Schedule
2022
Wednesday, February 2nd
9:30 AM

Leveling UP: Addressing the Difficult Realities First-Generation College Students Face

Dyron Corley, Ed.D, Rutgers University-Camden
Dana Kemery, Ed.D., Drexel University

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Proximity Does Not Equal Advocacy (Keynote Address)

Whitnee D. Boyd, Ed.D., Doc B. Empowers & Texas Christian University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM

Resilience and Variation among First-Gen Students during COVID-19

Harriet Hartman, PhD, Rowan University

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Thinking Outside the Classroom: Creative Approaches to Writing Support for First-Gen Students

Christina Michaud, Boston University
Marisa Milanese, Boston University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:45 PM

Navigating the College Landscape: The Lived Experiences of First Generation College Students with Disabilities

John Woodruff, MS, Rowan University

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Reimagining STEM in the First-Generation (access, opportunities, and community)

Shareyna James, MBA, Rutgers University
Michael Brown, Ed.D, Rutgers University

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
Thursday, February 3rd
11:00 AM

Collectively breaking down Imposter Syndrome through a DEI lens

Mariana Cardenas, Rowan University
Julius Grayson, Rowan University

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM