Ithaca College

This year, Ithaca College will celebrate First-Gen Celebration Day on November 6th 2020. First Generation Students are defined as students (and their siblings) who are the first in their family to attend and graduate from a four-year residential college in the U.S.

We encourage First-Gen students, families, faculty, and staff to participate at any point as we celebrate the accomplishments of our First-Generation students and share with the campus community about how to support and continuously celebrate our resilient community!

On Friday November 6th please join us for.....

1:00-2:00pm Alumni Panel

In honor of First-Generation Student Celebration Day, join IC's First-Gen Center for our Alumni Panel. Hear the accomplishments and advice from past First-Gen students on how they made the most out of their experience at IC and how they included their families and supporters in that journey. 

Our Panelists are: 

• Leticia Lynch, Class of 2019, Graduate Assistant for NYU's Center for Student Life
• Corey Jeffers, Class of 2011, Graphics Developer and  Product Owner @ Roll20
• Omar Stoute, Class of 2018, Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Ithaca College
• Joyti Jian, Class of 2011

RSVP Here: https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6545288

4:00-5:30pm First-Gen Campus Wide Celebration

Join the First-Gen Student Org and First-Gen Center for a Campus Wide Celebration. We encourage First-Gen students, families, faculty, and staff to stop by at any point as we celebrate the accomplishments of our First-Generation students and share with the campus community about how to support and continuously celebrate our resilient community.

RSVP Here: https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6545220

On Saturday November 7th join us for...

2:00-5:00pm : FAFSA & First-Gen 

Join the First Place Residential Learning Community, First-Gen Center and the Office of the Financial Aid at this event to help you and your student fill out the 2021 FAFSA for financial aid! This event also overlaps with Ithaca College's family week so if family & supporters would also like to join that is great! Our event will allow you to have 1:1 time with a financial aid counselor so that you can fill out the FAFSA for the upcoming year. 

RSVP Here: https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6545332

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Lia Munoz at lmunoz1@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1908. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.