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2023 First-Generation College Student Celebration Week

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The University of Michigan and the First-Gen Gateway celebrates first-generation college students October 30th - November 3rd in honor of National First-Generation College Student Day! All week long, we will be putting on events to support and bring visibility to the nearly 4,000 first-generation college students on our campus.





2023 First-Generation College Student Celebration Week

First-Gen College Week Kickoff - Coffee and Snacks at the First-Gen Gateway

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Student Activities Building - 3017 (First-Generation Gateway located in the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (3rd floor of the Student Activities Building))

Kickoff the University of Michigan's First-Generation College Student Celebration Week with the Gateway! Stop in for a free First-Gen t-shirt, coffee, snacks, and learn more about our programming and resources!

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Agency and Affirmation: Supporting our First-Gen Trailblazers (A special session for university faculty, staff, and community)

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There are 4,000 first-generation college students at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. How do we best support them, both inside and outside of the classroom? Join us for a special virtual training session facilitated by First-Generation Gateway Program Director Terra Molengraff and Director of Kessler Scholars Program and Cohort-Based Scholarships Adan Hussain to explore strategies to affirm and support first-generation college students on our campus. 

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First-Gen on North Campus!

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Duderstadt Center (Duderstadt Connector Hall)
Stop in for hot chocolate, coffee and baked goods and pick up some first-gen swag.
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First-Generation College Students @ UM - Gratitude and Share Your Story Event

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Student Activities Building - 3017 (First-Generation Gateway located in the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (3rd floor of the Student Activities Building))

Celebrate First-Generation College Student Celebration Week with the First Gen College Students @ UM (FGCS@UM)! Contribute your gratitude on the Gateway’s Gratitude Tree and share your story and hear the stories with fellow first-gens!



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First-Gen Mentor Meet

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Student Activities Building - 3003

Interested in a post-graduate education, advice for navigating undergrad, or seeking out a mentor for the upcoming school year? Join the First-Gen Gateway in the atrium of the Student Activities Building for snacks and a first-of-its-kind “speed mentoring” event! We’ve assembled a cohort of first-generation graduate students (MPP, MBA, and more!), law students, and PHD students for “speed-dating” styled small-group discussion and socializing. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage for a set time with each of the potential mentors, and formally connect with them if they would like to seek a mentor/mentee relationship. 


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First-Gen Day of Visibility

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Mason Hall (Mason Hall, Posting Wall)

Join us for the culmination of First-Generation College Student Celebration Week at the Mason Hall Posting Wall by sharing your experience in an interactive photo event with CAPS! We’ll be donning our First-Generation apparel (and you can too!) 


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2023 First-Generation College Student Celebration Week
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