SUNY Oneonta inducted its second class of 69 first-generation students into the Alpha Alpha Alpha national honor society during a ceremony on April 23, 2023, at Morris Hall.
Alpha Alpha Alpha, known as Tri-Alpha for short, was founded in 2018 to recognize and celebrate the hard work and academic success of first-generation university students.
Five first-generation SUNY Oneonta faculty and staff members were also inducted:
- George Archundia, Residential Experience & Housing
- Jody Edick, Elementary Ed & Reading, MVCC Program
- Donna Johnson, Undergraduate Admissions
- Christine Krueger, Employee Services
- Diana Moller, College Assistance Migrant Program
Students qualify for induction into Tri-Alpha if they meet the following criteria:
- The student has earned at least 30 credits/semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) in the academic year toward an associate degree or baccalaureate degree.
- The undergraduate student has achieved an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
- Neither of the student's parents, stepparents, nor legal guardians, completed an associate's or bachelor’s degree.