Being the first in your family to attend college can be both exciting and overwhelming. From navigating financial aid to figuring out how to ask …
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Hard Work and Family Support: Diego Julian’s ’28 (Nursing) First-Generation Story
For First-Generation College Student Week, we asked current first-generation college students about their UIndy experience and what being first-generation means to them. As a first-generation …
“I’m here. I’m doing it.” Mariana De Dios ‘26 (Elementary Education) Overcomes Obstacles to Become an Inspiration to Others
“Don’t do it.” “It’s not worth it.” “You’re going to struggle more.” These were the typical responses to Mariana De Dios ‘26 when she shared …
“Find the people who are for you.” First-Gen Student Grace’Lyn Preshon ‘24 (Social Work) Finds Community at UIndy
“Find the people who are for you.” That is one of many wise pieces of advice that Grace’Lyn Preshon ‘24 (Social Work) gives to incoming …
Q&A with Ky Marcayda ‘23 (Psychology)
The Class of 2023 has officially graduated and is ready to use their UIndy education for service in their communities. Meet first-generation college graduate Ky …
First-Gen Student Blanca Osorio Ortega ‘23 (International Relations, Political Science) Gives Back to Community as 500 Festival Princess
Each year, the 500 Festival Princess Program, presented by the National Bank of Indianapolis, selects 33 of Indiana’s most civic-minded, academically driven young women to …