One of the most challenging and unique academic years at Millikin University is coming to a close. Millikin and other institutions of higher learning were compelled to change almost everything they do because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the spring 2021 semester has wrapped up and commencement is on the horizon.
Millikin University will celebrate the Class of 2021 with two in-person Graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 16, at Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin's campus. Undergraduate and graduate students, including doctoral students, will be honored during the ceremonies.
Millikin University honored members of the Class of 2020 with a virtual winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 13. The virtual graduate celebration was a unique and exciting experience for Big Blue graduates and their friends and families as well as for fellow Big Blue alumni everywhere.
The graduates of the Millikin University Class of 2020 will always have a special place in the heart of Millikin President Dr. Patrick E. White. One reason; they are the first class in the history of the university to celebrate commencement virtually. The second reason; President White is retiring at the end of June.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and in the interest of Millikin University students and their family's health and safety, Millikin will be canceling its traditional Commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 2020.
Millikin is planning a virtual celebration of its graduates to be held in May, a celebration in which the University will honor all graduates and their extraordinary achievements at Millikin.
"Today you earn a degree in higher education, and not just any degree, a Millikin University degree."
Millikin University will recognize over 120 graduates at its 2019 Winter Commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin's campus.
Graduates from Millikin's traditional undergraduate, Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs will be honored during the ceremony.
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