Mark your calendars for First-Gen Week, the campus-wide initiative that runs November 4-8, 2024. All week long, we will have a variety of events around campus, kicking off with First-Gen Voices and concluding with our annual First-Gen Celebration on National First-Gen Celebration Day (Nov. 8).
Full list of events coming soon!
First-Gen Voices
Monday, November 4
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
San Jacinto Hall, Multipurpose Room
Kick-off First-Gen Week with First-Gen Voices! Join us for lunch, celebrate your unique story, hear from first-gen campus leaders and keynote speaker Miguel Romano, President of Foundations for Ascension Texas and author of Camino Forward.
First-Gen Celebration
Friday, November 8
1 - 3 p.m.
UT Main Mall
We are excited to celebrate all first-gen members of the UT community–including students, faculty, staff and supporters–at the annual First-Gen Celebration! Stop by for first-gen giveaways, snacks and take advantage of photo opportunities.
Submit Your Event
If you would like to help us celebrate First-Gen Week, Nov. 4-8, by hosting an event, please submit the form below. Events must be hosted and submitted by an official UT Austin department/unit.
Why do we celebrate on November 8?
First-Gen College Celebration (FGCC) is celebrated annually on November 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act (“HEA”) of 1965 by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson. This act created federal financial aid programs to fund students’ educations and made key investments in colleges and universities. Many of the HEA’s programs, particularly the Federal TRIO programs, promote postsecondary access, retention, and completion for today’s limited-income, first-generation college students.