Focus on First Generation Symposium

Symposium Agenda

Hollings Special Collections Library Foyer

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Registration and Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsored by Aramark

Hollings Special Collections Library Program Room

9:30 – 9:35 AM

Welcome Remarks
Julian R. Williams, J.D.
Vice President for Access, Civil Rights, and Community Engagement
Office of Access and Opportunity

9:35 – 9:50 AM

FG @ USC
Shelley Haddock Dempsey, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Graduation and Retention
Office of the Provost

9:50 – 9:55 AM

Introduction of First-Generation Student Panel
Althea Counts, M.Ed.
Director
TRIO Programs

9:55 – 10:40 AM

My Story: Unchartered Territories, Limitless Possibilities
First-Generation Student Panel

Panel Moderator
Erica Lake, Ph.D.
Interim Assistant Dean for Opportunity and Engagement
Director of Corporate Engagement
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

Panelist
Sandy Abdelnabi
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Junior)

Megan Badinski
Civil Engineering (Junior)

Nabeeha Baig
Public Health (Senior)

Jeremiah Fambrough
Civil Engineering (Sophomore)

Keyonne McKnight
Biological Sciences (Senior)

10:40 – 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 – 10:55 AM

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Kimberly Seibles, Ed.D.
Program Manager of Operations and Faculty Events
Center for Teaching Excellence

10:55 – 11:50 AM

Keynote Address
Darris R. Means, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Dean’s Faculty Scholar in Equity, Justice, and Rural Education
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Break

12:00 – 12:50 PM

Lunch and Roundtable Discussions
Approaching the First-Generation Experience
Lunch Sponsored by Aramark

12:50 PM- 1:20 PM

Lightning Round Scholarly Presentations

12:50 – 1:00 PM	Internship in Psychology at the Richland County Sheriff's Department: The Impact of Mentorship on the Propensity to Succeed Loren Tharp, Ph.D. Instructor Psychology Ale Burdiss First-Generation Student Psychology (Senior)
1:00- 1:10 PM	Thriving in Residence: Equitable and Engaging Communities Lara Lomicka Anderson, Ph.D. Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies Office of the Provost
1:10-1:20 PM	First-Generation Student Success at USC Columbia Olivia Mace First Generation Student Magellan Scholar (Spring 2024) Psychology (Junior)

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM

Closing Remarks
Matt E. Thatcher, Ph.D.
Interim Director
Center for Teaching Excellence

Center for Teaching Excellence