BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Networking & Social Event DESCRIPTION:Ohio University’s Pride Center and Alumni Association invite gr aduating students and their supportive guests to join in this celebration o f community as we near the end of the 2023-2024 academic year and hold spac e for students graduating. Graduating Ohio University seniors will be invit ed to share remarks about their higher education journeys and may wear free commencement pride swag retrieved from the Pride Center Mon. – Fri.\, 8 a. m. – 5 pm.\, to wear during both our Pride Graduate Recognition event and C ommencement. Our Pride Center's Spring 2024 Pride Graduate Recognition and Community Celebration will feature a special alumni keynote address and be held in a hybrid format in Baker Center 240/242 (1Park Pl.\, Athens\, OH 45 701) and via Microsoft Teams. Dinner will be provided to in-person attendee s.\n\n \n\nWhile this event is focused on graduating Ohio University studen ts with connections to our local LGBTQ+ community\, we welcome local high s chool students who are graduating (and their supporters) to join in the cel ebration and to be recognized. Priority registration for in-person particip ation will be given to graduating students and their guests.\n\n \n\nPlease feel free to forward this calendar invitation to graduating LGBTQ+ student s and those who support them.\n\n \n\nGraduating Ohio University Students r egister using this link: https://ohio.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7Vu7enjuXAi 6CTs\n\n \n\nAll others\, register to attend in-person or online using this link: https://ohio.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dm8UvWKCY38EdcW\n\n \n\nBuffe t Menu:\n\n[forthcoming]\n\n \n\nKeynote Speaker Details:\n\nLacey Rogers ( she/her) is a Cincinnati native\, but has called Athens\, OH home since 200 6. Following the Goldilocks approach she found her way to Athens after deci ding of the 3 schools she applied to that University of Cincinnati was too close to home\, OSU was too big and OU was just right (not to mention being drawn in by the beauty of Athens in fall during her first visit there)! No w a three-time Ohio University graduate\,Lacey holds a BSVC in Commercial P hotography (2011)\, a BA in Women’s and Gender Studies (2011)\, a M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling (2014) and a Master’s in Public Administration (2016). \n\n \n\nLacey currently works in the Mayo r’s Office where she serves as the inaugural DEIA (diversity\, equity\, inc lusion and accessibility) Coordinator for the City of Athens. Lacey is also a Licensed Professional Counselor\, who historically focused on working wi th members of the LGBTQ+ community. Lacey is the lead organizer for the PRI SM LGBTQ+ Youth Art Program\, a free weekly afterschool arts-based program for LGBTQ+ youth ages 12-18. Additionally\, she serves as the Mayor’s liais on to the Commission on Disabilities and Athens Community Relations Commiss ion. \n\nLacey has a long history of activism work\, but most recently this has included working with a team to facilitate bystander intervention trai nings at the Athens Middle School\, being one of the facilitators for the E xploring Race\, Antiracism and Equity Together group at Athens High School\ , working closely with the Andrew Jackson Davison Clubs to raise awareness about local Black History and serving as part of the leadership team for th e Racial Equity Coalition of Athens County (RECAC). Over the years Lacey ha s received a number of awards for her contributions to various social justi ce initiatives\, most recently she was named one of the recipients for the 2024 Jenco Award through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio for her vision ary leadership and activism in serving others throughout the region.\n\nAs a lesbian biracial woman\, Lacey brings a unique perspective to the Athens community. Recognizing the voices of POC (people of color)\, particularly f emale-identified POC\, often get dismissed\, unaccounted for or lost\, Lace y is committed to speaking up and out when she witnesses injustices and hel ping others find their voice. In her spare time Lacey enjoys cooking/baking \, hanging with her pup Luna and playing weekly trivia as part of the team Feminists Against Team Names. DTEND:20240425T233000Z DTSTAMP:20240517T122354Z DTSTART:20240425T210000Z GEO:39.324863;-82.101742 LOCATION:Baker University Center\, 240/242 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Pride Graduate Recognition and Community Celebration UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44942850159945 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/pride_graduation_and_community_celebrat ion END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR