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
The 2025 Celebration of Achievement and Excellence will be held this year on May 7, 2025 in the Granite State Room (GSR). Registration to participate and be recognized during the Celebration of Achievement and Excellence opens each year in March. Please check back here or contact Nada Alasmi at Nada.Alasmi@unh.edu for more information.
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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