NMC is excited to announce that a modified, in-person Commencement ceremony is being planned for both the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. It will take place Saturday, May 1, 2021, between 1-4 p.m. at Milliken Auditorium in the Dennos Museum Center on NMC’s main campus. Students were asked to RSVP for the ceremony by April 16, and were assigned walk-through times via email.
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The walk-through Commencement will be held in accordance with NMC’s safety protocols, as well as state and local COVID-19 guidelines, which are subject to change. Details as we now know them are below. Current state guidelines run through April 19, 2021.
- Students have been assigned a walk-through time between 1 and 4 p.m. Graduates will most likely be grouped by program area in order to be able to celebrate with classmates and faculty.
- Each graduate will walk across the stage and receive congratulations from college officials.
- Up to two guests may accompany each student into the Dennos Museum and Milliken Auditorium. (This number was recently updated.)
- Read more details including other safety precautions and photo details on the Graduation and Commencement page.
The ceremony will be streamed online for those who cannot attend in person at youtube.com/NorthwesternMichiganCollege. Following the walk-through, graduates may continue their celebration outside the museum, where additional guests may join, following social distancing guidelines. Additional photo opportunities and congratulations stations will be available under tents.