Photograph of folders and binders from the Resource Center LGBT Collection of the UNT Libraries in a cardboard box. A woman's hands are flipping through the folders.

Photograph of archival boxes from the Ray and Joyce Bankston’s Dalco Photography Collection being pushed on a dolly cart.

Photograph of the Legends of the Mean Green: A Century of UNT Football exhibit panels set up in Willis Library.

Photograph of the Legends of the Mean Green: A Century of UNT Football exhibit panels set up in Willis Library.

Round logo designed for UNT's 125th Anniversary with the text "Celebrating 125 Years 1890-2015." The image is white on green with an eagle at the top and laurel leaves around the outside.

Round logo designed for UNT's 125th Anniversary with the text "Celebrating 125 Years 1890-2015." The image is black on white with an eagle at the top and laurel leaves around the outside.

Round logo designed for UNT's 125th Anniversary with the text "Celebrating 125 Years 1890-2015." The image is green on white with an eagle at the top and laurel leaves around the outside.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of gifts from the UNT Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration.

A green logo for the Multicultural Center with dots, held by UNT Special Collections. The logo is simple with the word "Multicultural" at the top in big letters, and "Center" at the bottom in smaller letters. In between the words are nine dots separating them. Both the words and the dots are green.

Photograph of people lining up for refreshments at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. A table with a black cloth is laid out with stands of refreshments such as fruit, vegetables and other drinks. About six people are seen lined up serving themselves.

Photograph of the face of a man in traditional African clothing from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo shows a side view of the face of an African man in traditional bright, striped clothing. He face a woman, who is seen from the back, and other people can be seen mingling around them.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photographs of performers in traditional African clothing from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows performers in traditional African clothing playing music with a small drum and drumstick in each of their hands. Behind them on the wall is a giant green banner with the letters UNT and the phrase "A green light to greatness. On the right side of the photo is a TV with a photo displayed on it and a crowd can be seen watching the musicians. Image 2, side view of the performers, with a different photo displayed on the TV screen. On the right side of the photo a tiered display of cupcakes can be seen Image 3, closeup of five of the performers in traditional African clothing.

Photographs of cupcakes from the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a closeup of the cupcakes on a round and tiered display. There are two different kinds of cupcakes, one with white frosting and the other with a strawberry on pink frosting. Sticking out of each is a white stick with a green and white circle that says "20 YEARS" on it. Image 2, far view of cupcake display showing fruit in the middle of the top tier. The fruit consists of a pineapple, grapes, etc.

Photograph of the two hosts of the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo shows the two hosts side by side each other, the person on the right is someone with long blonde hair and wearing a dress,. On the left is a person with shorter hair and a grey long sleeve. In the background a projection with the graduation title can be seen. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities and their allies. The tradition is continued today at hundreds …

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

A logo for the Multicultural Center with multicolor dots, held by UNT Special Collections. The logo is simple with the word "Multicultural" at the top in big letters, and "Center" at the bottom in smaller letters. In between the words are nine multicolor dots separating them.

Photograph of Neal Smatresk watching reward recipients at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a few women posing with their eagle awards in front of a green banner of "A green light to greatness." On the left is a woman serving herself refreshments and in front people are seen watching the people posing. One of the watchers is Neal Smatresk, president of the University of North Texas. On the right of the recipients is a TV with an image displayed on it.

A logo for the Multicultural Center with green dots, held by UNT Special Collections. The logo is simple with the word "Multicultural" at the top in big capital letters, and "Center" at the bottom in smaller capital letters. In between the two words are nine green dots separating them.

Photograph of cupcakes from the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The cupcakes lay on a tray, and there are two types: vanilla with white frosting and chocolate with chocolate frosting. Each of them have a round piece of chocolate on top with a green eagle symbol. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities and their allies. The tradition is continued today at hundreds of institutions across the nation and the Pride Alliance is honored to add UNT’s name to that list.

A logo for APAEC9 What Drives You, held by UNT Special Collections. The banner background is dark blue with an orange circle in the bottom left corner then echoing out into orange lines that fade out the closer it gets to the right side. On the right side of the banner are the words "What Drives You?" in dark blue and over the right side are the big letters "APAEC9" in white, with "Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference" under it in small white letters, and under that the words "What Drives You" in big white letters.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

A logo for the UNT Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity with a green back ground. The words "Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity" are at the top in white with a white rectangle symbol next to it. The letters "UNT" are at the bottom in big white letters and the background of the logo is green.