Get our free mobile app Walk This Way According to WILX, nearly 14,000 students are being welcomed back to their Alma Mater to be able to partake in the in-person graduation ceremony after over a year of pushing through the school year during the pandemic and not getting that well-deserved celebration. "All degree level graduates from 2020, as well as spring 2021 master's, educational specialist and doctoral graduates, will be invited to ceremonies on Sept. 17-20," WILX reports. "All degree level graduates from the summer 2021 semesters will be given the option to attend in September or participate in the fall 2021 ceremonies in December.