Greetings Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty and Staff!

The 2023 Cal Poly Humboldt First Generation College Celebration planning committee is looking for folks who are excited to join the planning committee. (Read more about FGCC day below)

Since 2019, Cal Poly Humboldt TRIO Upward Bound and the Educational Opportunity Program/TRIO Student Support Services Program have collaborated to put on this event to celebrate the success and triumphs of first generation college students, graduates, staff and faculty. This year we hope to host a First Generation Week, November 6-10th.
If you are interested and would like to join our efforts, please reach out to Gema Quiroz-Torres at gema@humboldt.edu 

"FGCC is celebrated annually on November 8 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.

FGCC strives not only to celebrate first-gen students’ contributions to their communities but also to occasion systemic social change by dismantling barriers to first-generation student success. Through this intentional advocacy focus, FGCC engages key constituencies in building upon the work left unfinished by the HEA."

Thank you for your consideration!