University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's First-Generation College Celebration
November 8

2023 First-Generation College Celebration

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is enthusiastically hosting First-Generation Celebration Week November 6th-10th 2023. With over 50% of the UW-Green Bay student population identifying as First-Gen, this is the third year UW-Green Bay will be celebrating National First-Gen College Student Celebration Day, but the first time there will be an entire week of events dedicated to celebrating First-Gen students. A true campus collaboration, The First Gen Student Success Collaborative has coordinated efforts across the university at all four campuses, to provide a variety of impactful events to support student success and showcase support and opportunities for First-Gen students. The week-long event will include:

• Career Closet open houses
• Family Pressures: Encanto movie screening, student panel & discussion
• National First-Gen College Student Celebration Day Tabling in high-traffic areas with treats, giveaways and activities
• 1st Annual First-Gen Impact Awards
• Financial Wellness Fair

On November 8th, National First-Gen College Student Celebration Day, UW-Green Bay will be hosting the inaugural First-Gen Impact Awards that will be held each fall to recognize first-generation students and celebrate faculty, staff and student innovations and achievements which lead to first generation college student success.

UW-Green Bay is also debuting the Financial Wellness Fair during First-Gen Celebration Week. The event will have a Keynote by Professor and Head of Personal Financial Planning Program, Dr. Preston Cherry. The event will also feature personal finance sessions, credit & fraud education, paying for college & financing your education information, and campus financial resources. This is a great opportunity for our first-gen students and will be available in-person and virtually. Many instructors are giving class credit for attending.

First-generation students are resilient problem solvers, navigating higher education without a parental model or roadmap. UW-Green Bay continuously works to improve the outcomes and experiences of first-generation college students and looks forward to celebrating during First-Gen Celebration Week.

In this week’s ‘Minute with Mike,’ Mike shares his appreciation and excitement for all that we do to support the more than 50% First Generation students that attend UW-Green Bay. Listen to Mike’s full comments here, and let’s celebrate these outstanding students on First Generation Student Celebration Day next week!