Pride Center happenings, updates, news, and more.
UND to Celebrate Fourth Annual Pride Week on June 2-5, 2025. Celebrating Pride Month For the Pride Center, June means a celebration of community and commemorating queer and trans history. Coinciding with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and important Supreme Court decisions, Pride Month is a reminder that it is crucial to join […]
Students write letters of support for trans youth. This year for Transgender Day of Remembrance we wrote letters of support to trans youth across the nation. Students, faculty, and staff collectively wrote 64 letters that were sent to Point of Pride, a national organization that supports transgender people with access to life-saving health and wellness […]
Students attend the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference hosted at Northern Michigan University Every fall, LGBTQ+ college students from around the Midwest region gather at the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC). The conference was first held in February 1993 at Iowa State University a way to give voice […]
October is LGBTQ+ History Month Sharing Our History When you think of LGBTQ+ history, you might reflect on the 1969 Stonewall Riots or Pride Month. October is probably not a month that comes to mind for celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQ+ Community. That is one of the challenges in our society, where and how […]
UND to celebrate Pride Month with Pride Week on June 10 -14 Celebrating Pride Month at UND Pride Month is a nationally celebrated in June to celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people. Pride Month started with pride marches in 1970, on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969. The marches were the catalyst […]
This year at LavGrad Celebration, we recognized six individuals with a Pride Award for their contributions to making UND a more inclusive place for students. The Pride Awards were created in 2018 as a way to recognize oustanding individuals in the UND community who have contributed to the advancement of LGBTQ+ inclusion, community, education, support, […]
A committed goal to raise funds for the Pride Center A special announcement was made at the LavGrad celebration this year as an endowment was created to support the Pride Center. Bridget Brooks (’96, ’22) and Jody Little committed to the creation of the UND LGBTQ+ Endowment. The goal is to raise $25,000 in 5 […]
Pride gears up to recognize LGBTQ+ graduates and Pride Award Recipients The Pride Center will be hosting UND’s Lavender Graduation and Pride Awards on April 15 in the Henry Family Ballroom from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Lavender Graduation is an annual recognition ceremony hosted at over 200 colleges and universities across the nation […]
Introducing the Critical Conversations and Q-Chat Learning Series In Spring 2023, the Pride Center and the Teaching Transformation and Development Academy partnered to offer an educational series for faculty and staff called “Critical Conversations” to discuss topics that impact the queer and trans community. The series has continued into the 2023-2024 with conversations covering topics […]
The Pride Center has a new look with new support resources for students When you step foot into the Pride Center this fall, you may notice that it looks a little different than before. Over the summer the Pride Center director’s office and a reception desk were added in the space. “Having an […]