Center for Student Success

F1RST Generation Week

A celebration and acknowledgement of the first-generation experience on campus, F1RST Gen Week offers opportunities for the F1RST at Oberlin community to connect and share their stories.  Created in partnership with departments across campus, events are designed to increase awareness of the challenges first-generation students face and highlight the importance of familial, peer, and institutional support.

A group of first-generation students, staff and faculty on campus.

Oberlin College and Conservatory held it's inaugural F1RST Gen Week November 6 - 10, 2023, an expansion of it's annual First Generation College Celebration Day typically held on November 8. Why expand the day to a full week of events? Being the first in a family to attend college is daunting and can come with a lot of hurdles - being successful is something to celebrate!

 

"F1RST Gen Week is not about the numbers - it's about supporting the trailblazers on this campus."

- Natalia Alvarado, '25

The inaugural F1RST Generation Week at Oberlin College and Conservatory was highly successful. The Center for Student Success earned a grant for the weeks events through NASPA's Center for First-Generation Student Success. A recap of the events is available for viewing on their website, or in the Oberlin Review. In addition to creating opportunities for community connection and campus exploration, Campus Safety hosted a bike giveaway for first-generation students who attended the weeks events. Check out the video to see the fun!