photo by: Nick Krug
A Haskell Indian Nations University graduate watches the commencement while wearing a decorated cap during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.
Graduating students at Haskell Indian Nations University have the option to celebrate their accomplishments in person or virtually on Friday, thanks to a local community center and a Haskell student organization.
Sacred Ground Haskell, a community center and campus ministry organization across the street from the university, will be hosting a graduation ceremony, dinner and powwow for Haskell graduates.
Deon Prue, ministry leader at Sacred Ground Haskell, said the celebration would be for Haskell students who graduated in the spring of 2020 or fall of 2020, in addition to those graduating this spring. These students did not have the opportunity to have a real graduation ceremony at Haskell because of the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions surrounding the health of students and families.