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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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