{"id":4535,"date":"2018-02-06T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/annual-summit-builds-community-for-first-generation-students\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T20:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T03:34:04","slug":"annual-summit-builds-community-for-first-generation-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/annual-summit-builds-community-for-first-generation-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual summit builds community for first-generation students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2746-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2746-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Annual summit builds community for first-generation students\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC graduate student Edmundo Diaz speaks at the First-Generation College Student Summit. (Photos by Gus Ruelas.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=student\">Student<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Annual summit builds community for first-generation students<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife hosts summit for students and educators from across the state who gather to focus on students who are the \u201cepitome of the American dream.\u201d\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Andrea Bennett<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span 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300 students and higher education professionals from USC and institutions across the state attended USC Dornsife\u2019s third annual <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/first-generation-college-student-summit\/\">First-Generation College Student Summit<\/a>, designed to build community, educate and advocate for students who are first in their families to go to college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour presence here already shows your dedication, drive and resilience \u2014 defining characteristics of first-generation college students,\u201d Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/100960\/physicist-amber-miller-named-dean-of-usc-dornsife-college\/\">Amber D. Miller<\/a> of USC Dornsife told the crowd at the daylong event held on Feb. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are the epitome of the American dream. Don\u2019t hesitate to reach out. All of us are invested in your success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First-generation college students currently account for 19 percent of USC\u2019s undergraduate population, said <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/diversity-staff\/\">Mary Ho<\/a>, USC Dornsife assistant dean for diversity and strategic initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Among that group, 40 percent are students of color and 27 percent are students of color who are also <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/90678\/at-usc-quality-equals-diversity\/\">Pell Grant-eligible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ho, whose Office for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives hosted the summit, said its university-wide sponsorship demonstrates the commitment of schools across USC to support this inspiring and growing population of first-generation students.<\/p>\n<h2>Pay it forward<\/h2>\n<p>A recurring sentiment among many first-generation students in attendance was the desire to pay forward the knowledge gained through their own trials and errors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have our families to help guide us through the system, expose us to resources, and often by the time we figure things out, it\u2019s too late. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve educated myself to become that person for others facing similar struggles,\u201d said Araksya Nordikyan, a junior majoring in <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phil\/undergraduate-programs\/#description-major-philosophy-politics-law\">philosophy, politics and law<\/a> at USC Dornsife and a <a href=\"http:\/\/ntsaf.usc.edu\/\">Norman Topping Scholar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can prevent them from making one extra mistake or make them aware of one extra scholarship, then I am doing my part to redefine this community\u2019s success,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-landscape news-image-left\">\n<figure style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/FirstGenNickValencia_INT-2746.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Nick Valencia standing at microphone at a podium.\" width=\"334\" height=\"215\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Valencia, a first-generation college student who is now a CNN correspondent, encourages the conference participants to persevere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ryan Lopez, a senior majoring in <a href=\"http:\/\/chem.usc.edu\/\">chemistry<\/a> at USC Dornsife, was raised in South Los Angeles by his father, a bus operator and war refugee from El Salvador. With ambitions of becoming a NASA astrochemistry researcher, Lopez also helps USC Department of Public Safety cadets navigate college applications, SAT and ACT testing, and math and science coursework. \u201cIn this way, I\u2019m helping the next generation of first-generation students from the neighborhood around USC to be better prepared than I was to succeed in an academic setting,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of this year\u2019s summit, \u201cBuilding CommUNITY,\u201d also resonated with Tiaira Muhammad, a senior majoring in broadcast and digital journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Muhammad co-founded the First Generation Student Union at USC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think one of the most important aspects of college is finding a community of people that support you and in whom you can confide,\u201d she said. \u201cAs a first-gen student, it\u2019s easy to feel as though you\u2019re the only one. I used to be kind of ashamed to say I was the first in my family to attend college, but it\u2019s totally something to brag about.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Inspiration and support<\/h2>\n<p>CNN correspondent Nick Valencia, who graduated from USC Annenberg in 2005 with a degree in broadcast journalism, related his experiences as a first-generation college student at USC during his keynote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout a blueprint for going to college, it was challenging. You\u2019re going to have to deal with a lot more than others who are more privileged than you, and it\u2019s okay to be scared. But you can\u2019t be afraid to take risks,\u201d Valencia advised. \u201cBefore my dad died, he instilled three things in me \u2014 <i>S\u00ed, t\u00fa puedes<\/i>: Yes, you can; greatness is measured by how much it takes to discourage you; and if you want to be extraordinary in life, you must do extraordinary things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The summit also provided a safe and empowering place for students like Ana Mercado, who said she initially struggled to feel like she belonged at USC. The junior, who is majoring in sociology and contemporary Latin American studies at USC Dornsife, co-founded Improving Dreams, Education, Access and Success (IDEAS), a student organization for undocumented USC students. She said that she has since found critical mentors and advocates among faculty, staff and peers at USC. \u201cThis is great community building for first-gen students, and creates an alliance between first gens at USC and on other campuses,\u201d she said. \u201cAll of the people here seem to be truly invested in supporting one another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    \n                  <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/usc-dornsife-graduate-overcomes-homelessness-and-family-loss\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Once unhoused and despite a family loss, USC Dornsife senior graduates and 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