Join in as MCC celebrates the first-generation students and professionals who help make MCC the thriving community it is!
The First-Generation College Celebration is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of the first-generation college student identity by advancing an asset-based, national narrative of these students’ experiences and outcomes. The First-Generation College Celebration is celebrated annually on November 8th 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. (FirstGen Forward)
MCC has events occurring the week of November 2nd to shine a bright light on all the good that First Gen students bring to MCC!
Dress for Success
Nov. 3, 10a-1p
Kirk Student Center, Southern and Dobson Campus
Crafting your First Gen story
Nov. 4, 12:30-1:30 p
AS110, Southern and Dobson Campus
Transfer/Resource Fair & Celebration
Nov. 5, 10a - 1p
Clock Tower lawns, Southern and Dobson Campus
For inquiries about this event, please contact the person above. We strive to host accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully.