Education and Support Services (LGBTESS)
The mission of LGBTESS is to promote a safe, equitable, accessible, and affirming campus for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender (2SLGBTQIA3+) students at the University of Oregon through resource navigation, education, community building, and event implementation.
Lavender Graduation Celebration 2026
Sunday, June 14 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | EMU Ballroom
Doors open and food served at 10:00 a.m. Program begins at 10:30 a.m.
Graduating 2SLGBTQIA3+ students who wish to be honored at the celebration should respond by end of day on May 25, 2026. Open to all graduating students.
Connect with LGBT+ Education and Support Services
SJ
Program Director, LGBT Education and Support Services
To schedule a meeting with SJ, please email sjwil@uoregon.edu.
Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Located in Oregon Hall, Suite 380
- Email lgbtess@uoregon.edu for questions about LGBT Education and Support Services events and initiatives.
- Email lgbtessentials@uoregon.edu for questions about food and/or housing insecurity and accessing healthcare.
- Email uooutreach@uoregon.edu for questions about on- and off-campus resources and community.
- Email qtgrads@uoregon.edu for questions about 2SLGBTQIA3+ graduate student support.
Events
Military Connected Graduation Celebrations
11:00 a.m.Jun
13
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for the 2026 Military Connected Graduation Celebration on June 13, 2026 from 11 am – 1 pm in the Crater Lakes South room.
All graduating students are welcome to participate.
Graduating Students should registered using this link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_248irnJ0S14D4JU
*Please submit the form by May 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Lavender Graduation Celebration
10:30 a.m.Jun
14
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join us for the 2026 Lavender Graduation Celebration on June 14, 2026 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm in the EMU Ballroom. All graduating students are welcome to participate.
Graduating Students should registered using this link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_248irnJ0S14D4JU
*Please submit the form by May 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
¡Sí, se pudo! (Latiné Grad)
3:00 p.m.Jun
14
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Join us for the 2026 ¡Sí, se pudo! (Latiné Grad Celebration) on June 14, 2026, from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the EMU Ballroom.
¡Sí, se pudo! celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of undergraduate, graduate, and law students who are Latiné, Hispanic, and/or of the Latinx Diaspora. This celebration commemorates the hard work and dedication that our students have shown throughout history, not only at the University of Oregon but also in global society. ALL graduating students are welcome to participate.
Graduates and guests will need a ticket for this year’s celebration. To claim your FREE ticket, please visit https://ticket.uoregon.edu/uo-dept/si-se-pudo.
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Graduates should claim their ticket before Tuesday, June 9th
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Guests' tickets must be picked up between Wednesday, June 3rd through Friday, June 12th.
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UO students, faculty, and staff will also need to claim their own ticket.
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To pick up your tickets please visit the UO Ticket Office in the Erb Memorial Union (EMU). The ticket office is open, Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
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If guests are unable to pick up ticket(s) in advance, please arrive at the celebration venue no later than 2:45 PM to claim your ticket(s).
Important Notes:
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Graduates you should report to the EMU Crater Lake Rooms no later than 2:15 PM.
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Guest should be seated no later than 2:50 PM, as the event will begin promptly at 3:00 PM.
This event will be livestreamed for family and friends who are unable to join us in person. The livestream will have captions in English and Spanish.
https://youtube.com/live/xJrvZGvhVoM?feature=share
Community & Belonging Programs is proud to partner with Latiné Strategies Group, Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force, Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, and MEChA to host the first ¡Sí, se pudo! (Latiné Grad Celebration), and we hope that you can join us in celebrating our Latiné Diaspora graduates from the University of Oregon.
Black Graduation Celebration
6:15 p.m.Jun
14
6:15–8:15 p.m.
Join us for the 2026 Black Graduation Celebration on June 14, 2026, from 6:15 – 8:15 pm in the EMU Ballroom.
