Rainbow Graduation Celebration

17th Annual Rainbow Graduation Celebration

Rainbow Squares with graduation hat Rainbow Grads cutting a cake
  • Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  • Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: Student Union, Meeting Room 1 (Upper Level)
  • RSVP by Friday, May 2, 2025

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What is Rainbow Graduation Celebration?

  • An opportunity to honor YOU!
  • A place to invite your family, chosen family, close friends and/or those most important to you!
  • Somewhere you’d ask a favorite professor, staff member or those who have made a great positive impact on your experience at SJSU to attend.
  • Your formal induction into the ranks of SJSU LGBTQ+ Alums.
  • Although many people do get dressed up for the event, it tends to be a queer little get together, with all the uniqueness of our community, so be yourself
  • A celebration that has Great food!
  • Lots of fun!
  • The event where you get a Rainbow Tassel! (Woo Hoo!)

How Do I Participate? Am I eligible?

  • If you are a graduating senior, graduate student, or completed or completing a credential in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Fall 2025, you are eligible to participate in this year's celebration!
  • This event is open to all graduating students who would like to register to participate, everyone of all identities and backgrounds are welcome to join the celebration!
  • All students will be given at least two minutes to speak, if they so wish, to thank family members, partner(s), friends, talk about their struggles and triumphs in school and/or to give advise for fellow students.
  • We're also looking for student speakers (formal speech about 5 minutes).
  • You can apply to be an official student speaker section of the RSVP form.
  • Please RSVP by Friday, May 2nd.

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Attendees Welcome!

  • The graduates would love for you to attend, everyone is welcome!

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We apologize for the scheduling of the Rainbow Graduation Celebration overlapping some finals schedules. If you have a conflict and would still like to receive a Rainbow Graduation Celebration package with a tassel, stole, and certificate; please do still register for the event so we can make sure we get you a package to celebrate your accomplishments! 

Degrees are conferred and graduate students hooded at official SJSU college commencements. For information regarding the official university commencement schedule, please visit: https://www.sjsu.edu/commencement.

Participation in this event is voluntary and is open to all graduating students who would like to participate, regardless of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or economic circumstances.