Hi all, I’m not sure who all has gotten this e-mail, so thought I’d share broadly with our team. There’s information about an upcoming 1st Gen Networking and Coffee for students as well as an opportunity for staff to apply to be on the First Gen Advisory Board if you are interested.

Thanks.

[cid:image002.png@01DB8F75.0EB10770] Tony Lazarowicz, Ph.D. Director of Academic Advising College of Arts and Scienceshttp://cas.unl.edu/advising University of Nebraska–Lincoln 107 Oldfather | (402) 472-4190 | tlazarowicz2@unl.edumailto:tlazarowicz2@unl.edu Academics + Experience = Opportunities Preferred pronouns: he/him/his, name

From: Lydia Coulson lcoulson2@unl.edu Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:02 PM To: UNL-First Generation Nebraska UNL-FirstGenerationNebraska@365groups.unl.edu; Allan Donsig adonsig@unl.edu; Chad Brassil cbrassil@unl.edu; Courtney Santos courtney.santos@unl.edu; Jenni Brost jbrost2@unl.edu; Joe Brownell jbrownell2@unl.edu; Thomas Allison tallison2@unl.edu; Jordan Foreman-Black jblack2@unl.edu; Joseph Lynch jmlynch@unl.edu; Alaina Popp apopp3@unl.edu; Nick Monk nickmonk@unl.edu; Tyler White twhite4@unl.edu; Tamy Burnett tburnett2@unl.edu; Patricia Sollars patricia.sollars@unl.edu; Ronesha Love rhoagland3@unl.edu; Jocelyn Bullock jgordon23@unl.edu; Robert Russell robert.russell@unl.edu; Eric Einspahr eeinspahr2@unl.edu; Kenji Madison kmadison2@unl.edu; Emily Griffin Overocker emily.griffinoverocker@unl.edu; Jennifer Mostek jennifer.mostek@unl.edu; Regina Flowers rflowers3@unl.edu; Rachel Larson rachel.larson@unl.edu; Ryan Lahne ryanlahne@unl.edu; Sarah Frankel-Russell sfrankel2@unl.edu; Amanda Bergeron-Bauer abergeron2@unl.edu; Maggie Miller mmiller113@unl.edu; Alisa Smith asmith174@unl.edu; AnnMarie Gottner annmarie@unl.edu; Amber Christianson achristianson3@unl.edu; Carly Mendoza cmendoza3@unl.edu; Tony Lazarowicz tlazarowicz2@unl.edu; Stephanie Kuenning skuenning2@unl.edu; Stacy Riley sriley16@unl.edu; Leigh Thiedeman leight@unl.edu; Veronica Riepe vriepe2@unl.edu; Vanessa Vaught vanessa.vaught@unl.edu; JD McCown jd.mccown@unl.edu; Morgan Green McConnell mgreen18@unl.edu; Dan Hudson dan.hudson@unl.edu; Abbey Ragain abbey.ragain@unl.edu; Letty Garcia leticia.garcia@unl.edu; Kerra Russell krussell21@unl.edu; German Avila german.avila@unl.edu; Theresa Arneal tluensmann2@unl.edu Cc: Amy Goodburn agoodburn1@unl.edu; Steven Jara sjara2@unl.edu Subject: First Gen Coffee & Conversations: March 11

Good afternoon all,

The next FGN Coffee & Connections event is next Tuesday from noon – 1:30 pm behind Dunkin’ in Love Library. Students are invited to attend to meet and mingle with fellow first-gen students and connect with faculty and staff who are first-gen supporters. This is a low-stakes, no-pressure event. Students can stay for as long (or short) as they want, stop by with questions, or come for nothing but vibes. Members of the First Gen Advisory board will be around for questions and conversations!

We’ll be offering *free* coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and donuts, and making buttons again!

UESS units: A digital sign for this event is attached – it can start running today and continue through next Tuesday (non-UESS units are invited to run the sign too, if relevant for your area).

This event is designed for first gen students, but we know it can be a little intimidating for students to head into a new space all on their own. We’d love to have you join us, especially if you’re bringing along a few first-gen friends 😊

You can check out the event posting herehttps://events.unl.edu/firstgennebraska/2025/03/11/187113/.

Also, applications to join the First Gen Advisory board will remain open through Friday, March 14! UNL students, faculty, staff, and alumni are all invited to apply.

The FGN Advisory Board meets three times a semester during the academic year to provide feedback to the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office regarding how to best support first-generation students, staff, and faculty. In addition, board members commit to active participation in FGN events and pledge to co-lead and support first-gen initiatives, such as the Coffee & Connections event above and First Gen Week. The term of service is for two consecutive academic years.

Applications are due by Friday, March 14, 2025. Applications should be submitted online herehttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=rQHb_YNJbkOrNRrwQ7gYyUV5xpyrK6NPvBA_79EoWIFUMTBFMDNIN0hKMjBTTFBBWVRVTFpLMVpBOC4u&route=shorturl.

Thank you!

Lydia

[cid:image001.gif@01DB8DE4.EB65F870] Lydia Coulson, M.Ed. Communications Specialist Undergraduate Education & Student Success University of Nebraska–Lincoln 402-472-8046tel:4024728798 She/her/hers