{"id":129058,"date":"2020-12-18T14:55:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=129058"},"modified":"2020-12-18T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T23:12:33","slug":"uccs-celebrates-class-of-2020-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=129058","title":{"rendered":"UCCS celebrates Class of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UCCS conferred a record 1,107 degrees to students during the university\u2019s virtual commencement ceremony for the summer and fall graduates in the Class of 2020. The videos for the main portion of the ceremony, as well as for each of the six colleges, is available at YouTube.com\/UCCSedu<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCCS awarded 18 doctoral degrees, 265 master\u2019s degrees and 824 bachelor\u2019s degrees, a new record for the fall commencement ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor Venkat Reddy, CU President Mark Kennedy and this year’s distinguished alumna Patty Erjavec ’15 shared words of wisdom with the new graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Commencement is a joyful time. It’s a time for us to reflect on the work that has been accomplished and the work that is yet to be done,” Reddy said. “Challenges are ever present in our lives, but especially as we experience this year. The coronavirus impacted our city, state, nation and world. As students, you rose above every setback you faced with demonstrated courage and resilience, and you did not give up on your dreams. Your triumph today is not just that you succeeded in the face of difficulty, it that you are stronger and better equipped to take on every obstacle that may come your way.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erjavec, the president of Pueblo Community College who earned her Ph.D. from UCCS in 2015, encouraged the graduates to focus on their future, make friends instead of enemies, and use any disappointment they have to guide their path to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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