AREA COLLEGE HONORED STUDENTS
WHO ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR
FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE.
DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE'S "TRIO
PROGRAM" HELD A "FIRST
GENERATION DAY" AT THE
CAMPUS LIBRARY IN ELKINS TODAY.
THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED THE
SUCCESS FOUND BY
MANY FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE
STUDENTS.
ORGANIZERS SAY THEY ALSO WANT TO
DRAW
ATTENTION TO THE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES THEY FACE, AND FIND
WAYS TO HELP.
CAROL SUDER-HOWES: "We want to
make sure that people feel
comfortable sharing what is
working, what
is not working.
How do we effectively assist
with students graduating, not
just entering school, but
graduating from
college as well."
DON SUDER-HOWES SAYS PART
OF THE CHALLENGE OF
ENSURING STUDENTS SUCCEED IS
FINDING THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR
THEM AFTER THEY FINISH
HIGH SCHOOL.
DON HEALTH OFFICIALS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY...
DON
...CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
POTENTIAL OUTBREAK OF THE
