{"id":25,"date":"2023-01-03T11:05:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/first-gen\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:52:21","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/first-gen\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>History of the First-Generation Student Center<\/h3>\n<p><div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1134333863?h=407385c22a&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"秘密研究所's 1st Gen History Video\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Timeline of the history of First-Generation Student Center<\/h4>\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong>: Members of the Minority Faculty Staff Association (MFSA) began discussions on expanding support for first-generation students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong>: The First-Generation Action Team was created to identify the needs of first-generation college students and establish support systems across campus, hosting a First-Generation College Celebration in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2022: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The College approved the First-Generation Student Center as part of the College&#8217;s 2021-2022 Strategic Planning Process, more specifically the Priority Needs Proposal (PNP) process.<\/li>\n<li>Ramapo received the<a href=\"https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/files\/dmfile\/One_Page_Announcement_2022.pdf\"> First-Generation College Celebration grant<\/a> from the Center for First-generation Student Success and Council for Opportunity in Education (COE).<\/li>\n<li>Ramapo hired the<span style=\"color: #2f2f2f\"> inaugural Assistant Director for the First-Generation Student Center in November, which led to the First-Generation Proclamation, where the President declared November as First-Generation College Celebration Month at 秘密研究所.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2023: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ramapo launched the Zetu Nu Chapter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stgenhonors.org\/\">Tri- Alpha<\/a>, a first-generation honor society, inducting its first class of 93 students, faculty, staff, and honorary members.<\/li>\n<li>Ramapo facilitated its inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/first-gen\/legacies-in-the-making\/\">Legacies in the Making<\/a> first-generation summer pre-college program with 43 student participants.<\/li>\n<li>Ramapo joined the FirstGen Forward Network through NASPA, The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More highlights coming soon!<\/p>\n<div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid 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