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June 4, 2024

Dear Wolf Pack Family,

June is Pride Month, a time for all of us to celebrate, honor and learn more about the achievements of the LGBTQIA2S+ community which has long been a vibrant part of Northern Nevada and our campus community.

We take a great deal of pride in knowing that members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community are playing key roles in furthering our institutional mission as a place of learning, discovery and engagement. The accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff who are part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community have made us a stronger and more inclusive institution of higher learning.

It is equally important that the University of Nevada, Reno continues to affirm that our campus is a place that welcomes and provides space for equality and understanding for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Homophobia and gender identity oppression have no place at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Although June is Pride Month throughout Nevada and our country, Northern Nevada Pride, our area’s largest LGBTQIA2S+ celebration, will be held later this year, on Sept. 7, 2024 in order to continue to hold the event outdoors during a month when Northern Nevada’s temperatures are more moderate.

The day-long Northern Nevada Pride celebration will feature all of the festivities we’ve come to enjoy, including a celebration of diversity and culture, a look at the history of the LGBTQIA2S+ movement, and ways all members of the public can advocate for a better future. The parade will be in downtown Reno starting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 7, with being held in Wingfield Park and surrounding streets from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

I also wish to make you all aware of the I recorded with Dr. Paul Kwon, a professor in our Department of Psychology and our Director of Clinical Training. Our far-reaching conversation touches on a variety of topics, including Dr. Kwon’s scholarship and research studies that have taken a deep and insightful look into the resilience of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Dr. Kwon’s episode will be available on June 20.

We have a wonderful opportunity this month and throughout the year to celebrate support the LGBTQIA2S+ community. As we do this, let us also reflect on the ways that we can continue to make our campus an even more nurturing place, where all people know that they are welcomed and valued — that at the University of Nevada, Reno all people always know they belong and that they are always part of the Pack.

Go Pack!

Sincere regards,

Brian Sandoval
President