First Gen Events

Hartford Campus: First Gen Pop Up Event

Learn more about what events we have planned for the week and kick off First Gen Week with us with goodies, merch and pictures. Special guest appearance by Officer Carson and Officer Tildy!
HTB Atrium from 12:30pm-2:00pm

Waterbury Campus: First Gen Pop Up Event

Campus partners and resources for First Gen students will be available. Plus- Free First Gen T- shirts, Selfie Station & Refreshments
WREC Building 402 from 12:30pm-2:00pm

Storrs Campus: Law School Admissions for First Gen:

First Gen UConn Law students will present on the admission process and taking the LSAT.
MCHU 108 at 7pm

Hartford Campus: First Gen Cultural Festival

Celebrate and embrace the rich diversity and many cultures UConn Hartford is make up of and its intersection with students who identify as First Gen. Enjoy and array of cultural foods and come dressed in your cultural/ traditional attire. Joining the festivities will be UConn Hartford Academic Achievement Center, Undergraduate Student Government, Gender/ Sexuality Alliance, World Culture Organization, Muslim Student Association, Empowered Women's Collective, & South Asian Student Association.
HTB Atrium from 5pm- 7pm

Storrs Campus: Resource Fair

Campus partners and resources for First Gen Students will be available. Plus- free First Gen t shirts, swag, & refreshments!
Rowe Atrium from 12pm-2pm

All Campuses: First Gen Giving Day!

Support our First Gen Initiatives by donating to the First Gen Fund. To make a donation click here!

All Campuses: Pursuing Post-Undergraduate Education as a First-Gen Student

Are you a first-generation student interested in pursuing graduate-level education? Join First-Gen DEI Ambassador Paige Mitchell and Graduate students Avery Caya and Pedro Badillo in an information session discussing post-undergraduate education. We will be discussing what it means to pursue graduate school, the transition process to graduate education, non-traditional post-undergraduate options, ways to fund graduate education, and how we at the UConn Center for Career Development can help you through this process. If you require accommodations to attend this event, please email career@uconn.edu.
Learn more and register here.

All Campuses: Women's Basketball Game Shout Out

Wear your First Gen t shirt and sit with other First Gen Students! Groups will be featured on the jumbotron during the game!
XL Center, Hartford at 7pm

Hartford Campus: Breaking Barriers

Engage in conversations addressing the cultural barriers our communities encounter when seeking mental health support and how to normalize mental health support for First Gen college students. Special guest speaker: Eileen Echevarria, LPC with over 13 years of experience in the field.
HTB 228 from 12pm-2pm

Waterbury Campus: First Gen Panel Discussion

Attend a panel discussion for First Gen students, faculty and staff. Dinner will be served. Guest panelist: Representative Geraldo Reyes
MPR from 12:30am-1:30pm

Storrs Campus: Navigating the Future: Pre-Health Advising

Hear from students and staff on exploring the health professions as a first-generation student and what you need to know to succeed.
Asian American Cultural Center, Student Union Rooms 424-436 from 1pm-2pm

All Campuses: Tri- Alpha Induction Ceremony

The First Gen honor society UConn, Alpha Alpha Alpha will induct their third cohort of members
MCHU 102 at 7:30pm

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