I AM FIRST Week of Celebration
Throughout I AM FIRST week of celebration, a number of programs will celebrate students who will be the first in their family to earn a bachelor's degree. In addition to recognizing first-generation students, staff, faculty, and advocates are also celebrated for their accomplishments and support of the First-generation student journey.
Kent Regional Campus 2026 Events Below
Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Trumbull, and Salem campuses.
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Monday, November 2nd, 2026
Bracelets & Belonging
Description: Join us to create a bracelet and connect with other first-generation students, staff, faculty and advocates.
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: East Liverpool Campus - Academic Learning Commons
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultySweets & Success
Description: Candy and reassurance about being a first-gen student.
Time: All Day
Location: Salem Campus - Student Lounge
Contacts: Maegan Richards
Audience: StudentsWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - 1st Floor Lobby Mary Patterson & 2nd Floor Purinton Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: Salem Campus - Throughout Salem Classroom Building
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - Purinton Hall, Second Floor
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: See pictures of first-generation staff and faculty. Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: Salem Campus - Student Lounge
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope and Maegan Richards
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/Faculty -
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
Bracelets & Belonging
Description: Join us to create a bracelet and connect with other first-generation students, staff, faculty and advocates.
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Location: Salem Campus - Room 110, The Nest
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: StudentsWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - 1st Floor Lobby Mary Patterson & 2nd Floor Purinton Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: Salem Campus - Throughout Salem Classroom Building
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - Purinton Hall, Second Floor
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: See pictures of first-generation staff and faculty. Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: Salem Campus - Student Lounge
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope and Maegan Richards
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/Faculty -
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
First Gen BINGO
Description: Join us for some fun as we play a few rounds of BINGO! Hosted by first-gen staff and advocates, we’ll have fun prizes and snacks for all.
Time: 12:30-1:15pm
Location: Salem Campus - Room 134, Lecture Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - 1st Floor Lobby Mary Patterson & 2nd Floor Purinton Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: Salem Campus - Throughout Salem Classroom Building
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - Purinton Hall, Second Floor
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: See pictures of first-generation staff and faculty. Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: Salem Campus - Student Lounge
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope and Maegan Richards
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/Faculty -
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
First-Generation Stories: Lunch with Faculty & Staff
Description: Lunch for students accompanied by a first-generation faculty/staff panel. Goals would be for students to see that even those faculty/staff that they may think have always had it all together also went through similar circumstances that they're going through and help push them to keep pursuing their degrees.
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Geauga Campus / Twinsburg Academic Center
Contacts: Valerie Trenn
Audience: StudentsSweets & Success
Description: Candy and reassurance about being a first-gen student.
Time: All Day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - 2nd Floor Purinton Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: StudentsWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - 1st Floor Lobby Mary Patterson & 2nd Floor Purinton Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: Salem Campus - Throughout Salem Classroom Building
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - Purinton Hall, Second Floor
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: See pictures of first-generation staff and faculty. Sign the encouragement board to show support for first generation students, staff, and faculty!
Time: All day
Location: Salem Campus - Student Lounge
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope and Maegan Richards
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/Faculty -
Friday, November 6th, 2025
We Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - 1st Floor Lobby Mary Patterson & 2nd Floor Purinton Hall
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyWe Stick Together!
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All Day
Location: Salem Campus - Throughout Salem Classroom Building
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope
Audience: Students, Staff, & FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All day
Location: East Liverpool Campus - Purinton Hall, Second Floor
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope and Maegan Richards
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/FacultyFirst Gen Encouragement Board
Description: As first gen students and advocates, we can rely on each other for support. Pick up a KSU or First Gen sticker to show your first gen and university pride (while supplies last).
Time: All day
Location: Salem Campus - Student Lounge
Contacts: Ashley Dunlope and Maegan Richards
Audience: Undergraduate Students and Staff/Faculty
