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UDPride Alumni Network: 2025-2026 News and Updates

The UDPride Alumni Network actively participates and invests in programs that connect with and benefit the larger UD and LGBTQIA+ community.

In the third year since its conception in 2023, the network hosted a Drag Show Bingo over Alumni Weekend 2025, featuring our very own Drag Bear of Delaware, Jolene Cuisine!

What’s next in 2026:

Save the date! Here are events that we look forward to welcoming our LGBTQ+ alumni, allies, and friends in 2026:

Saturday, April 4, 1-3 p.m. | Ice Cream Social with Alumni and Students with a tour of the Center for Intercultural Engagement
Registration will be sent via email in February.
Saturday, May 30, Noon-2 p.m. | Drag Show Bingo at Alumni Weekend
Registration will open end of March.
Saturday, June 6 | Delaware Pride Festival Gathering in Dover, DE
More information to come spring 2026.

If you’d like to get connected to this affinity, please email Ashley Ridler at aaridler@udel.edu.

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Hen Over Heels: Stories From Our Double Dels

We know our alumni love the University of Delaware, and that’s especially true of Double Dels, alumni who marry or date other alumni. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we asked the Blue Hen community to send us their UD love stories. We hope the memories shared here get your heart fluttering!
Volunteer Shout-Outs - February 2026

The Office of Development and Alumni Relations relies on a team of dedicated Blue Hen volunteers to strengthen the connections between alumni, students and the University through a variety of programs and events. Volunteers' many contributions include planning and helping to lead regional, affinity and reunion events, offering mentorship and professional development opportunities to students and serving as proud ambassadors of UD.
Volunteer Shout-Outs - January 2026

The Office of Development and Alumni Relations relies on a team of dedicated Blue Hen volunteers to strengthen the connections between alumni, students and the University through a variety of programs and events. Volunteers' many contributions include planning and helping to lead regional, affinity and reunion events, offering mentorship and professional development opportunities to students and serving as proud ambassadors of UD.