Wellesley Basketball to Host First-Gen Night on Wednesday, November 8

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Calling all first generation students, faculty, staff and supporters to cheer on the Blue at our Basketball home opener vs. Regis College! Show us your Blue Pride by wearing your First Gen and Fabulous shirts to the game. The event is part of the Wellesley College's Office of Student Success' First-Generation College Cebration Week, taking place from November 5-10, 2023.

The game will begin at 7:00 PM at the Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse in the Keohane Sports Center (KSC).

First-Gen Night | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 

Basketball vs Regis | 7:00 PM | Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse

First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of the first-generation college student identity by advancing an asset-based, national narrative of these students' experiences and outcomes.

Since the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success launched the inaugural celebration in 2017, hundreds of higher education institutions, corporations, non-profits, and K-12 schools have joined together in recognizing the achievements of the first-gen community on and around November 8.

Wellesley Athletics strives for excellence at the conference, regional, and national levels, while providing opportunities for students to achieve their potential and learn the values of discipline, leadership, critical thinking, and responsibility to oneself and others.