Celebrating First-Generation Students
What Is First at Pitt?
Pitt defines a first-generation college student as a student who is the first in their immediate family to attend college.
The First at Pitt initiative identifies, supports, and celebrates our current first-generation students, as well as first-generation faculty, staff, and alumni. These individuals are considered part of the First at Pitt community.
First at Pitt also seeks to identify individuals who are First at Pitt Advocates—faculty and staff that are not first-generation themselves but are committed to supporting first-generation students.
Pitt supports first-generation students through a variety of programs, initiatives, and the actions of countless individuals. First at Pitt is here to connect all of those wonderful programs and individuals together, so our first-generation students and their supporters are easy to recognize!
If you are first-generation, you are First at Pitt. If you are not first-generation, but are committed to supporting first-generation students, you are a First at Pitt Advocate.
First at Pitt
If you are First at Pitt, please help us identify, support, and celebrate you by wearing a First at Pitt shirt or pin, placing a sticker on your door, or by using a First at Pitt virtual background.
First at Pitt Advocates
If you are a First at Pitt Advocate, please help first-generation students identify you by wearing at First at Pitt advocate pin, placing a sticker on your office door, or by using a First at Pitt Advocate virtual background.
To pick up your First at Pitt swag, please visit the Student Success Hub (217 Langley Hall) or download the virtual First at Pitt background and word marks here!
Downloads:
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First at Pitt virtual background
First at Pitt Advocate virtual background
First at Pitt Advocate word mark
Events
The University celebrated First Generation College Celebration Week November 6-10, 2023. View the schedule of events.