First-Gen Terps Quiz

What is a First-Gen student? Could you be one?

First-Gen Quiz

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question 1

Who is a First-Gen student?

Someone whose parents/ guardians did not graduate from college

a

Someone fearlessly creating a college legacy

B

C

Both A and B.

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A First-Generation Student is any student whose parents/ guardians did not graduate from a college or university. First-Generation students are fearlessly creating a college legacy. At UMD, we support and applaud FirstGen Terps.

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question 2

True

a

False

B

True or false: About 20 percent UMD undergraduates are First-Gen Terps?

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About 20% or nearly 1 in 5 UMD undergraduates are First-Generation students.

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question 3

To commemorate National First-Generation College Celebration Day

a

It’s the anniversary of the emancipation proclamation

B

Why is #FearlessFirst celebrated on Nov. 8?

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National First-Generation College Student Day is held on Nov. 8, the anniversary of the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which expanded higher education access to historically marginalized students.(The anniversary of the emancipation proclamation is Jan. 1.)

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question 4

A website: FirstGenTerps

a

Books by First-Gen authors

B

Tutoring & Academic Success

c

All.

d

Resources available to First-Gen Terps include:

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In addition to two websites: First-Gen Terps and Tutoring & Academic Success, UMD Libraries has put together a list of books available in the libraries by FirstGen authors, including UMD alum Elizabeth Acevedo MFA ’15, author of “The Poet X.”

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question 5

a

Dr. Patricia (Patty) A. Perillo, Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Georgina Dodge, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

B

Both.

C

Who is a First-Gen student?

Dr. Patricia (Patty) A. Perillo, Vice President for Student Affairs (left) and Dr. Georgina Dodge, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion (right) are both First-Generation College Students.

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question 6

President Barack Obama

a

Oprah Winfrey

B

Sonia Sotomayor

c

All.

d

Who else is a First-Gen Student?

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President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor are all First-Generation College Students.

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Thanks for learning more about First-Generation College Students!

Well-Done!