First-Gen Week
Monday, November 4, 2024
12:00 am - 12:00 am
First Gen Day is celebrated on November 8th and is the day that we celebrate first-generation students who are the first in their family to attend a four-year university including those who are the first in their family to attend a four-year university in the United States.
We celebrate First-Gen Day on November 8th in honor of the day that Lydon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act (“HEA”) of 1965. This act has since contributed to the aiding of recruitment, retention, and completion of many college students across the United States
First-Generation
College
Celebration
(FGCC)
is
an
annual
opportunity
to
raise
awareness
of
the
first-generation
college
student
identity
by
advancing
an
asset-based,
national
narrative
of
these
students’
experiences
and
outcomes.
Visit
the
FirstGenForward
(FGF,
formerly
the
Center
for
First-generation
Student
Success)
site
here!
Due to the vast First-Generation student population at the University of Houston, the Center for Student Empowerment has planned a weeklong celebration. Across campus departments are preparing events ranging from community building, luncheons, and workshops focusing on First-Gen student engagement. All festivities build up to First Gen Bash on November 8th and will be held in Student Center South Houston Rm from 2 pm to 5 pm. Event details to be updated as date gets closer.
Click here to learn more about First-Gen Week
Contact Info:
Center
for
Student
Empowerment
(713)
743-6032
uhcse@central.uh.edu
Student
Service
Building
1
4365
Cougar
Village
Dr,
Houston
Tx,
77204
RM
320
- Cost
- Free