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- First-Generation Student and Family WelcomeAug211:30 PM - 2:45 PMA welcome session for new first-gen students, families, and guardians to learn more about the first-gen experience and... Continue reading
- First-Gen Welcome ReceptionSep035:00 PM - 6:30 PMCalling all new and returning first-generation students. Stop by our annual welcome/welcome back reception, pick up... Continue reading
- First-Gen Welcome ReceptionSep035:00 PM - 6:30 PMCalling all new and returning first-generation students. Stop by our annual welcome/welcome back reception, pick up... Continue reading
- First-Gen VIP DinnerSep166:00 PM - 7:30 PMCome meet some key first-gen faculty and staff allies, some very important people on campus, who have great advice and... Continue reading
- Passport FairSep189:30 AM - 2:30 PMApply for your first passport, free through UR, and be ready when opportunity knocks.... Continue reading
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Check out Daniel Fairley II and the great work he is doing with Charlottesville youth. This UR alum and Common Ground frequent flyer is making a difference.
Great work, Side by Side and RPS! https://www.richmond.com/news/plus/richmond-school-board-approves-student-code-of-conduct-with-new/article_e1ae1b8b-8ade-5eaa-9eb1-ab29a81f62e3.html
The legislation’s chief sponsor, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., said it affirms fairness and equality as core American values “and ensures members of the LGBTQ community can live their lives free from the fear of legal discrimination of any kind.”So proud of Jay Akande, who is featured on the Common Ground website for being amazing back when he was at UR. So excited to have him back in Richmond.
We're in the last few hours of #URhere, our Giving Day fundraiser. Please consider supporting Common Ground and the LGBTQ and First-Generation students we support.- #URHere is here! Please log onto http://c-fund.us/kjl to donate to any of three funds: the Common Ground Discretionary fund, LGBTQ Campus Life, and First Generation Students. Giving day ends tomorrow, so log on now!
- @urichmond’s first Giving Day #URHere is coming April 10-11! Spiders everywhere will come together for 36 hours to support UR. Help current and future Spiders AND maximize your impact by taking advantage of challenges and matching gifts! urhere.richmond.edu
Join Us!
Congrats Blake, Jaide, and Alex!- Wondering where to go off-campus for free and cheap entertainment? Join the Spider Firsts in a conversation about what to do in Richmond without dropping a lot of cash. 6:00pm in the Westhampton Room of the Dining Hall, just down the hall from the 3rd room. Get your own food and join us there.
Hoping we all take advantage of the opportunity to learn about the Muslim experience, and to stand against the violence recently experienced in New Zealand.- Interested in an MLK Day t-shirt? We have some (sizes, XSmall, Small, and Medium). They're available on a first come, first served basis, so stop in at the Office of Common Ground to get yours!
How should universities address their own racist histories in light of the Northam incidents? Prof. Julian Hayter of the Jepson school contributes to the Inside Higher Ed article below.
Thank you Diversity Richmond for sharing this article.
We'll see you for the big conclusion of MLK day, the Commeration in Camp Concert Hall at 3:00 pm.
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