{"628643":{"#nid":"628643","#data":{"type":"event","title":"First-Gen Day Celebration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn November 2017,\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coenet.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECouncil for Opportunity in Education\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(COE) partnered with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for First-Generation Student Success\u003C\/a\u003E, to launch the inaugural First-Generation College Celebration. The now annual event, which is held each year on November 8 to commemorate the anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965, encourages colleges and universities across the country to celebrate the successes of the institution\u0026#39;s first-generation faculty, staff, and students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross the country, \u003Cstrong\u003ENational First-Gen Day is November 8, 2019\u003C\/strong\u003E. This year we will celebrate First Gen students at Georgia Tech with a sticker awareness campaign and interactive tabling event hosted by The Office of Parent \u0026amp; Family Programs, New Student \u0026amp; Transition Programs, STAR, Admissions, and The First-Generation Student Organization. The event will be on Tech\u0026nbsp;Walkway Friday November 8, 2019 from 10:00am-2:00pm. We encourage you to join in our sticker campaign by stopping\u0026nbsp;by our tabling event on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 10:00am-2:00pm. There\u0026nbsp;will be stickers for advocates, faculty, and first-generation students.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;We would love the support of the Georgia Tech community\u0026nbsp;in advancing an asset-based national narrative on first-generation student experiences and outcomes. Use November 8 to encourage campus communities to better understand the systemic barriers plaguing higher education and the supports necessary for this important and resilient population to continue thriving.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMark your calendars and wear your stickers proudly!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Are you a first generation student? Come celebrate on Tech Green on November 8!"}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2019-11-06 11:33:55","changed_gmt":"2019-11-06 11:35:26","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2019-11-08T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2019-11-08T14:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2019-11-08T14:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2019-11-08 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2019-11-08 19:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2019-11-08 19:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628644":{"id":"628644","type":"image","title":"First-Gen Day Celebration 2019","body":null,"created":"1573040102","gmt_created":"2019-11-06 11:35:02","changed":"1573040102","gmt_changed":"2019-11-06 11:35:02","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239421","name":"first gen day.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/first%20gen%20day.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/first%20gen%20day.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1410425,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/first%20gen%20day.png?itok=6qNEpIvX"}}},"media_ids":["628644"],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"428961","name":"Health and Well-Being"},{"id":"271521","name":"New Student and Sophomore Programs"},{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"},{"id":"322561","name":"Student Diversity Programs"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4212","name":"celebration"},{"id":"177855","name":"first-gen"},{"id":"182255","name":"first generation students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETyler Barker\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\ntyler.barker@studentlife.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}