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SEID connects FirstGen students to career resources

SEID connects FirstGen students to career resources
First-generation week celebrates student accomplishments.
Monica Salazar-Jimenez and Caleb Jonker November 10, 2021

National FirstGen week began on Nov. 8 and continues until Nov. 12. In past years, Student Enrichment and Intercultural Development dedicated one day a year for FirstGen students, according to assistant director of SEID Lester Larios. In 2020, SEID hosted a full week of events online due to the COVID-19...

Being an essential worker has reframed the value of work

Being an essential worker has reframed the value of work
Working amid a pandemic emphasizes the importance of adaptability.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor December 4, 2020

The streets were quiet, void of any usual traffic. There was an eerie calm all around me as I drove to work. It seemed as if the entire world was sleeping. Most Monday mornings consisted of a busy commute to work, dodging an endless stream of cars and trucks along Imperial Highway. However, it all stopped....

Students celebrate National FirstGen Day

Biola kicks off National FirstGen day by encouraging students to share their unique challenges and stories.
Biola’s growing number of FirstGen students commemorate their unique challenges and stories.
Jodie Stock November 8, 2019

This Friday, faculty and students shared moving stories about their experiences as FirstGen students at Biola’s third annual celebration of National FirstGen Day, organized by Student Enrichment and Intercultural Development. Biola defines FirstGen students as those whose parents did not complete an...

FirstGen succeeds in beginning stages

Group of first-gen students in Blackstone lobby
Biola’s new FirstGen Program has a successful first month.
Daisy Gonzalez, Writer September 21, 2016
Biola’s new FirstGen Program has a successful first month.