University News

CONGRATULATIONS,

CLASSES OF 2020 AND 2021!

The University celebrated the Class of 2020 — whose original graduation ceremonies were postponed due to the pandemic — with 14 socially distant in-person commencement ceremonies. Approximately 200 graduates attended each ceremony, organized by college; the number of guests was limited by CDC and local guidelines. The Class of 2021 graduated 3,141 students in an additional 14 inperson ceremonies. Masks were required but graduates could remove them briefly on stage after they received their diploma covers and as they left the platform for their formal photos. Graduates from the University’s Philadelphia campus also participated in the on-campus ceremonies since the city was under pandemic-related event restrictions at that time. In addition, the first three graduates of the RAM (Real Achievement Matters) Initiative, Nate Seagraves, Emily Scott, and Olivia Riehl, earned certificates of completion and participated in in-person ceremonies for University College graduates.