November 8 is National First-Generation College Celebration Day! As part of Cornell's First Generation Celebration Week, we turn the spotlight to Dannemart Pierre, the Peggy J. Koenig ’78 Associate Dean of Students for Student Empowerment and Director of First-Generation & Low-Income Student Support, as she seeks to meet students' needs and empower them through supportive resources and programs. “FGLI students are trailblazers! They bravely chart territory unfamiliar to their families and communities of care, oftentimes without the necessary emotional or social support from those communities," Pierre says. "This isn’t just about being a student. FGLI students are tasked with being the leaders, educators, interpreters, financial supporters, and advocates for themselves and their families. It is all encompassing,” As a former first-generation, low-income student, Dannemart is inspired, encouraged, and excited by the opportunity to merge lived experience with growing industry resear...