Replay: Virtual commencement for Spring, Summer 2020 grads
Â鶹´«Ã½ will honor nearly 600 Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement ceremony. The production will premiere on Friday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. on the homepage of the Â鶹´«Ã½ , page, and channel. The video will be also be available for on-demand playback. The traditional in-person ceremonies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state mandates on large gatherings.
Serving as commencement speaker is , chief executive officer and chairman of the board for Merck & Co. Frazier, who is the first black person to head a major pharmaceutical company in the U.S., will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern.
The virtual commencement will include remarks from Â鶹´«Ã½ President-Chancellor Ray L. Belton, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Supervisors Chairman Domoine Rutledge and more. The traditional conferring of degrees, alumni oath, and photos submitted by graduates will also be featured.
The commencement program can be viewed . It can be downloaded here. Graduates will receive a hard copy of the program in the mail as well.