Outstanding Grad: Annie Koppes
As a first-generation student and founder of the CSU Musicology Club with a strong interest in musician representation, Annie Koppes has left a legacy of ambition, drive and resiliency here at CSU.
Tag: "First-generation students"
First Generation Award: Breaking barriers and succeeding
Since 1984, the First Generation Award scholarship program at CSU has been responsible for helping thousands of first-generation students graduate.
Communication research team seeks first-generation alumni for study
A group of researchers from the Department of Communication Studies is launching a study to identify ways in which first-generation undergraduate students have successfully navigated the completion of their degree.
Outstanding Grad: Shayne Weber, College of Liberal Arts
Shayne Weber, a first-generation transfer student, faced many challenges getting to graduation with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from CSU.
Outstanding Grad: Anthony Laurita, College of Liberal Arts
Laurita is headed to Washington, D.C., to work before applying to grad schools with the goal of joining government, ideally the Department of State.
Outstanding Grad: Janae Brown, College of Liberal Arts
Brown will give the student address at the College of Liberal Arts Commencement, then begin a two-year stint with Teach for America in Denver elementary schools, as she contemplates graduate school.