Boise State hosting 3 in-person graduation ceremonies

Boise State hosting 3 in-person graduation ceremonies

GRADUATINGCLASSES OF 20-20,TRADITIONALCELEBRATIONS ANDCEREMONIES WEREPOSTPONED ORCANCELLED.OUR FRANKIEKATAFIAS SHARESHOW BOISE STATE ISGIVING THOSEGRADUATES ACHANCE TOCELEBRATE THEIRACCOMPLISHMENTSA YEAR LATER."WHEN COVID HIT INMARCH WE WEREALL SO HOPEFUL ITWOULD BE A VERYSHORT-LIVEDTHING..YOU KNOWAS A GRAPHICDESIGNER I WASHOPING TO HAVE APORTFOLIO SHOWWHICH IS KIND OF ACULMINATION OFYOUR FOUR YEARSOF WORK."BUT AS WE ALLKNOW, ITWASN'T.ANDGRADUATINGSTUDENTS LIKECHLOE WEREN'TABLE TO CELEBRATETHEIR SUCCESS THETRADITIONAL WAY"IT WAS DEFINITELY AVERY DIFFERENTEXPERIENCEGRADUATING IN MYLIVING ROOM ANDWATCHING IT ON TVRATHER THAN BEINGON THE BLUE.""FOR ME FOR PARTOF THE GRADUATIONCEREMONY ISGETTING TOCELEBRATE THATTHAT YOU MADE ITTHROUGH FOURYEARS YOU GOTYOUR DEGREE."DISAPPOINTED WITHHOW HERCOLLEGIATE CAREERWAS ENDING, BOISESTATE DECIDED THISSPRING WAS SAFEENOUGH TOCELEBRATEGRADUATIONS FORTHE CLASS OF 2020AND 2021"IT'S A RITUAL THATIS SO MEANINGFULNOT ONLY FORGRADUATES BUTFOR THEIR FAMILIESAS WELL AND SOOUT OF RESPECTFOR OUR STUDENTSWE THOUGHT WENEED TO GIVE THEMAN OPPORTUNITY TOCOME TOGETHERAND CELEBRATE ITIN THE TRADITIONALWAY."CHLOE SAYS NOTHAVING A CEREMONYWAS DISAPPOINTINGBUT AS ONE OF THECOMMENCEMENTSPEAKERS THISFRIDAY SHE'SLOOKING FORWARDTO MORE THAN JUSTHER SPEECH."GETTING TO KINDOF BE ON CAMPUSAND JUST GETTINGTO SAY THAT FINALGOODBYE ANDTHANK YOU TO THEUNIVERSITY THINKIT'S A BIG PART OF ITFOR ME."IN DOWNTOWN BOISE"SHOUT OUT TOBOISE STATE FORLETTING US HAVETHIS MOMENTFINALLY."I'M FRANKIE KATAFIASFOR IDAHO NEWS 6OVER 3-THOUSANDBOISE STATESTUDENTS WILLGRADUATE THISWEEKEND IN ONE OFTHREE IN-PERSONCEREMONIES.SETTING A NEW RECORDFOR UNDERGRADDEGREES..THIRTY-FIVESTUDENTS WILL ALSORECEIVE THEIR P-H-D-- ANOTHER RECORDFOR THE UNIVERSITY.FOR A LIST OF HOWTHEY'RE PLANNINGTO CELEBRATE ALLTHREEGRADUATIONSSAFELY, HEAD TOIDAHO NEWS SIX DOTCOM.