Lavender Celebration

2025 Lavender Celebration

The 2025 Lavender Celebration event was held May 1, 2025 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! Lavender Celebration builds on honoring the achievements of LGBTQ+ and ally students at Kent State University. This year's Alumni Keynote was Pete Finnerty, Ph.D. ('17), Clinical Counselor, Educator, and Advocate, and our Student Keynote was Autumn Jacobs, class of '25. Below are recordings of the 2025 Alumni Keynote speech and Student Keynote speech. 

2024 Lavender Celebration

The 2024 Lavender Celebration was held Thursday, May 2, 2024 in the KSC Ballroom. Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! Below are video recordings of the 2024 LavGrad Alumni Keynote speaker and Student Keynote speaker. 

2023 Lavender Celebration

The 2023 Lavender Celebration was held Friday, May 5, 2023 in the KSC Ballroom. Congratulations to our 2023 graduates! Below are video recordings of the 2023 LavGrad Alumni Keynote speaker, Student Keynote speaker, and Poetry Reading. 

2021 Lavender Celebration commencement celebration! 

Celebration Date and Time

Lavender Celebration's Virtual Celebration was held May 4 through May 8, 2021, on the LGBTQ+ Center's various social media platforms. You can watch the full video playlist by clicking here.

Information and Questions

If you have any questions, please call the LGBTQ+ Center at, (330) 672-8580 or email at, LGBTQSC@kent.edu.