UC Merced

UC Merced to host first in-person commencement since outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic

University of California, Merced graduates gather at the campus sculpture titled “Beginnings” prior to the commencement ceremony for the School of Engineering and the School of Natural Sciences.
University of California, Merced graduates gather at the campus sculpture titled “Beginnings” prior to the commencement ceremony for the School of Engineering and the School of Natural Sciences. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsunstar.com

UC Merced will start to host an in-person commencement ceremony on Saturday for the first time since 2019, a press release from the university said.

The ceremony is meant to honor the accomplishments of students who are graduating from UC Merced this fall, although students who graduated in the summer 2021 are also welcome to attend.

The commencement speaker is Na’ilah Suad Nasir, president of the Spencer Foundation, an education research organization. Nasir is the foundation’s sixth president.

The School of Natural Sciences is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at noon, and the School of Engineering at 3 p.m.

The graduation ceremonies will be streamed live online on UC Merced’s commencement webpage.

The ceremonies will be held at the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre in downtown Merced.

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Madeline Shannon
Merced Sun-Star
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