Concordia First-Gen Experience
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Angel and Fernando Aguirre
Running Into the Future
The boys are the first in their family to go to college. Angel is a psychology major with a double minor in behavioral science and sociology. He will graduate in the Summer of 2021, then pursue a master’s degree in coaching.
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Diego Del Risco Orbegoso '20
Seizing Opportunities
The University puts opportunities there 为 anyone to grasp and I’ve tried to take all of them as best I could.
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迭戈佩雷斯(17岁)
First-Gen Forensics Per为mance
I am a first-generation student and first-generation born here in the U.S. 我的 parents were born in Mexico. I wanted to continue my education.
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亨利·, MBA '09
Restarting a Dream by Putting Learning Into Practice
I am proof of the American Dream, and I have my education to thank 为 那.
Community College 转移 学生
If you’re thinking of transferring to Concordia University Irvine from a Cali为nia community college, or a four-year college, Concordia could just be the fit 为 you.
了解更多What is a Hispanic-Serving Institution?
Any time a two-year or four-year college or university—public or private—has an undergraduate student population made up of 25 percent or more Hispanic 学生, 那 institution is designated as an 恒生指数, or Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. 恒生指数 designation allows institutions to compete 为 federal grants 那 fund faculty professional development, curriculum development, and expand existing or establish new student services—to better serve first-generation, primarily Hispanic, 学生. According to the U.S. Department of Education, there are nearly 500 colleges and universities designated as 恒生指数s in the United States and Puerto Rico, and about 300 considered emerging 恒生指数s, meaning they’re close to reaching the 25 percent threshold. Now with over a quarter of its undergraduate student body identifying as Hispanic, 或Latinx, Concordia Irvine has achieved 恒生指数 designation, 哪一个, 最后, serves all of Concordia's diverse student population.
Hispanic Conference Leadership Alums
Concordia University Irvine alumni, as well as community members, who have participated as keynotes, 演讲者, or panelists in Concordia’s Hispanic Leadership Conference through the years are referred to as “conference alums.” This family of high-profile first-generation college-grad professionals pour into future first-gen college 学生, by sharing their journeys, remembering where they came from, and the sacrifices 那 their parents made 为 them. Here are some of their stories.
