First-Gen Advocates (FGA) is a registered student organization at University Park that aims to amplify first-gen students' voices while building a community for first-gen students at Penn State. FGA and the Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success offer personal, leadership, and career development opportunities. The organization’s student leaders work to provide important resources to support student success and host social events for first-generation students to network and connect. The Center advises FGA and works closely with them to cultivate first-generation student leadership excellence to help the org and its leaders in their partnership-building and advocacy work.

FGA Events, Information, and Opportunities:

• FGA student org website
• FGA student leadership opportunities

FGA premiere meetings events include:

• Monthly General Body Meetings
• Bi-weekly College Ambassador Meetings
• Oct: Music B1NGO for Parents and Families Weekend
• Nov 8: HUB Party and Community Night to celebrate National First-Gen Celebration Day
• First-Gen Career and Leadership Development Opportunities

All current students at University Park are invited to join FGA. Find out more here.