1OF1 #FIRSTGENTERPS: Community, Culture & Career Night
November 8, 2023 | 5-7:30 pm | Register through Handshake
Location: 3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing – Resource Room (University Career Center)
Are you a first-generation college student (FGCS) eager to supercharge your career prospects and connect with like-minded peers, mentors, and professionals? Look no further!
As we celebrate National First-Generation College Celebration Day, the University Career Center is excited to present the 1OF1 #FIRSTGENTERPS Program – an event celebrating YOU, empowering your career aspirations, and providing you with resources to navigate and enhance your career readiness as a #FIRSTGENTERP.
WHO ARE #FIRSTGENTERPS?
“A first-generation college student at UMD is defined as “a student whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have not completed a bachelor’s degree,” which means that you will be the first one to begin an educational legacy for your family by being 1 OF 1 #FIRSTGENTERPS (University of Maryland).
CAREER PANEL REPRESENTATIVE:
- Abijah Howell (Accenture)
- Solmary Zayas (Berkeley Research Group)
- Jenny Sak (University of Maryland)
Program Outline: (I) CHECK-IN & WELCOMES (II) FIRST-GEN PAIR, SHARE & CONNECT (III) FIRST-GEN ALUMNI CAREER PANEL (IV) FIRST-GEN PAIR & PITCH (V) FIRST-GEN COMMUNITY & NETWORK(ING)
Questions? Contact Pamela Allen, pallen@umd.edu, with the University Career Center.
