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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
First Gen Week at Iowa graphic featuring multiple pictures of chalk drawings on campus

Calling all CLAS students! Whether you're a first-generation student or just want to support your friends who are, this is your chance to celebrate, connect, and grab a free treat. Our Doughnuts with the Deans event offers an opportunity for members of the CLAS community to come together to celebrate and support first-generation college students in a casual setting. Bring a friend (or a few!) and join the CLAS community for a great time.

Doughnuts with the Deans

Who: All CLAS students, faculty, and staff. Contact CLAS UP with questions! (clas-undergrad@uiowa.edu)

What: Doughnuts... with the CLAS deans!

When: Three times during First Gen Week:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (the perfect time to stop between classes!)

  • Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

  • Friday, Nov. 7 from 10:00 - 11 a.m.

Where: 120 Schaeffer Hall

Stamp Your Way to Success!

Who: All CLAS students. Contact CLAS UP with questions! (clas-undergrad@uiowa.edu)

What: CLAS UP is hosting a scavenger hunt this week to help you discover the variety of CLAS Student Academic Success Centers that are here to help you thrive, not just survive, your courses. During their regular business hours, each location has a stamp or sticker waiting for you to add to your passport. Swing by CLAS UP to score an awesome CLAS sticker!

When: All week during First Gen Week (Nov. 4 through Nov. 8, 2025), from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where: All over campus!

 

For a full list of events during this year's First Gen Week, visit Iowa's First Gen Student Success site.