{"id":9660,"date":"2026-03-04T10:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=9660"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:42:35","slug":"gala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/alumni\/gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/09\/IMG_0125.png&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;luminosity&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;9px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#002954&#8243; border_width_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Gala_Top_banner_26-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;GALA 2024 Banner&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Gala_Top_banner_26&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#002954&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|30px||30px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span><strong>Queens College\u2019s 35th Gala<\/strong> will be held at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Our guests are invited to a wonderful evening of student entertainment, alumni recognition and student achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Every year our Gala honors those men and women whose lives serve as role models for our students. 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