First Generation College Celebration Week (FGEN Week) is a special week dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the achievements of first-generation college students and their contributions to the UP community. During FGEN Week, we will host at least one event each day, designed to engage and inspire our first-gen community. We look forward to welcoming everyone across campus to join in. (Read More).
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Calling All First-Generation UP Staff and Faculty!
Help us celebrate our first-generation students! With the upcoming National First-Generation week, we would like to create a database of First-Generation faculty and staff we can point to as resources for this population as well as a resource for each other. If you are a faculty or staff member that identifies as a first-generation college student/graduate and would like to assist with this effort, you can complete a brief online form to be included in the database. (Read More).
FGEN (First Generation) Week Story Circle (Nov. 11)
Story Circle, Friday, November 11, from 3:30 p.m.–5 p.m. in the Terrace Room. Attention all FGEN, international students, friends, supporters, faculty, and staff, please join us to dive deeper into ourselves and connect with peers/colleagues on campus. We ask you to reflect on your experiences outside of your time at UP through a UNESCO-model story […]
National FGEN (First Generation) Week (Nov. 7–11)
Attention faculty, staff, and students! Join us as we celebrate National FGEN Day with a week of programming and activities! Events are scheduled each day starting Monday with t-shirt distribution, followed by events for students, and culminating with our Story Circle Friday afternoon, open to ALL students, faculty, and staff. UP Athletics will recognize FGEN […]
Are You the First To Go to College?
A First-Generation (FGEN) college student is defined as an individual who attends college when neither of their parents/guardians earned a 4-year college degree. The Shepard Academic Resource Center is developing programming specifically for UP First-Generation (FGEN) students and can use your help! Currently, 36% of our incoming students are FGEN, the highest number in our […]
Are You First In Your Family to Go to College?
A First-Generation (FGEN) college student is defined as when an individual attends college when neither their mother nor father earned a 4-year college degree. The Shepard Academic Resource Center supports programming specifically for UP First-Generation (FGEN) students, and can use the help of faculty and staff. We would love to update our master roster of […]