Campus Spotlight

May 2, 2019

Photo by Gabrielle Plucknette-DeVito

LGBTQIA+ graduating students welcomed students, faculty and staff to their signature end-of-year event, Rainbow Graduation, in the University Gallery April 29. The program included remarks by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Ellen Granberg and Assistant Director for Campus Life at the Q Center Christopher Hinesley. Comic and author Kelli Dunham gave the keynote address and Alan Smerbeck, assistant professor in psychology, received the Steffens Award. Students shared stories and experiences at RIT and received a rainbow cord. The event, hosted by ritGA and the RIT GLBTQ+ Alliance, was followed by a Rainbow Prom.