Charlas y Horchata: First LHS General Body Meeting!

This is an informal, intergenerational conversation about what it’s really like to be a first-gen/Latine/BIPOC student at a PWI. Join us on September 18 from 7-8PM in Hall of Languages 115, if you’ve ever felt lost in the first chaotic weeks at Cuse, if you’ve navigated cultural or academic alienation, or if you want the kind of practical advice someone wished they’d been given freshman year.

What we’ll talk about (and what you can bring):
• The things you wish someone told you during your first semester — office hours, advisor relationships, juggling family expectations, and finding community.
• Concrete tips for study abroad & funding—how to find opportunities and apply.
• Early steps for thinking about an Honors thesis (yes, you can start now).
• Real stories about surviving Cuse Honors: course choices, research, funding, and mental-health strategies.

📣 Upperclass & grad Latine/BIPOC first-gens: your presence is essential. Come pass down lived advice — funding wins, how you found mentors, application hacks, and the small but crucial things that actually help. New students: come listen, ask anything, and leave with a friend (and a plan).

🍶 Horchata will be served — bring your questions, your experiences, and an open heart. This is a safe, no-pretense space to fight isolation with community.

Want to share a story or resource at the meeting? DM us to sign up to speak for a few minutes.

Please register for the event using this link. See you there — let’s make sure the next cohort doesn’t have to learn everything the hard way.