Kevin McVay Staff — Dean's Office & Advising Administration PLEASE SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF YOUR FIRST-GENERATION STORY, OR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States when I was a child. I have a large maternal family as my mother was one of fourteen children and grew up in Las Vegas in a large household.…

  Jennifer Guerra Faculty — Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry PLEASE SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF YOUR FIRST-GENERATION STORY, OR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I was the first in my family to attend a college (and then graduate school after that). My family was always supportive of my choice, but I had to learn to be my own advocate early on and navigate college on my own. I have…