Proud to Be First

Proud to Be First

As part of Welcome Days, St. Thomas celebrated the second annual Proud to Be First reception , gathering and celebrating first-year students who are the first in their family to attend college, and their families. St. Thomas students, faculty and staff – many of them first-generation college students themselves – spoke about their own experiences and shared advice about navigating the college landscape for the first time.

The Newsroom talked with several people about their personal experiences.