Light the Night
The annual event to mark World Suicide Awareness Day at UNC Greensboro
Light the Night 2026 was held in September on College Ave.
We appreciate everyone who came out and made luminaries with us. Thank you for supporting our mission of bringing awareness to the impacts of suicide.
Each September, hundreds of Spartans gather to mark World Suicide Awareness Day at the annual Light the Night Vigil. Suicide has touched the lives of too many Spartan, and it is important to gather and remind ourselves and one another that each of us matters and each of us is seen and valued. Students and Staff decorate white bags with stories, prayers, memories, art, and words of hope. As the sun sets and darkness falls, we light candles inside the white bag luminaries to illuminate our words and art. We share a reflection and moment of silence together as a Spartan community as the luminaries remind us that we do not fight this fight alone.
Recourses including the Spartan Mosaic Staff, Counseling and Phycological Services, and the Dean of Students Office are here to help if you are in need.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You are not alone – anyone who is depressed, going through a hard time, needs to talk, or is thinking about suicide can access crisis services.
Dial 988 to speak to someone now.