{"id":80514,"date":"2021-08-24T09:31:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=80514"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:54:44","slug":"gfirsts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/c3center\/gfirsts\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Generation Students (gFIRST)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The g<\/em>FIRST (first-generation students) community network seeks to support and advance the outcomes of first-gen college students across the GMS programs.<\/h4>\n

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NEW from The Newbury Center:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Terrier F1RSTS – The First-gen Network<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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In collaboration with\u00a0The Newbury Center<\/b><\/a>, BU Connects is excited to announce\u00a0Terrier F1RSTS – the First Generation Network<\/b><\/a>, a new group for first generation students, alumni, and allies to support each other and share resources.

If you are also a Tri-Alpha National Honor Society member, please be sure to check the box under BU Student Organizations and Activities.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Click here to connect!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Newbury Center Launches First-Generation Student Magazine!<\/h3>\n

The BU Newbury Center published its first volume of\u00a0Elevate<\/em>, a 60-page magazine filled with 21 photographs, poems, essays and artwork solicited from first-generation students, faculty and staff. Check it out here<\/a>!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Upcoming Events<\/span><\/h3>\n

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g<\/em>FIRST Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n

Newbury Center\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>and Events<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

RISE First<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

First Gen NASPA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

First-Gen Advising Guide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

First-Generation Students Support Group<\/a><\/p>\n

GMS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Terrier F1RSTS Advocate Directory<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Hey BU\/BU Today: What I Wished I’d Known as a First-Gen Grad Student<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tri Alpha Honor Society<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BU Connects<\/a><\/p>\n

Affordable Housing<\/a><\/p>\n

EBT\/Snap<\/a><\/p>\n

BPL Events<\/a><\/p>\n

Schedule a meeting with Newbury Center Director Maria Erb by clicking here<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schedule a meeting with Newbury Center Assistant Director M.C. Damm by clicking here<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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*This is not a comprehensive list of resources offered at BU and in the Boston community. For more advice or direction to specific resources, please reach out to one of our staff or faculty mentors<\/p>\n

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Reach out to our Mentors<\/span><\/h2>\n

Click the profiles below to connect with our gFIRST mentors and learn more about them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The gFIRST (first-generation students) community network seeks to support and advance the outcomes of first-gen college students across the GMS programs. NEW from The Newbury Center: Terrier F1RSTS – The First-gen Network In collaboration with\u00a0The Newbury Center, BU Connects is excited to announce\u00a0Terrier F1RSTS – the First Generation Network, a new group for first generation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15785,"featured_media":0,"parent":80137,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15785"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80514"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105254,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80514\/revisions\/105254"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}