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FIRST BLOOM KICKOFF CELEBRATION The First Bloom Festival launches First-Generation Celebration Week with a same-day event across all MDC campuses. Each site will uplift first-gen students through connection, reflection, and campus resources. Giveaways, food, and interactive displays will unite campuses in honoring resilience, community, and the first-generation journey. LOCATIONS: HIALEAH, STUDENT LIFE LOBBY, TIME 11:00AM - 12:00PM HOMESTEAD, BUILDING D, LEARNING COMMONS FOYER, 10:00AM - 12:00PM KENDALL, BUILDING 2 BREEZEWAY, 11:00AM - 1:00PM MEDICAL, ROOM 1201, BY THE LEARNING COMMONS, 10:30AM NORTH, LIBRARY ATRIUM PADRON, BUILDING 6, BREEZEWAY, 12PM - 1PM WEST, LIBRARY WOLFSON, ROOM 1216, 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
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FINANCIAL LITERACY WITH AN AI TWIST
This session integrates artificial intelligence tools to help students brainstorm financial planning strategies and future-ready career skills.
LOCATION: KENDALL CAMPUS, BIT CENTER, 4:30PM - 5:30PM JOIN HERE |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH
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SCHOLARSHIP AND TRANSFER ESSAYS Scholarship Writing Workshop with Advisement & Financial Aid. LOCATION: JOIN HERE, 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
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POW! BOOM! BLOOM!: Awakening Our First-Gen Superpowers The Graphic Novel Group presents a first-gen panel exploring the first-gen experience and power of story telling through a graphic novel lens. LOCATION: JOIN HERE, 1:00PM |
CELEBRATING FIRST-GENERATION STORIES
November 8th is a national day to recognize and celebrate first-generation college students—their impact, their achievements, and the journeys that shape them. The date was chosen by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and FirstGen Forward (formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success) because on November 8, 1965, the Higher Education Act was signed into law. That legislation expanded access to college by funding programs, resources, and support that helped more students enter, stay, and succeed in higher education.
At Miami Dade College, Learning Resources and FirstGen Forward have been proudly celebrating first-generation students since 2022. Through speaker events, professional development, creative activities, gamified learning, and meaningful giveaways, they've helped build a growing sense of community. Today, that energy stretches across all eight MDC campuses, creating a vibrant network of first-gen students, supporters, and stories.
Source: First Gen Forward
ARE YOU A FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT?
First-Gen / [Furst-jen] / Adjective
If you’re not sure, you’re certainly not alone. While the definition can be complicated, being a first-gen student means that your parents did not complete a 4-year college or university degree in the United States. You are still considered first-generation even if your siblings attended and graduated from a 4-year institution.
See also: trailblazer, resilient, leader, determined
Source: First Gen Forward
WHY SPOTLIGHT FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS?
First-generation students represent more than half of all undergraduates in the U.S. Yet, first-generation students are graduating far less than their peers.
Source: First Gen Forward