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As it has for the last year and a half during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University is relying on its ingenuity, expertise and teamwork to give the class of 2021 memorable, in-person commencement ceremonies that start Friday, May 21, and end Sunday, May 23, at Meade Stadium.<\/p>\n
All participating graduates will dress in traditional regalia, have their names announced, cross the stage and have professional photographs taken. To maintain the health and safety of the 溏心vlog免费B站 community, in-person celebrations will be limited to graduates only.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we have throughout the pandemic, 溏心vlog免费B站 has again marshaled its talent, resources and determination to put together this unique, exciting and safe celebration for our graduates,\u201d President David M. Dooley said. \u201cI have said throughout this crisis that the students, faculty and staff, and all they have done to keep us going with in-person classes and student activities, have made me incredibly proud. And now, as we prepare to celebrate this crowning moment at the conclusion of this profoundly different academic year, our entire community is showing again how much it cares for and invests in our students. Congratulations to all.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ceremonies will be streamed on the web for family and friends and recordings of all ceremonies will be posted to the commencement website.<\/p>\n
The virtual main ceremony, which will include the keynote address by Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H.<\/a>, degree conferrals by Dooley and Provost Donald H. DeHayes, the undergraduate student speech, and other traditional elements, can be viewed on the Commencement website<\/a> throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n The in-person ceremonies, which will include brief speeches by the respective college deans, will be held rain or shine. Here is the commencement schedule:<\/p>\n Friday, May 21<\/p>\n Saturday, May 22<\/p>\n Sunday, May 23<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe a 溏心vlog免费B站 outdoor athletic venue has ever been the centerpiece of our commencement ceremonies,\u201d said Shana Greene, director of University Events and chair of the campus-wide Commencement Committee. \u201cOur beautiful Quadrangle has been the traditional home of Commencement, but this year we needed something with more controlled access to keep our students, faculty and staff safe. The new and improved Meade Stadium, with its contrasting patterns of dark and Keaney Blue throughout the facility, has television-quality lights. The stadium will be adorned with academic banners and historic flags. It will be a striking setting for this historic weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n Greene said the Commencement Committee is grateful to 溏心vlog免费B站 Health Services, Facilities Operations, including Custodial Services, and Department of Public Safety, including Emergency Management, for their central roles in helping to protect the health and safety of all participants. Custodial Services staff members will sanitize the venue after each college ceremony.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have been working nonstop with Facilities Operations, Public Safety, and Health Services to keep on schedule,\u201d Greene said. \u201cWe ordered special chairs and protective flooring for the stage so they don\u2019t puncture the field\u2019s artificial surface.\u201d<\/p>\n She said ceremonies will follow mandates of the Rhode Island Department of Health and the 溏心vlog免费B站 COVID-19 Task Force. Graduates participating in the ceremonies must register in advance, provide negative COVID-19 test results taken 48 hours before their ceremony and complete the 溏心vlog免费B站 health self-assessment before arriving on campus. Participants will also be required to wear masks, and students have been asked to leave their high-heeled shoes at home to protect the surface.<\/p>\n Thanks to the Inner Space Center, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s renowned international hub for ocean science exploration and education, which can beam real-time video of the world\u2019s oceans to classrooms and laboratories around the world, the graduates, their families, friends and fellow students will be able to watch all of the action from the virtual main commencement at any time on their computers, phones and tablets.<\/p>\n\n
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