{"id":24157,"date":"2024-10-25T18:45:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/?page_id=24157"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:15:53","slug":"national-first-generation-college-celebration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/national-first-generation-college-celebration","title":{"rendered":"National First-Generation College Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Washington Bothell proudly supports the experiences of first-generation students. For the eighth year, the campus, along with the rest of the UW campuses have joined colleges and universities&nbsp;throughout the nation to participate in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/engagement\/first-generation-college-celebration\/first-generation-college-celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National First-Generation College Celebration<\/a>&nbsp;on November 8, UW Bothell will be celebrating on November 5-6, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the NASPA Center for First-Generation Student Success, the day is intended to celebrate the success and presence of first-generation college students, faculty and staff on campuses across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell has also been a <strong>First-Gen Forward<\/strong> campus for the past four years. This status is a recognition of our campus commitment to serving First Generation college students. Each year, our campus reapplies for this status and continues to receive this honorable designation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to show your First-Gen Student pride? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/diversity\/national-first-gen-day\/toolkit\/?_gl=1*bul97s*_ga*MzIzNjUwOTkzLjE3NTQwNTgyOTk.*_ga_3T65WK0BM8*czE3NTkzMzY4MTYkbzM0JGcxJHQxNzU5MzM2ODMyJGo0NCRsMCRoMA..*_gcl_au*OTIxODIzNTk1LjE3NTQwNTgyOTg.*_ga_JLHM9WH4JV*czE3NTkzMzY4MTYkbzM0JGcxJHQxNzU5MzM2ODMyJGo0NCRsMCRoMA..\">Check out the First-Gen Social Media toolkit and Zoom Backgrounds! <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/1-1.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f78e0f1e2ffef5a350c985478ecc967\">November 5, Celebration in the Plaza <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1075b42effdb4a758c3de912e2e16a2\">Join us in the Plaza from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM to celebrate First-Generation students on the first of two celebration days! We will have food, giveaways, and so much more. All students, family, staff, and faculty are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cacb6c5fe9f2293d0161ba15ef20824a\">November 6, Academic &amp; Career Pop Up <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-321f38e3c0cc8e6e5fa18020d639aab9\">Join us in the ARC Overlook from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM for the Academic &amp; Career Pop Up! This event includes a resource fair with support from around campus: advising, Learning Commons, Financial Aid, Club Council, and more! Also, drop-in resume and LinkedIn review, along with a thrift shop for professional clothing! Open to first-generation students, staff, faculty and alumni .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/1-1.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-749778739071494115f20822ff0d543f\">Getting Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b1d0e3ca868c1b053643e3c6927fcb7\">Want to make a difference? Donate to the Career Closet and help First-Generation students access professional clothing for interviews, internships, and career events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27ac8fe2bfe4477551ddf2fbce6665ff\">We are currently accepting gently-worn professional attire through November 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4572d3164a215ee8cbb9f6885db1fde3\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Drop-off locations:<br>UW1 Lobby<br>Makerspace <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88d173f69516bc421450ff3293d79e88\">Thank you for supporting student success at UW Bothell!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    if (typeof ($Trumba) !== 'undefined') {\n        $Trumba.addSpud({\n            webName   : \"bot_StudentAffairs-WelcomeWeek\",\n            spudType  : \"main\",\n            spudConfig: \"\",\n            teaserBase: \"\"\n        });\n    }\n    <\/script>\n\n    \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24162\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/image-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/image-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/image-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/image-1-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/image-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Washington Bothell proudly supports the experiences of first-generation students. 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