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Lavender Graduation

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
04:30 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.

Add to Calendar 2026-05-06 16:30:00 2026-05-06 18:00:00 Lavender Graduation The Center for Identity and Inclusion's LGBTQ+ Resource Center invites you to join us in for a celebration honoring our LGBTQIA2S+ and allied graduating students. Graduating students are encouraged to register and attend the ceremony. All registered seniors will receive a free affinity stole. Please note that stoles will not be given out prior to the ceremony. Students can register here: Student RSVP FormFriends and family, including students, staff, and faculty can RSVP here: Friends & Family RSVPAbout Lavender Graduation: In 1995, Dr. Ronni Sanlo started the tradition when she noticed there were no ceremonies to honor LGBTQ+ students at the time. The first Lavender Graduation took place at the University of Michigan in 1995 with three graduates. Today, over 500 colleges and universities, including Pacific, offer Lavender Graduation ceremonies for their students. Other CII Affinity CelebrationsNative American Graduate CelebrationBlack Graduate CelebrationLatinx Graduate CelebrationAPID/SWANA Graduate CelebrationFor questions and accommodations, please email Yvette Quintana at yquintana@pacific.edu. 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA Center for Identity and Inclusion Pride Resource Center Center for Identity and Inclusion Pride Resource Center America/Los_Angeles public

The Center for Identity and Inclusion's LGBTQ+ Resource Center invites you to join us in for a celebration honoring our LGBTQIA2S+ and allied graduating students. Graduating students are encouraged to register and attend the ceremony. All registered seniors will receive a free affinity stole. Please note that stoles will not be given out prior to the ceremony.

Students can register here: Student RSVP Form

Friends and family, including students, staff, and faculty can RSVP here: Friends & Family RSVP

About Lavender Graduation:

In 1995, Dr. Ronni Sanlo started the tradition when she noticed there were no ceremonies to honor LGBTQ+ students at the time. The first Lavender Graduation took place at the University of Michigan in 1995 with three graduates. Today, over 500 colleges and universities, including Pacific, offer Lavender Graduation ceremonies for their students.