The First Gen Forward Coalition at Ohio State invites members of the Ohio State community to participate in a National First-Generation Celebration on Nov. 8: Celebrating the Unique Experiences of Members of the Ohio State Community Who Identify as First-Generation.
The First Gen Forward Coalition at Ohio State is collaboratively lead by the offices of Student Life, Diversity and Inclusion, and Student Academic Success.
How can you participate? Invite your colleges and units to opportunities below taking place on Friday, Nov. 8.
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Stop by the Center for Belonging and Social Change, Hale Hall, or the Student Academic Services Building Lobby to be pick up FirstGen swag and treats!
- Everyone: Join us on the South Oval at 1:15 p.m. for a FirstGen Celebratory photo! (Rain location: Ohio Union, Keith B. Key Center). Please encourage other to come this and join us yourself!
- Post on social media using the hashtags #CelebrateFirstGen, #OhioStateFirstGenForward, #FirstGenAdvocate. Posts might include your first gen students and staff/faculty, how you support first gen initiatives, your celebration events, and your own first gen stories.
- The workgroup has also created approved branding assets and a First Gen Uniprint store where you can purchase swag to handout at your own location
- Branding Assets – Please use the branding assets folder to share the various Zoom backgrounds and graphics for FirstGen students, faculty, staff and advocates. These branding assets can also be found in our Teams folder.
- The FirstGen store is still open! Most orders have been arriving within a week.
