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First2Go Week is an annual campus celebration honoring first-generation college students, faculty, and staff.

2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

Wednesday, November 4th

• First-Gen Lounge at Fall Career Fair  |  Ronnie Williams Student Center 225  |  9:00 am-12:00 pm
• UCA Fall Career Fair  |  Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom  |  9:00 am-12:00 pm

Thursday, November 5th

• UCA’s F1RSTS tabling event  |  Ronnie Williams Student Center Ampitheater  |  12:00 pm-3:00 pm
• UCA Veterans Day Celebration  |  McCastlain Ballroom  |  1:40-2:30 pm
• First-Gen Game Night  |  Student Success Services Building  |  5:00-7:00 pm

        Friday, November 6th

• • • First-Gen Professionals Workshop  |  Christian Cafeteria Executive Dining Room  |  11:30 am – 1:00 pm  | Co-sponsored with CETAL

  
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  Saturday, November 7th

  • • • UCA Bears on the Stripes vs. West Georgia  |  Estes Stadium  |  4:00 pm

  
  Sunday, November 8th (National First-Gen Day)

  • • • First-Gen Field Day  |  Intramural Field  | 2:00-5:00 pm

  
  Monday, November 9th

  • • • Lunch with Curtis Chin and selected students  | Ronnie Williams Student Center 213 |  12:00-2:00 pm
      • Academic Resource Event and Library Tour  |  Torryson Library  |  1:00-3:00 pm
      • First-Gen Mix & Mingle  |  Bernard Hall 307  |  3:00-4:30 pm

  
  Tuesday, November 10th (Signature Event)

  • • • “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” Book Talk by Author Curtis Chin  |  McCastlain Ballroom  |  6:00-7:30 pm
        Free copies of the book will be provided throughout the week

  
  Wednesday, November 11th

  • • Bear the Mic Karaoke Night  |  Ronnie Williams Student Center 205B  |  6:00-8:30 pm