National First-Generation College Celebration Week is November 8-16. We will be celebrating 5,000+ First-Gen students, faculty, staff, and alumni at our 20+ events campus wide. Please visit the first-gen website and register today! Events open to all; faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
We also want to share a few ways the MU Libraries will be participating in supporting First-Generation Students this week, and ways that we are working to support First-Generation students throughout the full year!
Library Events for First-Generation Student Week
- Library Book Display (Library Colonnade) – ALL WEEK!
Books and resources for first-generation students and for those interested in supporting first-generation students! This display will also feature quotes from first-generation faculty and staff sharing their stories and sharing their hopes and advice for our current first-generation students! - TEAMS Library Scavenger Hunt – Tuesday, November 12, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Join us for a scavenger hunt in Ellis Library to learn more about the library and its resources! Maybe you’ll find your new favorite study space! Meet us at the North Entrance of Ellis Library! - Tie Dye T-Shirts – Wednesday, November 13, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Bring your first-generation celebration week t-shirt to tie dye at this event in the Fine Arts Building Room 134!
Additional Ways the MU Libraries are Working to Support First-Generation Students, Faculty and Staff at MU!
- A new list of library webpages for First-Generation students.
- The NEW Wellbeing Collection that will be on the first floor of Ellis Library soon with resources for first-generation students and other campus groups as well as books for leisure reading.
- Jill Kline, Student Success Librarian, is a member of the First-Generation Student Success Advisory Board. This board meets regularly to ensure we are continuing to best support our first-gen students, and promoting services, starting initiatives, and creating goals for the First-Generation Student Initiatives Board.
- We are starting a Faculty and Staff First-Generation Initiative where any faculty and staff can join our reading group starting January 2025, we will meet over coffee to discuss articles on first-generation topics. At the end of the semester, we will discuss our thoughts on the chosen book, First Gen: A Memoir. Please fill out our doodle poll if you would like to join!
- MU Libraries and our partnership with First-Generation initiatives were discussed on an episode of the FirstGenFM Podcast!
- A new partnership with TRiO Student Support Services that allows any TRiO Student who meets with a librarian for research help to get an entry into their $500 scholarships. Learn how to meet with your librarian here.