Lav Grad & Rainbow Prom 2026

The Hub for Student Inclusion & Community, the Office of Alumni Services, and the LGBTQ+ Coalition cordially invite you to attend our Lav Grad & Rainbow Prom festivities on Saturday, April 18th in the Jepson Alumni Center (442 Westhampton Way).

Lav Grad 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 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 this SpiderCentral event page.  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/nSLSbTQo6NqQLxgB7.

Lastly, we are accepting nominations for the 2026 Lav Grad 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/oJEspdQD3tmEiXdQ7.

Please reach out to Casey Butler (they/them), Associate Director of LGBTQ+ Campus Life, at cbutler2@richmond.edu with any questions or concerns.

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