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TROY TODAY
COMMENCEMENT
N E WS
Morgan Long
This summer, Troy University’s 2019
The ceremonies took on a much different look than normal
Student Government Association
commencement ceremonies in that graduates were socially
President Morgan Long encouraged his
distanced from one another and required to wear face
fellow 2020 graduates to change the
coverings. Guests were limited to two per graduate inside
nation and the world by choosing to
the arena with Veterans Memorial Stadium serving to
show love rather than hate.
accommodate additional guests.
Long delivered the keynote address
A moment of silence was held in each ceremony to honor
at three separate commencement
the memory of those lives lost as a result of COVID-19.
ceremonies held on the Troy Campus
The moment in history wasn’t lost on Long who received
inside Trojan Arena on July 24,
his bachelor’s degree in hospitality, sport, and tourism
honoring spring and summer TROY
management during the first commencement ceremony of
graduates. COVID-19 forced the
the day. “What a time it is in our nation’s history,” Long told
postponement of the spring ceremony,
graduates. “This is an unprecedented time that truly marks the
which was previously scheduled to take
resilience of this generation.”
place in May.
