<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please join us for a Lunch and Learn on 12/1/23 with Alumnus Zachary Desjardin: </span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="m_3498504744783114586m_-8848513802399047753m_-8901307756857313934gmail-docs-internal-guid-01a819c3-7fff-cde1-cb13-786f2b79fb28"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Zachary Desjardins  ('17 SWK)  is a TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services Alum. He has presented at national conferences and has been invited to present thanks to funding from the Plattsburgh Alumni Association. </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The presentation is titled </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">"Carrying the Weight - The True Cost of First-Gen Guilt":</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Being a First Generation College Student (FGCS) is navigating the “hidden curriculum” while possibly carrying significant guilt for leaving their families and responsibilities at home. This guilt can manifest itself in lower academic persistence rates, as well as a poor sense of belonging both in the collegiate environment and with their family. This presentation will draw on topics of intersectionality and techniques of how to work with FGCS. Participants will leave this session with the ability to advise with a greater intention to address FGCS guilt and empower students to take agency over their own academic and personal journeys.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Join us in the ACC Alumni Conference Room at Noon-12:45 p.m. on 12/1</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Lunch will be provided, please RSVP by 11/29 </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddbaUgJITttYHclxofwMowKm8Rk9PA8stf6Kf--gYXlnQEUg/viewform" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:624px;height:808px"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/wYlh9ZNA0B6Etw4VgUe814s-QTWvsGE4UkWCZcK7dI9mruC2q9i_2ZrMP1BJ0cOcB_3Mc-Ct0sy9-RFWPK-Vh1Ah4ttJFCrEmlM7gyqrV9WJrt45YLgL_RASUNJRjrTaLl8MaCJkxLwjwR2u_V35WTo" width="624" height="808" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></p></span><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>
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