First-Generation Celebration Week!
November 2-8
First-Gen Week is almost here! Charlotte celebrates National First-Generation College Student Day (November 8) all week! From November 2-8, get excited to meet and greet with other First-Generation Niners, get some free swag, and celebrate your First-Generation identity. Be the First 5 students at an event during First-Gen Week and receive an exclusive gift!
First-Generation Kickoff, Belk Plaza, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Welcome to First-Gen Week! Come start off First-Gen Week reminding yourself that YOU are a STAR! Swing by to grab a warm drink, snack, swag and a star keychain! Come learn about our week full of events all while celebrating you are a STAR!
Tri-Alpha Induction, Halton Reading Room, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. [Registration Required]
All new members of Tri-Alpha and their guests are invited to be recognized at this semester’s induction ceremony. Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of First-Gen Niners, and share more about how the organization plans to make an impact on campus.
Grocery Bingo, Cone Center, Lucas Room, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
As a part of the NC Hunger Challenge, Jamil Niner Student Pantry and I Am A First-Gen Niner are teaming up. Join us for First-Gen Grocery Bingo! Have fun, learn about resources, and maybe win a prize!
First-Gen Full Circle, Career Center, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
We invite you to join us during First Gen Celebration Week and Alumni Takeover Month as we welcome back fellow First Gen Niners to share their academic and professional journeys with students. The event features a moderated Q&A session, followed by light refreshments and an opportunity to connect. This is a relaxed gathering. Please come as you are!
First-Generation Cookout, Star Quad/Library Quad, 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Join us for our annual First-Gen Cookout! You bring the vibes, we have the food! With music, giveaways, and food, we celebrate being First together. Join us at 11 a.m. to claim your F1RST and Proud T-Shirt for our First-Gen photo on the Star Quad steps!
First-Gen Excellence Celebration, Popp Martin Student Union 340, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.,
Join us for an evening of recognizing and celebrating first-generation excellence. At this celebration our excellence award winners will be announced!
For the First: Grad Edition, Cone Center, Lucas Room, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For the First: Graduate Edition is a series of workshops aimed to help graduating First-Generation students in the transition into their post-graduate futures.
It’s National First-Generation College Celebration Day! Spend today celebrating yourself and your accomplishment of being first. Faculty/Staff tag us @clt_belong with photos from when you were First. First-Gen Niners tag us @clt_belong, telling us WHY you are Proud to be First.
