The Celebration of Achievement and Excellence: Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice, and Freedom Graduation Celebration is a pre-commencement celebration. Affinity celebrations, like this one, celebrate perseverance and achievement in the face of historic and ongoing exclusion and marginalization. This event is organized to offer community and to honor the contributions and collective experience and achievements of participating students.?
This celebration was reimagined and established as the?Celebration of Achievement and Excellence?in 2023 by establishing first-generation college graduate recognition, incorporating lavender graduation, and redesigning the Kente Cloth stole to include Adhinkra Symbols. The overhaul also included creating student speaker roles on behalf of each recognition, instead of the historic approach of having faculty or staff speakers, and Diversity support Coalition Student Leader recognition.?
2025 Celebration of Achievement and Excellence
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Ceremony Details:
- This graduation?celebration?is open to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students graduating from the University of New Hampshire in May 2025.? There is no cost or fees to participate.
- The?celebration?will be held on?Wednesday May 7, 2025, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm EST on the UNH Durham Campus?at the following address: Granite State Room, Memorial Union Building (MUB), 83 Main St, Durham, NH 03824
- Participating students may invite up to 1 guest to the?celebration.
- The deadline to submit the participation form is?Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST.?This is a?hard deadline?– we are unable to accommodate late submissions as we need time to procure recognition regalia and plan event logistics.
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Registration Deadline is Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST
Lavender Stole
Lavender stoles are awarded to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of graduating students who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community. ?
Kente Cloth Stole
Kente Cloth stoles are awarded to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of graduating students who identify within the BIPOC community and students from other historically excluded backgrounds.?
First-Generation College Graduate Medallion
First-generation college graduate medallions are awarded to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of graduating students who are first in their family to complete a degree from a college or university.?
"Affinity celebrations like this one celebrate perseverance and achievement in the face of historic and ongoing exclusion and marginalization. This celebration was organized to offer community and to honor the contributions and collective experience and achievements of participating students." - Yashwant Prakash Vyas, Director
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DSC Org members being recognized at the 2023 Celebration of Achievement and Excellence
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