Celebrating Our Winter 2020 Graduates
While we can’t celebrate in person this winter, the University of Maryland is committed to honoring the accomplishments of our resilient graduates!
Virtual Commencement Ceremony — December 20, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.
The university will host a virtual commencement ceremony to celebrate our winter 2020 graduates. Streamed live across multiple platforms, featuring special remarks, and photos, videos and messages crowdsourced from graduates.
The ceremony will be live streamed on commencement.umd.edu as well as the UMD Facebook and YouTube channels.
Leading up to and during commencement, graduates will be encouraged to share their memories on social media using #UMDgrad. See Terps’ photos and reflections and join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram.
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Colleges and schools will host their own virtual commencement ceremonies on December 20, following the main ceremony. These ceremonies will feature remarks from deans and displaying the names of every graduate.
Closed captioning will be provided for both the main and individual ceremonies.
The university will distribute care packages to all Winter 2020 graduates.
Care Packages will be sent to all graduates that will include the official commencement program, poster and other items. Undergraduate seniors will receive a cap and tassel.
