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Greenville University announces plans, speaker for 2021 Commencement

Published: May 11, 2021

Greenville University announces plans, speaker for 2021 CommencementCommencement weekend 2019

RAIN PLAN UPDATE:

  • Due to recent weather forecasts, both ceremonies (College of Social Sciences and Education and Greenville College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Professional Studies) will be combined and take place at 10 am, outdoors on Hogue Lawn.

  • In the event of inclement weather in the morning, a decision will be made by 7 am Saturday, May 8th, to move the ceremony indoors to Whitlock Music Center. Seating space in Whitlock allows for student and faculty attendance only.

  • Ceremonies will be livestreamed, and the SMART Center (on the third and first floors), Student Union (second floor), and LaDue Auditorium, and Jo's Java will be open for watch parties. The SMART Center is ADA accessible.

Greenville University is excited to welcome graduating students and their families to campus for a safe, in-person ceremony to celebrate the Class of 2021.

GU expects 287 students to receive a degree this spring. Of those, 74 are expected to be awarded a masters degree. Of those students, 176 are completing their degree on campus and 108 are earning their degree online.

We are so excited here at GU to be able to celebrate, in person, the accomplishments of students, says Suzanne Davis, Greenville University president. The 2021 class has been through a lot, battling a pandemic both their junior and senior years.Not only are we celebrating their degrees, but we are celebrating their strength, adaptability, and character to finish well in the midst of a pandemic.

GU students and faculty are invited to attend Baccalaureate at 7 pm on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Whitlock Music Center on campus. Dr. Brian Reinhard will give the farewell address to the graduating class. Reinhard is a professor of Spanish at GU and serves as department chair of modern languages.

Greenville University will hold two outdoor Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 8, 2021,on Hogue Lawn, in the heart of campus.The Universitywill honor students receiving degrees fromtheCollege of Social Sciences and Education at 10 am and students graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Professional Studiesat 3 pm. A live stream link will be available that day on Greenville Universitys website.

In the event of inclement weather, there will be a weather delay, with a plan to hold virtual ceremonies if weather conditions do not improve.

Rev. David Hawkins will be the featured speaker at both Commencement ceremonies. Hawkins serves as lead pastor of Living the Word Churchin Collinsville, Illinois, and is a frequent chapel speaker at GU.

When I consulted with senior student leaders, they indicated they wanted someone familiar with them to speak at Commencement; someone who could speak to where theyve come from and where they are going, President Davis says. Reverend Hawkins has been a favorite chapel speaker for the past few years. He relates so well to our students, and we are thrilled to have him.

Available seating permits graduates to bring up to four guests. The University will require all guests, students, staff, and faculty to comply with COVID guidelines outlined by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Those guidelines include social distancing and mask-wearing.

Click here for more details about Commencement.

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