First-gen cording ceremony

April 12, 2021

Tori Tragis

Teal cords are used to symbolize the success of graduates who are the first in their family to earn a bachelor's degree. UAF photo by JR Ancheta.
Teal cords are used to symbolize the success of graduates who are the first in their family to earn a bachelor's degree. UAF photo by JR Ancheta.


Celebrate UAF's first-generation students at a baccalaureate cording ceremony Sunday, April 25, at 2 p.m. The Nanook Diversity and Action Center will hold a cording ceremony for these students, who are the first in their families to graduate with a bachelor's degree.

The event will be livestreamed so that everyone can attend! For more information, email Claire Swanson at uaf-firstgenak@alaska.edu.