In recognition of the annual First-Generation College Celebration on November 8, Boise State and the College of Education profiled five outstanding first-generation students. Programs that support first-generation students at Boise State are housed in the College of Education’s Center for Multicultural Educational Opportunities (CMEO). This year’s featured students are listed below, next to the program they’re involved in. Read about each of this year’s selection of first generation students in their profiles below.
- Monty Phipps-Gallegos, TRIO Rising Scholars
- Sadia Abdulkadir, TRIO Rising Scholars
- Yaira Hernandez, TRIO Upward Bound
- Roz Al Janabi, TRIO STEM Scholars
- Tionna Gardner, McNair Scholar