Black Grad celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of undergraduate, graduate, and law students who are Black, which is an inclusive term for anyone who identifies as Black, African, African American, Afro-Latinx, Afro-Caribbean, and all others who have African Diasporic roots. This celebration commemorates the hard work and dedication that our students have shown throughout history, not only at the University of Oregon but also in global society. ALL graduating students are welcome to participate.
Graduates and guests will need a ticket for this year’s celebration. To claim your FREE ticket, please visit https://ticket.uoregon.edu/uo-dept/black-grad-celebration.
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Graduates should claim their ticket before Wednesday, June 10th
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Guests' tickets must be picked up between Wednesday, June 3rd through Friday, June 12th.
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UO students, faculty, and staff will also need to claim their own ticket.
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To pick up your tickets please visit the UO Ticket Office in the Erb Memorial Union (EMU). The ticket office is open, Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
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If guests are unable to pick up ticket(s) in advance, please arrive at the celebration venue no later than 6:00 PM to claim your ticket(s).
Important Notes:
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Graduates you should report to the EMU Crater Lake Rooms no later than 5:30 PM.
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Guest should be seated no later than 6:00 PM, as the event will begin promptly at 6:15 PM.
This event will be livestreamed for family and friends who are unable to join us in person. The livestream will have captions in English.
https://youtube.com/live/9LHunhdrLkI?feature=share
The Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center is the host of this event, and we hope that you can join us in celebrating our Black graduates from the University of Oregon.
Art Exploration Camp for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
noonAug
17
noon
Create art as a form of self-expression as you explore the visual arts in the galleries and studio of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in this week-long afternoon art workshop for transgender and gender nonbinary youth in grades 5- 8. This week is supported by members of the transgender, non-binary, and queer community of artists, educators, students, and allies.
August 17-August 21, 2026, noon - 3:00 pm
Writer and Poet Saeed Jones
4:00 p.m.Oct
13
4:00 p.m.
The Oregon Humanities Center presents its 2026-27 endowed lectureship series centered on the theme of Reading.
We are used to thinking about reading in relation to writing, musical scores, performances, and works of cinema and art. But as social animals, we read more broadly. We read the signs. We read the landscape. We read each others’ faces and body language. We “read the room.”
Our speakers will consider how people observe, look for patterns, try to discern meaning. How does reading shape humanity, individually and collectively? What might taking an extended, intentional look at this activity—our constant reading—reveal? Using approaches honed by their disciplines, our invited speakerswill help us think about reading from a variety of directions.
Saeed Jones is the author of the memoir How We Fight for Our Lives (Simon and Schuster), winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the poetry collection Prelude to Bruise (Coffee House Books), winner for the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry. His poetry and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, Oxford American and GQ among other publications. His most recent book Alive at the End of the World (Coffee House Press) won the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry.
Saeed Jones was the 2024-2025 artist-in-residence in the Media, Health and Medicine program at Harvard Medical School. His next book Home Out There, a memoir, is forthcoming from Washington Square Press. He cohosts the podcast Vibe Check with Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford.
Navigate Campus
We are committed to creating an equitable and accessible environment for students, whether that be via all-gender and gender-expansive housing options, name change processes, or all-gender restrooms.
Connect with Resources
Resources for 2SLGBTQIA3+ students encourage holistic well-being and academic success through mental, medical, and community care. Scholarships and other financial assistance are based on need and/or merit. Students are also invited to apply for LGBTESS-sponsored conferences. In addition to our programs and services, there are off-campus organizations dedicated to advocating and resourcing 2SLGBTQIA3+ folks.
Build Community
Our student-driven outreach teams celebrate, educate, empower, and support 2SLGBTQIA3+ students. Whether organizing events, developing new initiatives, or collaborating with campus organizations, one of the priorities of the LGBTESS staff is to support students in fostering community.
Support 2SLGBTQIA3+ Students
Effectively supporting 2SLGBTQIA3+ students is an on-going process which requires self-awareness, knowledge, and skills. LGBTESS hosts Queer+ Accomplice Coalition (QAC) training once a term to jump-start faculty and staff in this process and provides resources to support continued learning and advocacy practices.