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Respecting COVID precautions on a glorious sunny day, more than 300 from 437-member class and their guests celebrate a community s perseverance through a pandemic
Vermont Business Magazine On a perfect day for its first outdoors Commencement since 1979, Saint Michael’s College welcomed several hundred vaccinated and distanced guests as nearly 300 members of the still-larger 437-member Class of 2021 graduated during separate morning and afternoon ceremonies to meet state COVID safety guidelines.
The graduates’ perseverance through a pandemic was a recurring theme in remarks from speakers at the two nearly identical 90-minute ceremonies. The first 10 a.m. morning “Gold” Ceremony was for those receiving bachelor of arts degrees, while the afternoon 1 p.m. “Purple” Ceremony was for bachelor of science and master’s degree recipients.