Lavender Recognition is an annual celebration held in spring semester that recognizes Penn State's LGBTQ+ graduating students and acknowledges their achievements and contributions to the University. The 2025 Lavender Recognition will be held Friday, April 25th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the University Park campus. Students from any Penn State campus who will be graduating in the year 2025, whether in May, August or December. Lavender Recognition is open to all students regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, or any other protected class.

Student wishing to attend must register beforehand by April 4, 2025.