Past Events

Calling all first generation students! Join us for an up close, candid conversation with Cynthia Martinez as she shares deeper insight into her personal experience as a first generation college student and inspiration for others like her to keep pressing onward. There will be refreshments.

Join us for a presentation by writer, producer and filmmaker Cynthia Martinez, sharing her reflection of her experience as a first generation college student, life post grad and inspiration to direct the film, First Voice Generation. Refreshments will be available.

Join us for a presentation with writer, filmmaker, and producer Cynthia Martinez sharing her reflection of her as a first generation college student, life past grad and inspiration to direct the film "First Voice First Generation". Light fare will be provided.

Join us for the the screening of “First Voice Generation”, a Cynthia Martinez Film. “The First Voice Generation film follows the stories of three Latinx high school students in Holland, Michigan. They struggle with a sense of identity and belonging growing up in this predominantly Dutch community because they are a child of Mexican immigrants. They dream of being the first in their family to go to college but Covid-19 shuts the world down exacerbating their struggles with virtual learning and the cost of affording college seeming impossible.” Q&A with Cynthia Martinez to follow immediately after the screening. This event is part of the weeklong activities around the National First Generation College Celebration.