Southeastern announces plan to honor 2020 graduates amid current Covid restrictions
Monday, October 12, 2020
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Since Louisiana has moved into Phase 3, Southeastern Louisiana University
has developed a new plan to honor its spring, summer and fall 2020 graduates, university
officials announced. The pandemic and statewide event limitations previously prevented
the university from holding a face-to-face commencement for spring graduates in August
as originally planned. Southeastern is now able to move forward with honoring its
graduates in four separate, in-person ceremonies in Strawberry Stadium.
“We are excited to announce plans for an in-person winter 2020 commencement,”
said Chief Enrollment Management Officer Kay Maurin. “In order to maximize the safety
of our graduates and their guests, the format has been updated to include multiple
ceremonies at an outside venue. Every candidate will have the opportunity to cross
the stage as a proud Southeastern graduate.”
Southeastern will hold two commencement ceremonies on Tuesday, Dec. 8 - at 10
a.m. for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and at 2 p.m. for the
College of Business. The College of Nursing and Health Sciences commencement ceremony
is scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for the College of
Education and the College of Science and Technology will take place the same day at
2 p.m.
So that all guests may be safely accommodated according to current capacity limitations,
each graduate may invite two guests. All participants and guests will be required
to wear masks, social distancing will be strictly enforced, and limited handicap seating
is available.
For those unable to attend, all ceremonies will be streamed at http://thesoutheasternchannel.com/programs/graduation/ and will be broadcast on the Southeastern Channel via Charter Spectrum. Afterwards,
the Southeastern Channel will broadcast it several times, will make it available on
the website above for on-demand viewing, and will place it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/SoutheasternChannel.
“Our mission as a university focused on its students is to work diligently every
day to help our students achieve success,” said Maurin. “Their success is our success,
and we enjoy nothing more than celebrating and commemorating their achievements with
them.”
For more information, visit southeastern.edu/commencement.
