National First-Generation College Celebration Day Event

National First-Generation College Celebration Day

November 8

Wright State will join campuses nationwide November 8 for National First-Generation College Celebration Day. Please join us at 10 a.m. in the Student Union Atrium, lower level, for a special event to demonstrate our appreciation for first-generation students. If you are, or were, the first in your family to attend or graduate from college, you are our special guest!

University President Susan Edwards, Ph.D., will kick off this event with remarks at 10 a.m. What follows over the next two hours will include:

• 360 video/photo booth
• Refreshments
• Music
• Networking
• Encouragement quotes display from alumni, graduates, and first-generation supporters

The National First-Generation Celebration Day is coordinated by the Council for Opportunity in Education and the NASPA Center for First-Generation Student Success. This nationwide event helps encourage communities to better understand barriers to higher education and the support necessary for this critical and resilient population to continue thriving.

We hope you will join Wright State in acknowledging and elevating first-generation student and alumni identities and contributions. Use the hashtag #CelebrateFirstGen. Celebrate with us!