Official Pride Center rededication ceremony to take place during Student Senate Pride Week (March 18-22)

On Monday, March 18, OHIO’s LGBT Center will celebrate its official day as the newly renamed Pride Center.

Ohio University Student Senate, which unanimously passed a bill in October 2023 in support of the name change, will join OHIO leadership during a Pride Center Rededication Reception on March 20 to both commemorate the Center's 25+ year history and serve as a rededication to the Center's core mission of education, connection, celebration and support.

The Rededication Reception is one of many planned “Student Senate Pride Week” events that will be hosted by members of Student Senate between March 18-22.

LGBT Center Director Micah McCary expressed his deep appreciation for the advocacy and support of Student Senate throughout the renaming process and said he’s excited for the Pride Center to continue to serve as a welcoming, inclusive resource for all.

“The Pride Center will remain a resource for all students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and other community members,” McCary said. “Through advocacy, the arts, individual consultations, community gatherings and other supportive strategies, our goal is to serve and celebrate people of all genders, orientations and expressions of identity.”

LGBT Center Assistant Director Sarah Doherty emphasized the Center’s longstanding history of supporting students – support that would not be possible without the help of the University community and others.

“We are incredibly proud of the many students who have found knowledge, friendship, mentorship, leadership and more through their engagement with the Center,” Doherty said. “We are also tremendously appreciative of the faculty, staff, alumni, community members and supporters without whom the Center’s work would be impossible.”

To learn more about OHIO’s LGBT Center, visit ohio.edu/lgbt. Additional details about Student Senate Pride Week are also available online.