12:00-12:15: Welcome and Invocation by Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, President, St. Mary's College
12:15-12:25: "Introduction and Acknowledgements" Professor Phylis C. Martinelli and Professor Dana R. Herrera
12:25-12:50: Keynote Address: Dr. Laura Nichols, Sociology Department, Santa Clara University, Center for Multicultural Learning, “"Entering the Ivory Tower": Exporing the Differences and Similarities Between First and Continuing Generation College Students.”
12:50-1:10: "Foundation Generation Website" by Elizabeth Cruz and Brenna Biggs
1:10-1:30: “On Being First Generation in Academia” by SMC Professor Mary McCall and Professor Lino Rivera
1:30-1:40: “Bridging the great divide : a comprehensive approach to counseling first-generation college-bound students” by Amy Gonzalez, SMC Assistant Director of Admissions
1:40-1:50: “Introducing the Counseling Center Brochure” by Jaime Epstein
1:50-2:00: Q & A session
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