As announced in the most recent Vermont State University-Wide News, there will be several campus activities celebrating first-generation students and their families tomorrow (Tuesday, November 8th), including:
- Castleton Campus: Events will be held in the Campus Center Atrium from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. where cider and donuts will be served while sharing in writing and video, “it’s important to me to be FG, because…” Later, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., cider and donuts will be served in the Campus Center 1787 Room where there will be more sharing, as well as live music and therapy dogs. The week leading up to November 8, the Calvin Coolidge Library will display books by famous first-gen authors.
- NVU Johnson Campus: Students and staff will table in Stearns Student Center where they will have TRIO items to distribute, a poster to fill out, and a button-maker for students to make their own buttons.
- NVU Lyndon Campus: Faculty and staff will display signs on their office doors that say, “I’m 1st Gen, let’s talk!” Students are invited to write about what being first-gen means to them at a table in the Academic Support Center, where snacks will be served.
- Vermont Tech Campuses: Faculty and staff will display signs indicating their first-gen status on their office doors. Student stories will be shared via video. A table of books by first-gen authors will be on display at the library.
Also keep an eye on the Community College of Vermont’s (CCV) social media (you can find them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram), as well as across CCV campuses and the CCV news magazine CCV Now for recognition and celebration of first-gen students.