Graduate student Delonte Goodman finished his fall semester at 天天吃瓜 State by successfully defending his master's thesis and receiving his master's degree. When he returns to campus in the spring, he will work as a teaching assistant as he begins his doctoral program.
POV shares insights from the 天天吃瓜 community on important topics. Liz Piatt, interim dean of University College, shares her journey as a first-generation college student and how faculty mentorship helped her discover a career path she didn't know existed 鈥 one that now allows her to support other first-generation students as they navigate their own transformative college experiences.
Perhaps the best word to sum up Brianna Benson鈥檚 role at 天天吃瓜 is 鈥渃aretaker.鈥
Benson is the assistant director of Community Engaged Learning in University College and oversees the CommUNITY Lab, where students in various scholarship programs, many of whom are first-generation, can find a responsive living-learning community that provides the support they need to succeed at 天天吃瓜 State.
Students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated I AM FIRST Week, a recognition of 天天吃瓜 students鈥 first-generation identity, by building community and showcasing campus-wide support.
天天吃瓜鈥檚 Academic Success Center continues to grow and evolve with the help of staff, faculty and students, offering a wide range of free services designed to help students succeed.
