The Annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball is an effort of the graduate student organizations represented on the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council. This event brings together graduate and professional students for a night of live music, great food, dancing, and community. Founded by the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (BGPSA) in 2011, the Renaissance Ball, which is named in honor of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrates the diversity of the Cornell graduate community and promotes the inclusion of all of its members.