Following the announcement, students started a petition to postpone the graduation ceremonies rather than shifting it to a virtual format. UCLA later polled graduating students through MyUCLA to get input on postponing graduation.
Planning for the fall graduation ceremonies will take into account the feedback from the UCLA class of 2020 alumni survey posted in spring 2020, UCLA administrators said in the email.
Undergraduates and graduates from all college departments and the International Institute programs will be invited to the in-person commencement ceremonies as long as they completed their degrees in fall 2019, winter 2020, spring 2020 and summer 2020. Individuals who graduated in fall 2020 and received approval for a special inclusion petition will also be eligible.
All graduates will be offered four free tickets for family and friends and depending on the indoor location on campus, more tickets may be offered, said administrators.
Every member of the class of 2020 will be invited to all commencement ceremonies but there will be no ceremonies held for individual departments within the College and the UCLA International Institute, UCLA administrators added in the email.
There will be the large commencement ceremony where graduates are individually recognized, as well as smaller celebrations with faculty from their respective academic division, UCLA administrators added. The university also plans to model the ceremonies after smaller ceremonies held prior to the pandemic...
Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2021/06/08/ucla-to-hold-in-person-commencement-ceremonies-for-class-of-2020
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