Rainbow Graduation

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Ballrooms B, C, D 

Rainbow Graduation honors the achievements of SSU’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) graduating students. The event celebrates LGBTQIA+ students who, through determination and academic achievements, have successfully completed a degree and/or credential and encourages pride and recognition of their identities.

PROGRAM AGENDA

Student Processional

Welcome and Land Acknowledgment

Sadie Pettit, Functional Analyst in Information Technology

Greetings from University Leadership

Ryan Jasen Henne, Ph.D., Dean of Students

Keynote Speaker

Devin Ariel Huntspon, Translife Projects Coordinator

Performance by

Erica Ambrin, Hip Hop Soul Artist

Student Speaker

Jay Magaña-Fierro, Mathematics with Secondary Education Concentration

QSA President

Ash Rydell

Presentation of 2023 Rainbow Graduates

Don Romesburg, Ph.D., Professor and advisor to Queer Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies Department

Alumni Speaker

Tyler Osburg-Head, Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery, SSU Alumn 2012

Closing Remarks

Lena McQuade, Ph.D., Chair, Women’s and Gender Studies Department

Special thanks: Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The HUB Cultural Center, SSU Alumni Association, Campus Prints, Conference & Event Services