This is a final reminder and invitation for you to stop by the SSW Admissions table in the Gallery this Friday, November 8th between 2:00-3:30 p.m. for free cupcakes, swag, and a button to show your support of #UWFirstGen students, staff and faculty!
LOCATION: UW School of Social Work building on the Seattle campus; our table will be setup in the “Gallery” (first floor of the building, between the ground floor and second floor).
Visit our table to celebrate what it means to #BeTheFirst by getting your free #CelebrateFirstGen button and taking a photo to share on SSW’s Instagram @uwsocialwork to recognize and elevate the voices of first-generation scholars.
We are also seeking submissions from students, staff and faculty interested in volunteering a photo and one or two sentence quote (or longer story), in response to “what being first-gen means to you” – if you’d like to participate, please e-mail your photo and quote to sswinfo@uw.edu, for future use on social media and our website/materials for prospective SSW students.
You can pick up a first-gen buttonhttps://www.washington.edu/diversity/national-first-gen-day/buttons/ at the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, or by visiting our table in the SSW Gallery on November 8th; if you’d like a button before then, just stop by the front desk of SSW Admissions (Suite 023) and we’ve got one ready for you now!
See the SSW Admissions first-gen celebration page<http://socialwork.uw.edu/admissions/firstgencelebration> for more details, and be sure to explore the larger UW National First-Generation College Celebration https://www.washington.edu/diversity/national-first-gen-day/ website for info about related campus events https://www.washington.edu/diversity/national-first-gen-day/events/ – including Nov. 8th campus social hour gatherings for first-gen graduate students (RSVP recommended) where first-gen students can get free professional headshot photos and meet other first-gen grad students from across UW.
The University of Washington proudly supports the experiences of first-generation students. For the third straight year, the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses are joining colleges and universities throughout the nation to participate in the National First-Generation College Celebration https://firstgen.naspa.org/events/2018-first-generation-college-celebration on November 8, 2019. 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. Even if you’re not on campus November 8th, help UW #CelebrateFirstGen via social media and by exploring the URLs above for engagement opportunities.
