{"id":202932,"date":"2026-11-02T14:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/?p=202932"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:28:37","slug":"first-generation-college-celebration-day-nov-10-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/2026\/11\/02\/first-generation-college-celebration-day-nov-10-2\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Generation College Celebration Day, Nov. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a first-generation college graduate? Bellevue College wants to hear your story! In recognition of First-Generation College Celebration Day, the TRIO team invites faculty and staff to share their experiences as first-generation college students and graduates.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>More Information:<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Share Your First-Generation College Story and Inspire Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you a first-generation college graduate? Bellevue College wants to hear your story!<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of First-Generation College Celebration Day on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the TRIO team invites faculty and staff to share their experiences as first-generation college students and graduates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Should You Share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Faculty and staff who were the first in their families to attend college or earn a degree are encouraged to submit personal stories reflecting on their educational journeys. Stories may include:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Challenges you faced while navigating college.<\/li>\n<li>People, programs, or resources that helped you succeed.<\/li>\n<li>Lessons you learned along the way.<\/li>\n<li>How being a first-generation college student influenced your career or life after graduation.<\/li>\n<li>Advice or encouragement you would offer current first-generation students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your experiences can help students feel connected, supported, and inspired as they pursue their educational goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email your story or questions to Mailari Mu\u00f1oz at <a href=\"mailto:mailari.munoz@bellevuecollege.edu\">mailari.munoz@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a>. You may also contact Mailari for more information about how the stories will be shared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Your Support on Nov. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The TRIO team also encourages faculty and staff to wear buttons displaying the message, &#8220;I support or I am a first-generation college student,&#8221; in recognition of First-Generation College Celebration Day.<\/p>\n<p>Help Bellevue College celebrate the achievements, resilience, and contributions of first-generation college students and graduates.<\/p>\n<p>Submission deadline: Please submit your stories by Friday, November 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a first-generation college graduate? Bellevue College wants to hear your story! In recognition of First-Generation College Celebration Day, the TRIO team invites faculty and staff to share their experiences as first-generation college students and graduates. (more&hellip;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":302686,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/302686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202984,"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202932\/revisions\/202984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/fyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}