Welcome Events

New Student Welcome and Cultural Community Receptions 

• At the start of each academic year, MSS hosts a large New Student Welcome event that include smaller break out receptions for each of the cultural communities we support.  This event introduces students to University resources, faculty, administrators, student groups, and initiatives to help in their transition to UVA.

Wahoo Welcome

• As part of the University's "relentless welcome" for new students, Multicultural Student Services hosts weekly events through Fall Break for new students to connect with our team and the broader multicultural community.  These events include new student welcome dinners, staff meet-and-greets in each of the centers, peer mentor activities, cultural community gatherings, and fun social and informational events every Friday.  

Graduation Ceremonies

Lavender Graduation

• The LGBTQ Lavender Graduation Ceremony commemorates graduating LGTBQIA+/ally students. The 2024 Lavender Graduation will be held in the South Meeting Room (3rd Floor - Newcomb Hall) on Thursday, May 16th at 4pm. Please contact Alex Winkowski (they/them/theirs), Assistant Director - Multicultural Student Services, ([email protected]) if you have any questions!

Multicultural Graduation

• The 2024 Multicultural Graduation celebration will be held in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom on Friday, May 17th at 10am and will honor graduating undergraduates who identify as APISAA (Asian/Pacific Islander/South Asian American), Hispanic/Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, and Native/Indigenous. Be sure to check it out and help us recognize and celebrate this vibrant group of graduates! Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions!