Posted on 03/19/2020 2:01:02 PM PDT by L.A.Justice
UCLA plans to poll students graduating in 2020 about how they would like to proceed with their commencement following the cancellation of in-person spring ceremonies.
Chancellor Gene Block announced in a statement Wednesday evening that all spring campus graduation ceremonies will be conducted virtually in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.
This decision will affect UCLA’s College commencement, doctoral hooding and all campus graduation ceremonies. The largest commencement that will be impacted is UCLA’s College, whose virtual ceremony will be held June 12.
Soon after students were notified via Twitter that commencements would be held online, several began a petition to postpone the ceremonies instead. The petition received over 2,500 signatures within two hours of being posted.
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College graduation ceremony is a big deal...
I have 3 college degrees. The first line was so anticlimactic, I had my last two degrees mailed to the house.
It is....and I understand.
Our homeschooled son is graduating HS with an associate’s. He did Dual enrollment and was planning to walk with the college. Dean’s List and Phi Theta Kappa.
It’s OK, tho. He knows we’re proud.
As long as people are safe.
He’s moving on!
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