{"id":3729,"date":"2022-07-08T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-alumni\/?page_id=3729"},"modified":"2024-07-24T19:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:11:49","slug":"first-generation-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/groups\/first-generation-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Generation Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2022\/07\/National-First-Gen-Icon-option-22-1024x330.png\" alt=\"Light blue clip art of a graduation cap sits in a navy blue rectangle. White text reads &quot;I'm #1 First Generation Alumni&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2022\/07\/National-First-Gen-Icon-option-22-1024x330.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2022\/07\/National-First-Gen-Icon-option-22-300x97.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2022\/07\/National-First-Gen-Icon-option-22-768x247.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2022\/07\/National-First-Gen-Icon-option-22-1536x494.png 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2022\/07\/National-First-Gen-Icon-option-22-2048x659.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first-generation alumni group seeks to connect and support first-generation alumni by providing a network of shared experiences, personal and professional development resources, and events that foster community among first-gen alumni and the College. This group also seeks to support current students, staff, and faculty in advancing first-gen programming on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Zine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Honoring the Journey Ahead<\/em>&nbsp;is a \u2018zine with words of encouragement, love, and reflection from first-generation alumni to first-generation graduating seniors.&nbsp;Physical copies are gifted to seniors as part of the Honoring the Journey graduation ceremonies each year.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/07\/Honoring-the-Journey-Ahead-2017.pdf\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Honoring the Journey Ahead 2017\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/07\/Honoring-the-Journey-2018.pdf\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Honoring the Journey Ahead 2018\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect on Social Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2023\/03\/2021_Facebook_icon.svg_.png\" alt=\"Facebook icon\" class=\"wp-image-4203 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2023\/03\/2021_Facebook_icon.svg_.png 768w,  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