

RSVP Here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13N_GMQbmZICw2CEkTP-B1Ao_1EV5bCCCPfZRXYnCqcs/viewform?c=0&w=1

RVSP to the MAP Rally in Springfield: By filling out this form, you commit yourself to attending the MAP GRANT Rally in Springfield on Wednesday, April 20th from 8:30 am-6pm. Transportation and food will be provided.

04/06/2016

Hello everyone,

We hope everything is well. As the year is coming to an end, we’re sending out First in the Family E-board applications for the 2016-2017 school year. If you’re interested please fill this short application by April 15th at 12:00 p.m. Here's the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FuE6l_4im-D273E9TnBGufbismy8gqNyoWpjs_BcaZE/viewform

We're looking forward to viewing your applications!