FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Supporting Students & Faculty Mental Health: Hope in a Time of Monsters

Via Zoom

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

This session is for faculty and staff only. 

Teaching is a vocation. When supported with resources and security, it is a constantly renewing source of excitement and richness. The last several years of disruption, uncertainty, and overburdened workloads have exhausted teachers and students alike. Monsters have reared their heads, and we have understandably shrunk from them. Faculty are burnt out—sacrificing their own mental health, phoning it in out of desperation, or leaving the profession entirely. Students are experiencing an epidemic of mental health problems, especially of anxiety. As instructors, we can support and encourage student mental health through pedagogies of care. A pedagogy of care involves high-touch practices like frequent communication, flexibility, inclusive teaching practices, learning new technologies and techniques, and being enthusiastic and passionate. All these practices involve both a heavy investment of time and a high degree of emotional labor. How can we support our students without burning ourselves out? How can we revive our sparks? In this interactive keynote, Sarah Rose Cavanagh will present some research and food for thought based on her recent book on how higher education should respond to both faculty depletion and the student mental health crisis.

First-Gen Friday

73 Tremont St., 7th Floor, Suite 7025

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Visit the Center for First-Generation & Educational Equity for our monthly First-Gen Friday! Students, faculty, and staff identifying as first-gen are invited to gather in community over lunch.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Ramp-Up Monday

73 Tremont St., 7th Floor, Suite 7025

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Stop by the Center to ramp up for the week ahead by grabbing a quick bite to eat and new center swag!

Kickoff: Honoring 60 Years of TRIO with Keynote Documentarian Cynthia Martinez

The Smith Commons, Sargent Hall, 5th Floor

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Join us for dinner and a screening of the documentary, First Voice Generation, with keynote and filmmaker, Cynthia Martinez. Depicting racial inequities and financial challenges, this story follows the lives of first-generation, Latinx, TRIO Upward Bound high school students in a small town in Michigan applying for college during COVID. A panel discussion will follow with the filmmaker and one of the film's stars.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Cast Your Ballot on Election Day!

Various Voting Locations

In honor of President Kelly's Election Day announcement this past February, we encourage you to cast your ballot in this year's election! Check out the Center for Community Engagement and Suffolk Votes for voting registration information.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Chew On This: First-Gen Edition

The Smith Commons, Sargent Hall, 5th Floor

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion and Counseling, Health, & Wellness are hosting a special edition of the Chew On This series! This student panel explores BIPOC and first-gen student experiences and challenges around mental and physical health, and ways to overcome them. Lunch will be served.

First-Gen Networking Dinner: Trailblazers Paving the Way for Future Generations

Keches Room, Sargent Hall, 1st Floor

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Hosted by The Career Center and Center for First-Generation & Educational Equity, this special event offers an opportunity for students to foster connections with faculty, staff, alumni, and employers! Guests will gather in community, share their experiences through storytelling, and participate in an engaging activity!

We are no longer accepting registrations for this event.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Exploring the World as a First-Gen Student: Study Abroad and Funding Opportunities

Sawyer Building, 4th Floor, Room 429

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Have you ever wanted to study in another country and see the world but are unsure where to start and are worried about how much this will cost? Are you aware of the scholarship opportunities available for studying abroad? Connect the Dots and the Center for International Education and Study Away (CIESA) are teaming up to share more information on study abroad and funding opportunities available to first-gens and see how studying abroad can be more accessible! 

Tri-Alpha Induction Ceremony (Invitation Only)

One Court Street Event Space, 2nd Floor

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Suffolk University's Eta Theta Chapter of Tri-Alpha, the national honor society for first-generation college students, will formally induct its next cohort of members! Inductees will receive membership pins and certificates, with a reception to follow.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Trivia: TRIO & First-Gen History

73 Tremont St., 7th Floor, Suite 7025

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

In honor of 60 years of TRIO, the federally funded educational opportunity programs from the Department of Education, the Center is hosting trivia on the history of TRIO and first-gen! Winning students will receive a gift card, and a popcorn bar will be available. Come and learn about our shared history!

TRIO Decades Dance

Keches Room, Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont St, 1st Floor

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wrap up First-Gen Week as we celebrate six decades of TRIO programs! The TRIO Decades Dance is a vibrant, nostalgic event designed to honor the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future of TRIO's mission. All are welcome!

60 Years of TRIO: Library Display

Mildred F. Sawyer Library, 73 Tremont, 1st Floor

Tuesday, November 5 - Friday, November 15

Are you unfamiliar with the Department of Education's TRIO programs? This display will illustrate an overview of their history; what is the goal of these programs, whom do they serve, and how the term "first-generation college student" came to be.