Brown University will host several events during commencement weekend in May 2014 for alumni of color. On Friday there will be a Unity Celebration event and a Third World Center reception to celebrate diversity and the accomplishments of alumni leaders and graduating students. On Saturday, the Inman Page Black Alumni Council will hold their annual meeting and reception, and there will be an ONYX Rites of Passage celebration dinner for graduating Black students. Finally, Unity Funk Nite on Saturday night will provide dancing, music and fun for alumni, seniors and families.

1. Brown University Alumni of Color Events
Commencement Weekend, May 2014
FRI, MAY 23
Unity Celebration
8:00 – 9:00 pm
Celebrate the diversity of Brown's student and alumni communities with Brown’s alumni affinity groups
(Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance, Brown University Latino Alumni Council, Inman Page Black Alumni
Council, and Brown Transgender, Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alumni). Toast alumni leaders and graduates in
recognition of their accomplishments. Co-sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association Multicultural Alumni
Committee (MAC), the LGBTQ Center, and the Third World Center.
Location: Maddock Alumni Center Garden Tent, 38 Brown Street
Third World Center (TWC) Reception
9:00 pm – Midnight
Take a break from Campus Dance and stop in at the TWC. Mingle with classmates and friends in the TWC
lounge and enjoy music and refreshments. Co-sponsored by the Third World Center and the Brown Alumni
Association’s Multicultural Alumni Committee.
Location: Third World Center, 68 Brown Street
SAT, MAY 24
Inman Page Black Alumni Council (IPC) Annual Meeting and Reception
3:00 – 5:30 pm
The IPC Board of Governors invites you to attend the IPC annual meeting and to hear about the council’s
activities and welcome the new IPC officers. Seniors and IPC members are encouraged to attend and learn
about how they can become involved. Refreshments at the post-meeting reception.
Location: Smith-Buonanno Hall, 95 Cushing Street
ONYX Rites of Passage Celebration Dinner [$]
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Celebrate the achievements of graduating Black students at the sacred Rites of Passage Ceremony and
dinner. Alumni, faculty, and administrators join students and their families for this special tradition in which
graduating students are inducted into the Inman Page Black Alumni Council (IPC). The Rites of Passage
Ceremony includes a procession, the alumni presentation of Kente stoles to the graduates, and a keynote
address from a distinguished alumnus. Co-sponsored by the Third World Center’s Black Student Initiative and
the IPC. Purchase tickets online: $20 for students and family members,$25 for alumni and guests.
Location: Rhode Island Convention Center, Ballroom D/E, 1 Sabin Street
Unity Funk Nite
9:30 pm – 12:30 am
Music by DJ Garf Digga ’00. Alumni, seniors, and families are welcome to this evening of dancing, music, and
fun. Co-sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association’s Multicultural Alumni Committee (MAC) and the Alumni of
Color Initiative.
Location: Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center