behind-the-scenes at may 2020 virtual commencement
this saturday's commencement ceremony will be like none other before.
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who snuck on campus to paint the bison in honor of our class of 2020? keep scrolling to find out!
here's a sneak peak of the creation of the baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies which, due to the university's closure of on-campus activities, had to be filmed without students on-site. but everyone from the provost to the university cameramen went out of their way to make it a special event for the class of 2020.
click here to see the complete schedule for virtual baccalaureate and commencement activities.
for each school year, the blank slate is the symbol for the start of each student's college career (given out at the initium ceremony). unfortunately, many may remember the symbol of the end of their college career as the face mask.
president l. randolph lowry will greet the graduates for baccalaureate and commencement from the podium in willard collins auditorium. usually commencement is held in allen arena.
lipscomb officials mike fernandez and mary emily bouldin oversee the filming of the ceremony.
the ceremony will have all the expected pomp and circumstance.
we are all wishing these seats were filled with lipscomb's honored graduates.
yes, it was provost craig bledsoe who ducked out of filming to carry on the long tradition of painting the bison. congratulations and god bless the class of 2020!