The WSU Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center (GIESORC) will host its annual Lavender Graduation Celebration on Friday.

The celebration, held at the Banyans on the Ridge pavilion, will include a silent auction and social hour beginning at 6 p.m., according to a WSU news release.

The program begins at 7 p.m. and will have hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Jeffrey Dodge, the UI associate dean of students, will deliver the keynote address, “Living an Authentic Life: Finding Inspiration, Purpose and Happiness in the Face of Adversity.”

The money raised at the event will support student programming in the GIESORC, according to the release.

Reporting by Jared Churchill