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National First-Gen Celebration Week @ Southern Miss
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November 6 – 10, 2023
First-Gen on F.I.R.E.
加入 us for a week of festivities as Southern Miss commemorates National First-Gen Celebration Day, recognized annually on November 8th to celebrate students, staff, and faculty who are the first in their families to pursue and graduate 与 a four-year 学位.
All first-gen students are welcome!
Sponsored by TRIO-Student Support 服务, The Center for Student Success, The McNair Scholars Program, and The Center for Faculty Development.
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Monday, November 6, 2023 | Noon-1:30 p.m. IGNITING the F.I.R.E. 嵌合Kick off First-Gen on Fire Week by checking out our table outside the Fresh Food Company to learn more about the offices and resources available to you and connect 与 fellow first-gen student leaders! |
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Monday, November 6, 2023 | 2:30–4 p.m. The Future of First-Gen is Golden! Paint the Little Rock!Calling all First-Gens to stop by the Ogletree Alumni House to participate in the cherished Southern Miss tradition of painting Little Rock! |
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Monday, November 6, 2023 | 6 p.m. First-Gen Family Feud Game NightMeet and compete 与 your First-Gen student family and test your wits by playing First-Gen Family Feud! Refreshments and other games will be available! |
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | Noon Set Your Fears on FireOur fears, regrets, and disappointments are often the only thing holding us back from being our greatest selves, and it’s time to set them ON FIRE! 加入 us for inspiration to begin the incineration of your fears 与 a live burning activity! |
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | Noon National First-Gen Day Commemorative PhotosFaculty, staff and students at Southern Miss who identify as first-gen are invited to wear your first-gen t-shirt and meet up for a commemorative photo to celebrate National First-Gen Day! In Hattiesburg, join us on the steps of the South End Zone 的米.M. Robert Stadium, and Coastal Operations will gather at the Lofty Returns statue on the north side of Hardy Hall on the Gulf Park campus. Photos at both locations will be at 12:30 p.m. |
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 4–5:30 p.m. First-Gen on F.I.R.E动员大会We are putting the “Celebration” in National First-Generation Celebration Day! 加入 us for a 赛前动员会 to celebrate what it means to truly be First Gen on F.I.R.E. 与 special guests, performances, refreshments, & 奖! |
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Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Noon "Being Present for Your Future" Workshop加入 TRIO-SSS for a workshop 与 Student Counseling 服务 to put out the flames 焦虑的! Come to learn how to better manage and reduce anxiety in the present as you continue to make progress toward your future! |
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Friday, November 10, 2023 | Noon–2 p.m. Lighting the Way Community Service Project“Give light and people will find the way.” 加入 fellow First-Gen Students in “lighting the way for others” during a community service project to aid the Downtown Hattiesburg Association’s Annual Candlelit Christmas 事件! |