12th annual Lavender Graduation celebrates Class of 2023 graduates

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