{"id":48729,"date":"2021-04-09T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=48729"},"modified":"2021-04-12T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:47:01","slug":"emu-to-host-online-commencement-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/emu-to-host-online-commencement-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU to host walking ceremony and online Commencement in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University will host an in-person &#8220;Walking Ceremony&#8221;  and online Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Walking Ceremonies will be Saturday, May 1. [The rain date is Sunday, May 2.] Graduates of 2020 and 2021 are invited to attend one of three smaller ceremonies associated with EMU&#8217;s academic schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>9:00 a.m. School of Theology, Humanities and the Performing Arts<\/em><\/li><li><em>11:30 a.m. School of Science, Engineering, Art and Nursing<\/em><\/li><li><em>2:00 p.m. School of Social Sciences and Professions<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An outdoor venue will be used. Graduates may also register four guests. More information will be forthcoming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two virtual ceremonies will also be held. The Class of 2021 Commencement will be on Sunday, May 9, at 1 p.m. EST. The Hon. <strong>Deanna Reed<\/strong>, mayor of Harrisonburg and a member of EMU\u2019s Board of Trustees, will give the Commencement address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend will also feature an online commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020. This event will be Saturday, May 8, at 1 p.m. EST. Professor <strong>Carolyn Stauffer<\/strong> will give the commencement address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith COVID still significantly present in our communities and Virginia guidelines for hosting gatherings still very restrictive, a virtual ceremony and these distanced walking ceremonies will allow us to celebrate our graduates and their accomplishments in the safest way possible,\u201d said Provost <strong>Fred Kniss.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Virginia governor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/all-releases\/2021\/march\/headline-893881-en.html\">March 17 executive order<\/a> related to commencement exercises enabled planning of the in-person events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/commencement\">www.emu.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University will host an in-person &#8220;Walking Ceremony&#8221; and online Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. 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