Northern Vermont University Johnson participated in the National First Generation College Celebration on November 8th.

NVU’s Johnson campus celebrated this event in several ways, including:

Setting up a table with fun give-aways, cookie decorating and a gathering of “what First-Gen means to me” signs
Interviewing the new college president—who is a first-generation college student—for for the school paper
Posting student spotlights on social media sites
Conducting a survey to gather data on first-gen faculty and staff on campus and handing out door signs for each of them
Posting videos from Senator Leahy and Congressman Welch on social media sites

The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success have have encouraged colleges, universities, corporations, non-profits, and K-12 schools to celebrate the success of first-generation college students, faculty, staff, and alumni in any and every way possible, since 2017.