🎓 Own Your Voice Before You Step on Campus

A Free Workshop for First-Generation Students Starting College

 

Presented by

Speak Up Mujer


🗓 Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
🕓 Time: 5:30–6:15 p.m. PT
📍 Location: Zoom (link will be sent after you register)
🎟 Cost: Free

đź’¬ What to Expect

Starting college can feel overwhelming—especially if you're the first in your family to do it. This free online workshop is designed to help first-gen students tap into their confidence, prepare to speak up in new spaces, and walk into their next chapter feeling ready.

You’ll learn:

  • What it means to “own your voice” as a first-gen college student

  • Simple ways to speak up, advocate for yourself, and introduce yourself with confidence

  • Mindset shifts that help you feel like you belong (even when you’re unsure)

Whether you're heading to a four-year university, community college, or a summer bridge program, or your are in your first years of college... this session is for you.

 

đź’ˇ Who This Is For

  • First-generation students starting college in Fall 2025

  • Rising juniors and seniors in high school

  • Youth-serving professionals or educators who want to share this opportunity with students

  • First-generation students struggling to find their voice in their first years of college
Rosa Benavides, Founder of Speak Up Mujer, Confidence and Public Speaking Latina Coach

✨ About the Host


Rosa E. Benavides is a proud first-gen UCLA graduate, executive leader, and founder of Speak Up Mujer—a coaching and training organization that helps Latinas and first-gen women grow into powerful communicators and confident leaders. Her mission is simple: You don’t have to do it alone. And you don’t have to shrink to belong.

Learn More About Rosa

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