All Week

Campus Digital Showcase

We will be celebrating our first-generation faculty and staff at Southwestern all week through a digital showcase. Be sure to check screens throughout campus for our highlights!

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Monday, November 4, 2024

First Generation Perspectives Panel & Mixer | 3:30 p.m.  – 5:30 p.m. | Prothro Center Atrium

Learn more about First Generation perspectives from our student, staff, and faculty panel while enjoying appetizers and refreshments sponsored by Captain’s Academy. Submit your questions ahead of time.

• Elvis Marin ’26, Music Performance Major
• Riley Wolfe ’25, Biology Major
• Carin Perilloux, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology
• Maurice Wilson, Ph.D., Director of the Professor John Score II Learning Commons

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

J.E.D.I. Table Talk | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | McCombs Campus Center - Concourse

Come by the Concourse to pick up your free celebration gear and learn more about the intersectionality of being First-Generation!

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Creative Care Fair | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Smith Library Center - First Floor

Take a break and channel your creative side with a variety of DIY crafts while enjoying snacks and refreshments sponsored by Captain’s Academy and Distinctive Collections.

 

LatinXcel Movie Night: First-Gen Edition | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Olin 110

Watch A Million Miles Away with us — an inspiring true story about José Hernández, a Mexican-American first-generation college student and NASA flight engineer who defied the odds to reach the stars. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable screening, complete with delicious snacks to enjoy sponsored by LatinXcel and Student Activities.