{"id":2013,"date":"2020-03-23T15:22:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2020-03-23T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:22:27","slug":"spring-commencement-ceremonies-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/23\/spring-commencement-ceremonies-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Commencement Ceremonies Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sam-Graduations-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sam-Graduations-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sam-Graduations-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sam-Graduations-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Jerry Galindo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-Graduation_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Last week, the\u00a0University of Texas System announced that\u00a0all spring commencement ceremonies\u00a0will be postponed until further notice.\u00a0Associate Vice President of University\u00a0Marketing and\u00a0Communications, Patrick Gonzales explains that only the ceremony is postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Students will still be able to graduate and receive degrees. It\u2019s only the\u00a0<em>ceremonies<\/em>\u00a0that are being postponed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an email sent by UTRGV, students will receive their diploma \u201cupon certification of graduation requirements.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viridiana Juarez is graduating this semester with a Masters in Speech Language and Pathology. Juarez says that she understands why\u00a0they\u00a0took\u00a0action,\u00a0but\u00a0thinks the University System acted too soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They did what they had to do in order to protect everyone&#8230;\u00a0In a sense it\u2019s too soon because we don\u2019t know how long this is going to last. But I mean, graduation isn\u2019t until May, which is in like two months.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzales says that graduation fees go toward the application and part of it goes to help pay the commencement ceremonies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If we are able to reschedule then those fund would just be applied to that new commencement, a final decision has not been made on\u00a0that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The UT System letter stated that the ceremonies will be \u201cmost likely in the fall.\u201d\u00a0Gonzales says that UTRGV will be sending emails to announce any future decisions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Reporter Samantha Garza <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the\u00a0University of Texas System announced that\u00a0all spring commencement ceremonies\u00a0will be postponed until further notice.\u00a0Associate Vice President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brownsville","category-edinburg","category-radio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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