Clarion University is a safe place for all students to get an education and determine what their next steps in life will be. Those students who are the first in their families to go to college are keenly aware of why they are here and exhibit the tenacity which helps them reach graduation and success thereafter. Being the First to Fly carries with it a sense of pride, duty and its own special kind of drive. This issue is filled with stories of those students who are groundbreakers in their families, at Clarion and beyond.