Soon-to-be graduate goes beyond first-generation expectations
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(Ashland, Ore.) 鈥 To describe Nansi Cortes simply as a first-generation college student and soon-to-be 麻豆传媒女神 graduate would ignore both her personal history and her family鈥檚 unwavering support.
Nansi鈥檚 immigrant parents, whom she said had 鈥渓ower than a grade school education,鈥 were nonetheless aware of education鈥檚 potential impact on their children. So they were all in when Nansi was in eighth grade at Medford鈥檚 McLoughlin Middle School and became eligible for the SOU/McLoughlin Bulldogs-to-Raiders partnership, a to learn about higher education and receive extra help with coursework.
Nansi, a senior in the SOU Honors College, will receive her bachelor鈥檚 degree at the commencement ceremony in June. She has served as a student mentor, a teaching assistant and a lead student assistant in the university鈥檚 Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. And she already has been accepted into the SOU master鈥檚 degree program in Clinical in Mental Health Counseling.
