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2024 First-Generation College Student Celebration Week

The University of Michigan and the First-Gen Gateway celebrate first-generation college students November 4th - November 8th 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.





2024 First-Generation College Student Celebration Week

First-Gens @ UM Student Organization Pumpkin Carving Event

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First-Generation Gateway located in the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (3rd floor of the Student Activities Building)
Join First-Gens @ UM student organization for a fall community event of pumpkin carving!
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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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First-Gen on North Campus!

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Duderstadt Center (Chrysler Center Lobby)

Stop in for hot chocolate, coffee and baked goods and pick up some first-gen swag.

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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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Livestream Available (Visible After Registration)

This workshop will share data about first-generation college students at UM and illuminate best practices to use for best serving first-generation college students on campus. It will have an interactive element to provide insights about how we think about first-generation college students and invites participants to share their experiences as first-generation college students or as faculty and staff who work with first-generation college students.


This session will be tailored to faculty, staff, and the broader campus community, but everyone is welcome!


https://umich.zoom.us/j/92690827725

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First-Generation Alumni Panel Discussion and Career Resource Event

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Livestream Available (Visible After Registration)

Join us for a panel discussion featuring first-generation student alumni sharing how they navigated the unique challenges and triumphs first-generation students experience after graduation. 

This event will include a Q&A, an opportunity to learn more about our panelist's professional journeys and share career resources available to UM alumni. 

If you are an alumni, please register for the event here. For current studnets, please register through sessions.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/92538374379

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My First-Gen Legacy - Photo Submission and Gallery Walk for National First-Generation Celebration Day (Information to Come)

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

Everyone is invited to submit a photo of them and their family and community to be printed and placed on the wall in the First-Generation Gateway. During this event, students can submit their photos, which will be printed and placed on the wall, and attendees are invited to come and view this photo installation and enjoy snacks. The photo installation will remain up for the semester. 

There will be a raffle for students submitting photos to receive a gift. 


People who register for this event will receive an email with the photo submission link closer to First-Gen Week. 

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2024 First-Generation College Student Celebration Week
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