Schedule
2020
Thursday, February 13th
9:45 AM

How to Figure Out College (When You're Family Can't Help You)

Stephanie Abraham, Rowan University

Room 127, Chamberlain Student Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Piecing It Together: The Puzzle of the First-Generation Identity Crisis

Bareeq Barqawi, Rowan College at Burlington County

Room 144B, Chamberlain Student Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Positing Strength: Shifting Perspective & Focus on Low-Income, First-Generation Students' Experiences

Ricky Urgo, University of Michigan
Richard Jones, Rowan University

Room 221C, Chamberlain Student Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Put Some "Respeck" on the Respect of the First-Gen Student Experience

Dr. Dyron J. Corley, Rowan University
Dr. Dana C. Kemery, Drexel University

Room 221A, Chamberlain Student Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

The Resilience and Success Of Adult College Students Who Have Been Impacted by Parental Incarceration

Sandra Joy, PhD, LCSW, Rowan University
Mikenzie Lord, Rowan University
Sunovia Scudder, Rowan University

Room 221B, Chamberlain Student Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Two Generations of First-Gen Stories: What Has Changed and What Has Not

Rosaria Pipitone, MA, CDFI, Rowan University
Tommy Choi, Rowan University

Room 144A, Chamberlain Student Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
10:55 AM

An Overlooked Piece of First-Gen College Success: Overcoming Past Traumatic Experiences

Dr. Angelle Richardson, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Dyron Corley, Rutgers University-Camden

Room 144B, Chamberlain Student Center

10:55 AM - 11:55 AM

The First-Generation Latinx Experience and How Families Hold the Key to Retention

Yasmin Acosta, Drew University

Room 144A, Chamberlain Student Center

10:55 AM - 11:55 AM

What About the "Others"? Addressing Class-Based Microaggressions and Supporting FGLI Students at Penn

Hatef Alavi, University of Pennsylvania

Room 221A, Chamberlain Student Center

10:55 AM - 11:55 AM
1:00 PM

Challenges Foster Youth Face in Pursuing Higher Education

Hailey D'Elia, Undergraduate, Rowan University

Room 221C, Chamberlain Student Center

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

First to Fly: Building First Generation Campus Community From the Ground Up

Claude Taylor, Monmouth University
Jenna Fleming, Monmouth University

Room 144B, Chamberlain Student Center

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Las Vias: Creating Pathways to Graduation

Dr. Maud Fried-Goodnight, Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Iris Torres, Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus

Room 127, Chamberlain Student Center

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Síndrome Del Imposter: Feeling Like A Fraud And Overcoming The Symptoms

Erika Solis, Rowan University

Room 221A, Chamberlain Student Center

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM