Reply More than 5,000 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2021 were celebrated during the university's 168th Commencement exercises. (Shutterstock) Press release from Merit Pages: May 5, 2021 Andrew Nicholas Tognolini, of Walnut Creek, CA, is among the more than 5,000 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2021 who will be celebrated during the university's 168th Commencement exercises. Subscribe Tognolini, who is a Integrated Marketing Comm major, is a candidate for a Bachelor of Science degree in the School of Journalism and New Media. "This class of graduates is marked by incredible achievements, character and resilience, and it is a great privilege to celebrate them during Commencement," said UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce. "They have accomplished so much during their years at the university, and the path ahead is bright and filled with endless possibilities."