You are amazing. You are welcome. You belong.
That was the message this week as our campus came together for its annual Pride Festival to celebrate our LGBTQ+ Maroons and affirm our bedrock belief in creating an inclusive community. Students, faculty and staff enjoyed an afternoon of music, quad games, art projects and summer treats including cupcakes and a visit from Delicia's Gourmet Ice.
“We hope our students feel that they belong on this campus — that they’re welcomed, their identities are affirmed and they’re valued here,” said Rachael Clark, Roanoke College’s LGBTQ+ coordinator and associate director of Residence Life & Housing. “This is a great community to be a part of. I hope when they see events like this they truly feel that and feel that is at the heart of the Roanoke spirit.”
The 2023 Pride Festival was organized by the hardworking team with Student Activities. Co-sponsors of the event included Residence Life & Housing, Student Affairs and MaroonsRWell.
To learn more about Roanoke College's commitment to creating a supportive campus, check out the details in our Pride Month post on social media: #PrideMonth (Instagram). #PrideMonth (Facebook).
Pride, Love, Inclusiveness
Organizers with Student Activities decked out the Back Quad on June 28 to welcome the campus community to Pride Festival.
Organizers with Student Activities decked out the Back Quad on June 28 to welcome the campus community to Pride Festival.
Students enjoyed music, fellowship, quad games and art projects, including string art making, pictured above.
Students enjoyed music, fellowship, quad games and art projects, including tie-dye creation, pictured above.
Yard games also filled the quad complete with a rainbow-themed cornhole set.
Organizers with Student Activities decked out the Back Quad to welcome the campus community to Pride Festival.
Summer treats, including cupcakes and Delicia’s Gourmet Ice, were on offer throughout the campus festival.
In addition to the many other activities, our campus community was invited to share handwritten messages that were dislayed on the quad.