First-Gen Week celebrates FLI students through campus partnerships, resources

The First-Generation and Low-Income Student Success Center (FLISSC) kicked off First-Gen Week last Monday with a resource fair in White Plaza, bringing campus organizations and student support services together to connect first-generation and low-income (FLI) students with resources. The kickoff launched a week of programming that ran Nov. 2-8 under the theme “Creating What’s Possible,” highlighting that first-generation and low-income students should have access to resources and a sense of belonging on campus. FLISSC student staff organized the week’s events, many of which were funded by the Undergraduate Senate (UGS) and Graduate Student Council (GSC). The tabling event saw 16 campus partners set up in White Plaza, offering academic, financial and career support, with food, raffles and music provided by organizations including the Doerr School of Sustainability and Teach For America.

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