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2024 First-Generation College Celebration Week Recap

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  


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