GenerationOne
Be a part of GenerationOne!
Are you the first in your family to go to college? If so, the GenerationOne Living Learning Community at Virginia Tech is a place where you can share the unique triumphs and challenges of navigating college life as a first-gen student with others!
Located in Pritchard Hall, this welcoming community is open to all first-generation students. This community features programming and a course that celebrates the first-gen identity. We aim to create community, promote lifelong learning, welcome diverse ideas, instill values, and cultivate a strong academic identity.
A student is identified as a first-generation college student if neither parent or guardian has earned a bachelor's degree at a four-year college or university.
- Uniting students around the shared identity of being a first-generation college student
- Connecting students to an in-residence professional and student staff who share these interests and are committed to engaging students and developing sustained relationships with them
- Connecting an academic and social community that functions as a multidimensional support network for students
- Connecting students with programs and people that will support their success at Virginia Tech
- A dedicated peer mentor to help you navigate your first year of college
- Student success workshops and ambassadors to develop a student success plan and help you sharpen your academic success skills
- Increase your social and academic confidence
- Participation in community service that engages you with the campus and local community
- Gain practical advice, encouragement, and support
- Must be a first-generation college student
- All GenerationOne first-year students are expected to enroll in a one-credit History course, "History of the First-Generation Student Identity." More information will be provided in the summer about how to enroll.
For additional information, contact the GenerationOne Director at firstgen@vt.edu.