Tagged - Commencement
2022
2022 Commencement to be in-person
Due to the pandemic, all in-person traditions have been postponed or significantly altered until now.
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2021 Commencement to be hybrid
The commencement events will be held in person on May 14-16 and 21-23 for eligible graduates, faculty, and staff. Family and friends will not be allowed to attend, but all of the events will be live-streamed online for family and friends to view.
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UR graduates seniors online
For the Class of 2020, graduation was delivered through videos, written messages, Zoom meetings, and social media filters. The speeches,…
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Who sets up Commencement? A team of 22 plans for months
Twenty-two staff members from Event and Classroom Management spend October to June planning the ceremony, with four of them working full-time on the event. Facilities and Meliora Catering also play a role in getting everything in place and the food for the different ceremonies across campus.
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Choose your own Commencement
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Commencement speakers at UR throughout the years
UR didn’t have anything called a “commencement address” until 1985. There were always speakers at graduation, but the type of speaker differed year to year.
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First Latino on second-highest court named Commencement speaker
The Hon. Jimmie V. Reyna ‘75, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has been announced as this year’s commencement speaker.
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Planning for commencement
Rain or shine, about 1,400 undergraduates will graduate in the 166th College Commencement ceremony Sunday morning—at around 40 percent of the cost in previous years.
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Parting thoughts from our University leaders
University leaders send their well wishes to the Class of 2016.
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Fringe Fest exec to headline Commencement
“I’m curious to hear what she has to say. I think it will have a different focus from previous years, and I really appreciate that.”