Support Our First-Gens
Support Our First-Gens
Supporting Our First-Gen Students
First-generation college students are driven, passionate, and inspirational to their families and friends. Did you know that the median parental income for first-generation students is less than HALF of that of their continuing-generation peers? You can help Rowan first-generation students by giving to the Flying First Fund.
Flying First Annual Report, 2022-2023
National statistics show that, without support, first-generation students are more likely to have difficulty finding their place in college and in navigating higher education culture. According to Dr. Penny Myers, cochair of the First-Generation Task Force, national statistics show that first-gen students drop out of college at four times the rate of their peers whose parents have completed post-secondary education. Flying First works to counteract that by providing vast resources to first-generation students, their families, and to the faculty members and staff who teach and mentor them.
Review key highlights for the Flying First program, including:
- Earning the First-Gen Forward Designation
- Raising over $14,000
- Receiving a grant from the NASPA Center for First Generation Student Success
- Book awards for first-gen students
- Establishing the first-gen honor society
- First-gen statistics at Rowan University
- And more!
Scholarship Information
Learn more about the amazing donors who have recently established scholarships supporting first-generation college students:
Charles & Gina Pusloski
Beginning a Movement to Drive Their Alma Mater Forward
Private Donors
New Rowan Fund Supports First-Gen, Underrepresented Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Martyn & Cheryl Gallus
Announcing the Martyn & Cheryl Gallus Flying First Scholarship
