Affinity graduation celebrations

Graduating from college is a big deal not only for students but also for their loved ones. To celebrate this milestone moment in the lives of our students, The Multicultural Center hosts a number of Affinity graduation celebrations. Each celebration includes the gifting of a cord or a stole to highlight the identities and successes of our students.

After students apply for graduation, they will receive an email from The Multicultural Center with a link to RSVP. Graduating students who did not receive a link are encouraged to reach out to us at thecenter@unr.edu.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the event to celebrate with our students and their loved ones.

2024 Affinity Celebrations

Affinity ceremonies will be held at the Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU).

May 08
6:00 PM JCSU Great Room Middle Eastern & North African Celebration
A group of individuals wearing graduation attire and mortar boards listen to a speaker at the front of a room during a Middle Eastern & North African Graduation Celebration event.
May 08
6:00 PM JCSU Milt Glick Ballrooms Indigenous Graduation Celebration
A graduating Indigenous student wearing a commencement sash stands with two people at the 2023 Indigenous Graduate celebration event.
May 09
6:00 PM JCSU Theatre Lavender Graduation Celebration
A person seated at a Lavender Graduate Celebration wears a mortar boards that is decorated with the words "Proud of my BS."
May 11
4:00 PM JCSU Milt Glick Ballrooms Black Diaspora Graduation Celebration
A group of graduating students dressed in graduation attire listen to a speaker during a Black Diaspora Graduation Celebration and watch images of graduating students on a projection screen at the front of the room.
May 11
6:00 PM JCSU Milt Glick Ballrooms Latinx Graduation Celebration
People gather in a hallway with a person in the foreground wearing a decorated mortar board with United States and Mexico flags outside of a Latinx Graduate Celebration event.
May 13
6:00 PM JCSU Milt Glick Ballrooms Asian/Pacific Islander Graduation Celebration
Individuals wearing graduation attire are seated at an Asian/Pacific Islander celebration event as they listen to a speaker at podium who is next to a projection screen with a title slide for the event and logos for the University and Joe Crowley Student Union.

Affinity Celebration descriptions

Indigenous Graduation Celebration

Celebrates our Native and Indigenous graduates and their loved ones. Students receive a stole that highlights their identity and can be worn during their commencement ceremony.

Middle Eastern & North African Graduation Celebration

Celebrates our graduates of Middle Eastern or North African descent. Students receive a stole that highlights their identity and can be worn during their commencement ceremony.

Latinx Graduation Celebration

Celebrates our Latinx and Hispanic graduating students. Students receive a stole that highlights their identity and can be worn during their commencement ceremony.

Asian Pacific Islander Graduation Celebration

Celebrates our graduating students of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. Students receive a ribbon lei that highlights their identity and can be worn during their commencement ceremony.

Black Diaspora Graduation Celebration

Celebrates our Black graduating students. Students receive a stole that highlights their identity and can be worn during their commencement ceremony.

Lavender Graduation Celebration

Celebrates our LGBTQIA+ graduating students. Students receive a cord that highlights their identity and can be worn during their commencement ceremony.

Unity Graduation Celebration

Celebrates students who graduate in Winter after the fall semester. Graduating students who participate in the event will receive a cord that they are invited to wear to their commencement ceremony.