Lavender Graduation

The Lavender Celebration celebrates the achievement of LGBTQIA+ undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral candidates. Lavender Celebration began in 1995 on the campus of the University of Michigan and has since expanded to universities around the country. Each graduate receives a commemorative rainbow cord to symbolize their academic achievement. The ceremony takes place during the fall and spring commencement.

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We are excited to announce that registration for Fall 2023 VCU graduates (undergraduate, graduate, professional studies) to participate in the end-of-the-semester Cultural Achievement Ceremony is now open! Differing from the spring semester individual ceremonies, we will be celebrating students holding various identities through ONE ceremony held on December 6 in the Commonwealth Ballrooms.

Graduates interested in participating in the combined Lavender Graduation, Donning of the Kente, Latine Achievement Ceremony, Native, Tribal, and Indigenous Graduation Ceremony. Accessibility Achievement Ceremony. and Asian Pacific Islander South Asian American Graduation Ceremony are invited to complete this form (https://forms.gle/k3TUwTmkZaTn56tNA) which closes on Monday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m.

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If you would like to watch the ceremony from May 2023, it can be found here: https://youtu.be/z6-f6jkT9n0