November 12, 2024
Thank you for helping us celebrate First-Generation College Celebration Week!
While we celebrated all week long, we kicked off the nationally and statewide recognized First-Generation College Celebration
Day on November 8, 2024, with a tailgate on Greene Street! Here's a look back at some
of the highlights...
A special thank you goes to our 2024 sponsors and working group members!
The First-Generation Center is thankful for the support, resources, and opportunities each of our sponsors and working group members provided to make this year's First-Generation College Celebration Week a successful five-day event!
- Admissions
- Athletics
- Career Center
- CommUnity Shop, Carolina Closet
- Darla Moore School of Business, Office of Access, Opportunity and Community Engagement
- Division of Access, Civil Rights, and Community Engagement
- Education Abroad
- Financial Aid
- First-Gen Center
- Gamecock Entertainment
- Graduation & Retention Network (GARNET)
- Health & Well-Being
- Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing William F. Bloking First Generation Scholars Fund
- New Student Orientation
- Office of Access & Opportunity
- Student Success Center
- TRIO
- University Libraries
Safia Anwari, Career Services
Jennifer Asouzu, New Student Orientation
Dr. LaNaé Budden, First-Gen Center
Ebony Christie, Student Representative
Shaun Coleman, Health & Wellbeing
Lenyx Coviak, Student Representative
Kelly DeShazo, Graduation & Retention Network (GARNET)
Tharangi Fernando, Student Success Center
Elizabeth Gloria, Athletics
Xavery Hopkins, Darla Moore School of Business
Briahnna Ismail, Undergraduate Research
Chelsea Jacobs, Admissions
Melissa Kupfer, First-Gen Center
Kayla Major, GARNET/First-Gen Center
Shalia Myers, Student Representative
Dawayne Nettles, TRIO
Amber Novotny, Palmetto College
Curtis Pernell, TRIO
Dr. Tegia Rochester Coleman, TRIO
Micheal Stoval, Athletics
Sean Smyth, New Student Orientation
Dr. Kay Thomas, South Carolina Honors Program
Paulia Williams, TRIO
Patrick Wilson, TRIO