{"id":59,"date":"2024-07-17T10:39:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:49:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">About<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p>Established in September 2012 by students, the First-Generation+ Resource Center (FG+RC) is a student fee-funded initiative committed to fostering diversity, equity, and social justice at 51ÁÔÆæ. As a student-led space, the FG+RC serves as a &#8216;brave space&#8217;\u2014a welcoming environment that actively rejects all forms of bigotry, harassment, and willful ignorance related to race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, and other identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FG+RC is home to three unique programs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/programs\/u1-0-first-gen-initiative\/\">U1.0 51ÁÔÆæ First-Generation Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/programs\/lawton-scholars\/\">Lawton Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/programs\/dreamers\/\">DREAMERS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/directory\/\" rel=\"\">Staff Directory<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/about\/contact\/\" rel=\"\">Contact<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left heading-separator\" id=\"h-our-mission\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The First-Generation+ Resource Center (FG+RC) is committed to cultivating an intercultural, equitable climate and learning environment for all UW-Milwaukee members. The FG+RC appreciates diversity and strives for excellence in fostering peer-to-peer connections and critically reflective opportunities through initiatives, experiences, and collaborations. The FG+RC is invested in creating a socially just campus that includes different perspectives, engage in authentic and challenging dialogue, and connect vibrant and global communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goals of our office are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Promote an inclusive campus environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remain committed to equity as a guiding principal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage students in intercultural exchange to explore the various dimensions of diversity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide opportunities to develop the skills required of citizens of global and diverse communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decrease the number of bias incidents occurring on campus and within the community of 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-mt-0 uwm-u-mb-0\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19471,"featured_media":230,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[28288]},"class_list":["post-59","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First-Generation+ Resource Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s commitment to supporting first-generation college students through resources, community, and academic success.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s commitment to supporting first-generation college students through resources, community, and academic success.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"First-Generation+ Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-26T16:49:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/694\/2024\/10\/class-of-2023-400.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/\",\"name\":\"About - First-Generation+ Resource Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/694\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/class-of-2023-400.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-17T15:39:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-26T16:49:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn about 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s commitment to supporting first-generation college students through resources, community, and academic success.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/about\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/694\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/class-of-2023-400.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/694\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/class-of-2023-400.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Large group of 51ÁÔÆæ Class of 2023 students gathered outdoors, all wearing bright gold T-shirts with black graphics. 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