University Communication | Nebraska Today
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will confer about 1,400 degrees during a virtual graduation celebration Dec. 19.
Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration will begin streaming at 9 a.m. here. No registration is required. All undergraduate, master’s, professional, doctoral and College of Law graduates, as well as their families and friends, are invited to join.
The celebration will feature a guest speaker and other special guests. At the end of the event, Chancellor Ronnie Green will officially confer degrees to students. Graduates will receive a complimentary mortarboard or tam in a box delivered before the event, allowing them to turn their tassels together as a class.
Graduates can celebrate the day by sharing their customized digital slide (available at the commencement website beginning Dec. 19), hosting a virtual watch party with loved ones or using the hashtag #GoBigGrad on social media.
“Nebraska takes great pride in offering our students a welcoming, personal educational experience, and our commencement ceremonies are an extension of that,” said Vanessa Gorman, professor of history and chair of the university’s commencement committee. “We have one of the highest rates of attendance nationally — around 83% — so while it’s a disappointment to all of us that we can’t share this celebration in person, we want to provide students the closest thing to it.”
Diplomas will be mailed to graduates after Dec. 19. New this year, 2020 graduates are able to download and share their digital diplomas. Details are available here.
All 2020 graduates are invited to participate in a future commencement ceremony.
“We absolutely want to welcome all of these graduates to return in the future to walk across the stage in cap and gown and have that once-in-a-lifetime moment to share with their friends and family,” Gorman said.
For more information on the Go Big Grad celebration, as well as social media stickers, virtual backgrounds, shareable graphics and a special Spotify playlist, click here. Questions can be emailed to commencement@unl.edu.