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Helen Wormington (she/her)

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Come get a break from finals at our last movie nig

Come get a break from finals at our last movie night of the semester on Monday, May 10th at 5PM! 🎥🍿To RSVP, please go to bit.ly/FGLMOVIENIGHT or the link in our bio!

We can’t wait to see you all there! ☺️

Need a little pick-me-up for finals? 📚 Come vi

Need a little pick-me-up for finals? 📚

Come visit us outside the Student Services Building (SSB) on Friday, April 30th from 3-5PM to pick up a small care package with treats! While you’re here, we invite you to take a tour of the Longhorn Center for Academic Equity (LCAE)! To RSVP, please go to bit.ly/FGLFINALS or the link in our bio!

We can’t wait to see you all there! 🎉

Congratulations on almost completing the semester!

Congratulations on almost completing the semester! 🥳 For this year‘s First-Gen Longhorns Graduation, we will be celebrating your achievements virtually, in addition to having a dedicated website.

Along with that, we will be continuing our tradition of awarding our first-generation graduates with a stole! The First-Gen stoles are available to students participating in the ceremony and given on a first-come, first-served basis, as we only have a limited number. If you would like to participate in the First-Gen Longhorns graduation, please go to the link in our bio!! 🤘🏽

#UTFirstGenGrad #firstgenlonghorns

Join us Friday, April 16th, from 5-6 PM to gain in

Join us Friday, April 16th, from 5-6 PM to gain insight from fellow First-Gen Longhorns who have learned to navigate their respective academic and career paths! To RSVP, please go to bit.ly/WisdomChats or the link in our bio! Stay tuned as we spotlight some of our incredible speakers in the next couple of days!

We hope you join us for our evening of wisdom and chats! See you all there & make sure to bring your friends! 🤗

We are very excited to promote two different stude

We are very excited to promote two different student positions for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year for First-Generation Student Services & LCAE! 🥳 Swipe through to read more about the roles!

Applications are due April 15th! p.s. All links are in our bio!🤘🏼

40 for Forty Fundraiser has come to an end! The DD

40 for Forty Fundraiser has come to an end! The DDCE First-Generation Initiative would like to thank everyone who donated to help fund various initiatives, including our Student Ambassador Progeam, dedicated to supporting First-Gen Longhorns! We could not have done it without your support! 🤘🏽

40 for 40 has officially kicked off! For the next

40 for 40 has officially kicked off! For the next 40 hours, we ask that you help us support first-gen students by donating in the link in our bio! 🥳 All donations will go towards funding the Student Ambassador Program, travel scholarships for study abroad students, and assistance to students with unpaid internships!

Now more than ever, we need YOUR support! We would greatly appreciate it if you shared our link with friends, family, professors, etc. Here’s to supporting first-gen Longhorns! 🤘🏽

Join us this Friday, March 26th for a Zoom-in movi

Join us this Friday, March 26th for a Zoom-in movie night, starting at 5PM! 🍿🎥 To RSVP, please go to http://bit.ly/FGLMovie or the link in our bio! Stay tuned during the week as we will share what film we will be showing!

We hope to see you all there & bring your friends! 🙂

Come de-stress with us this Friday, March 5th from

Come de-stress with us this Friday, March 5th from 5-6PM, while we do some origami! 🗒✂️To RSVP, please go to http://bit.ly/FGL-Origami or the link in bio! Please make sure to bring the following items: paper, scissors, straight edge object (i.e. ruler or card), pen, and markers (optional).

We hope to see you all there and bring your friends & mentees! 😊

Join us this Friday, December 4th from 5-6PM for a

Join us this Friday, December 4th from 5-6PM for a fun Bob Ross painting session, while we take a break before tackling on finals week! To RSVP, please go to BIT.LY/FGL-BR or the link in our bio! We hope to see you all there and bring your friends! ☺️🖌

We want to celebrate first-gen week with you! 🥳

We want to celebrate first-gen week with you! 🥳

Join us this Friday, November 13, from 5:00-6:00 pm for our Virtual Hangout & Game Night! The evening will consist of us playing Among Us, Skribbl.io, and just getting to know each other! To RSVP, please go to bit.ly/FGL-Us or the link in our bio!

See you there & bring a friend! 🤘🏽#firstgenlonghorns #celebratefirstgen

We have another event happening tomorrow! 🥳 Joi

We have another event happening tomorrow! 🥳 Join us for a conversation about the McNair Scholars Program! McNair seeks to increase the number of students earning a Ph.D. who are low-income & first-generation, or who come from communities underrepresented in graduate education!

The conversation will be lead by our first-gen ambassadors & McNair Scholars! 🥰

As always, link in bio to RSVP!

Join us TOMORROW from 5:00 to 6:00 pm as we talk a

Join us TOMORROW from 5:00 to 6:00 pm as we talk about Graduate School, lead by Texas Career Engagement!

RSVP w/ the link in our bio!

P.S. Every-time you attend one of our events, you are entered into our end of the semester raffle! 🤗

Need some help with your FASFA/TASFA? 🤔 Come t

Need some help with your FASFA/TASFA? 🤔

Come to our workshop happening this Thursday, October 15th, from 1:00-2:00 pm! RSVP at bit.ly/30IVmwC or the link in our bio! 🤗

TX Votes x First-Gen Longhorns present to you: Vot

TX Votes x First-Gen Longhorns present to you: Voting 101! 🗳

Join us this Saturday, September 19th, from 12:00-1:00 PM CST to learn about why your voice and vote MATTERS & how you can get registered to vote! 🥳

RSVP: bit.ly/FGLxTXVOTES or the link in our bio!

Join us for a virtual event & get to know some of

Join us for a virtual event & get to know some of your fellow first-gen longhorns! 🤘🏽

Listen to our student keynote speaker Marissa Martinez, participate in our virtual raffle & finish off the afternoon with a Q&A session lead by our first-gen team!🤗

RSVP: bit.ly/FGL-KICKOFF or the link in our bio!!

We are so excited to finally present to you our *N

We are so excited to finally present to you our *NEW* First-Generation Online Center! 🥳 There you will find academic resources, financial resources, tips from our ambassadors, and much more! All from First-Gen Longhorns, for First-Gen Longhorns!🤘🏽Go check it out now, link in bio! 🤗

Check out some more of our First Gen Longhorns!! 🥳 We are so proud of everyone & the fantastic work they’ve done!! #UTFirstGenGrad 🤘🏽

Congratulations to everyone!! 🥳 Y’all are off

Congratulations to everyone!! 🥳 Y’all are officially done!! 🍾🎓🤘🏽Since we want to spotlight as many of our grads, we will be posting a couple more times until the end of May!!🥺 #UTFirstGenGrad 🤘🏽

Congratulations to all of our UT FIRST GEN GRADS!!

Congratulations to all of our UT FIRST GEN GRADS!! 🥳🤩 Your accomplishments are truly inspiring!! From bachelor’s to master’s to doctoral degrees, first-gen students are doing it all! We are very, very, very proud of you!! Keep on changing the world! 🥺
#UTFirstGenGrad 🤘🏽

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