Lavender Graduation & Rainbow Prom 2025
Apr
26
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
University of Richmond, Jepson Alumni Center
442 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
University of Richmond, VA 23173
The Student Center for Equity & Inclusion, the Office of Alumni Services, and the LGBTQ+ Coalition cordially invite you to attend our Lavender Graduation & Rainbow Prom festivities on Saturday, April 26th in the Jepson Alumni Center (442 Westhampton Way).
Lavender Graduation takes place from 6 – 7:30 PM and includes a buffet dinner, speeches, performances, awards, and a cording ceremony for our graduating LGBTQ+ students. Rainbow Prom follows from 7:30 – 9:30 PM and consists of a DJ, dancefloor, contests, prizes, and more food! There will be bar service throughout both events, as well as a professional photographer taking candid and posed photos. The suggested attire is "whatever you feel fabulous in" :)
Both events are FREE and open to all UR students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Each person is able to bring one non-UR guest. Registration is required, so please RSVP using the SpiderCentral event page: https://cglink.me/2yp/r378554. If you are bringing a guest, be sure to RSVP for 2 tickets on this page and have them arrive with you at check in.
NOTE: If you are a graduating student who would like to be recognized, please use this form to RSVP instead: https://forms.gle/ABJCA7ht1n5S6LpB7.
Lastly, we are accepting nominations for the 2025 Lavender Graduation Awards. To nominate a faculty, staff, or student that has gone above and beyond in their service to the LGBTQ+ community, please use this form: https://forms.gle/4DiBCP6nd8CuLWXa6.
Please reach out to Casey Butler (they/them), Associate Director of LGBTQ+ Campus Life, at cbutler2@richmond.edu with any questions or concerns.
Lavender Graduation takes place from 6 – 7:30 PM and includes a buffet dinner, speeches, performances, awards, and a cording ceremony for our graduating LGBTQ+ students. Rainbow Prom follows from 7:30 – 9:30 PM and consists of a DJ, dancefloor, contests, prizes, and more food! There will be bar service throughout both events, as well as a professional photographer taking candid and posed photos. The suggested attire is "whatever you feel fabulous in" :)
Both events are FREE and open to all UR students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Each person is able to bring one non-UR guest. Registration is required, so please RSVP using the SpiderCentral event page: https://cglink.me/2yp/r378554. If you are bringing a guest, be sure to RSVP for 2 tickets on this page and have them arrive with you at check in.
NOTE: If you are a graduating student who would like to be recognized, please use this form to RSVP instead: https://forms.gle/ABJCA7ht1n5S6LpB7.
Lastly, we are accepting nominations for the 2025 Lavender Graduation Awards. To nominate a faculty, staff, or student that has gone above and beyond in their service to the LGBTQ+ community, please use this form: https://forms.gle/4DiBCP6nd8CuLWXa6.
Please reach out to Casey Butler (they/them), Associate Director of LGBTQ+ Campus Life, at cbutler2@richmond.edu with any questions or concerns.