Being a college senior in the Class of 2021 means re-imagining decades-long traditions surrounding commencement, graduating amidst the backdrop of a 14 month-long battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Intro (music): from 0:00 min. to 1:00 min. Chair Lee Niswander: from 1:01 min. to 9:49 min. Student Gracie Sapp: from 9:50 min. to 12:49 min. Student Hannah Kuhn-Gale: 12:50 min to 15:28 min. Graduate ...

Our process: The Bates Center for Purposeful Work surveyed the Class of 2021 at graduation and again in December 2021 to determine students’ postgraduation plans. In addition to this survey, data was ...

The LGBT Center will host Lavender Graduation, a special graduation ceremony for LGBTQ+ graduates. This year's Lavender Graduation will take place virtually May 4 at 5 p.m. EST via Zoom. Students can ...

Over the past year, Zoom has become the norm for almost everyone. From classes to celebrations, clicking “join Zoom” on our computers to participate in major events has become habit. For the class of ...