Jam Bingo For First Gen Mixer

6 prompts. Fast, light-hearted prompts. People find a match, laugh, and move on.

• Find someone in a different major and guess what it is+
• Find someone who works part-time while in school and ask where+
• Find someone who studied abroad and ask the country+
• Find someone who wants to go to grad school and ask which field+
• Find a staff member from a support program and ask what they offer+
• Find someone with a finals week tip and write it down+

10 prompts. Each prompt asks for a story, a tip, or an opinion.

• Ask a first-gen alumnus about their first job story+
• Ask someone who helped a sibling apply to college what they learned+
• Ask an alumnus working in your dream field how they got there+
• Ask someone how they explain college life to their family+
• Ask an alumnus who mentors students what students ask most+
• Ask someone what they wish they'd known in their first semester+
• Ask someone which campus office helped them most+
• Ask someone how they balance work, school, and family+
• Ask someone what they want to do right after graduation+
• Ask someone what being first-gen has taught them about themselves+

20 prompts. Ask-and-challenge prompts for longer conversations people remember.

• Ask a first-gen alumnus about the moment they felt like they belonged+
• Challenge an alumnus to give you three steps toward your dream job+
• Ask someone about a time they had to figure something out completely alone+
• Ask an alumnus how they handled feeling behind their classmates+
• Challenge someone to name one person here you should meet and introduce you+
• Ask someone what they'd tell a first-gen high school senior today+
• Ask an alumnus what they'd do differently in their first year+
• Ask someone about the person in their family they're doing this for+
• Swap one goal with someone and set a date to check in on each other+
• Ask an alumnus how being first-gen helps them in their career now+
• Ask a first-gen alumnus about their first job story+
• Ask someone who helped a sibling apply to college what they learned+
• Ask an alumnus working in your dream field how they got there+
• Ask someone how they explain college life to their family+
• Ask an alumnus who mentors students what students ask most+
• Ask someone what they wish they'd known in their first semester+
• Ask someone which campus office helped them most+
• Ask someone how they balance work, school, and family+
• Ask someone what they want to do right after graduation+
• Ask someone what being first-gen has taught them about themselves+