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Dear UAF faculty and staff,
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We’re planning a mix of both in-person and virtual events in Fairbanks this year for the Class of 2021. The in-person celebration includes a short, drive-in movie-style ceremony and car parade on Saturday, May 1.
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Graduates will go directly to the Patty Center and Student Recreation Center parking lots Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. The area will be blocked to through traffic, and graduates will have a pass to get in.
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A festival stage and large LED projection screen will be set up for the ceremony, and the event will be livestreamed.
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The ceremony will include the student commencement speaker and others, as well as a slideshow announcing the graduates’ names. Once the ceremony is complete, students can follow a 2-mile parade route on campus for a final chance to celebrate.
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Family and friends can watch the livestream, or they can park in another area of campus and cheer on the graduate recessional parade around campus.
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Graduates who plan to participate in the in-person option must RSVP for this event as space will be limited. Information on how to RSVP will be provided after the March 15 deadline for graduation application.
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The virtual ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. that afternoon and will contain more traditional elements you usually see at commencement. It will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Faculty and staff will be able to congratulate graduates in the chat.
Later this month, University Relations will send information about how faculty can be involved in the virtual ceremony. Be sure to check the commencement website for regular updates and more details, or email uaf-commencement-team@alaska.edu.
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— Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor
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