12th annual Lavender Graduation celebrates Class of 2023 graduates

Posted: May. 11, 2023

Twenty soon-to-be graduates were recently honored during Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg’s annual Lavender Graduation, a celebration of its LGBTQA community and allies for their achievements made at Bloomsburg.

Elena Brobyn-Navarro ’09/M11, academic advisor and success navigator at Northampton Community College, served as the Lavender commencement speaker. Brobyn-Navarro, who holds two degrees from Bloomsburg University, is a member of Bloomsburg’s inaugural Lavender Graduation Class of 2011.

The University of Michigan celebrated the first-ever Lavender Graduation in 1995.

Lavender Graduation Class of 2023

Luna Alexander, communication studies, organizational communication
H. Isabella Bridy, English literature and creative writing, history minor
Samantha Caba, communication studies
Aubrey Dansberry, psychology
Corina DeJesus, social work
Javaugh Dutton, theatre
Joshua Escalante, Master of Social Work
Christine Fritz, psychology and art studio, concentrations in drawing and printmaking
Megan Grebeck, communication studies
Sabine Harvey, psychology and art studio, gender studies minor
Jack Heroux-Skirbst, music
Kelly McGlade, English creative writing, history and literature minors
Maya Nunna, social work, ASL and criminal justice minors
Meredith Reed, anthropology, natural history minor
Alex Ruddy, communication studies, interpersonal concentration, languages and cultures with a focus in Mandarin Chinese
Abigail Stoudt, media and journalism, public relations track
Marriah Thomas, business administration and communication studies, organizational communication
Kas Travis, social work, gender studies minor
Paige Treibley, art studio
Elizabeth Wagner, creative writing