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With thousands of guests arriving from all over the country and world, Beloit College is planning a livestreaming ceremony online Friday, May 28, for thousands of guests from around the world to be followed by six small in-person ceremonies of about 50 students over the weekend.Â
âStudents have worked so hard to get to this point, and it s such an accompaniment,â said Beloit College President Scott Bierman. âI will be at all of them and happily so. People are coming from lots of places and we wanted to introduce an in-person component that was meaningful.â
Commencement weekend will kick off at 6 p.m. May 28. The event will include a welcome from Bierman, an address from this yearâs commencement speaker Angela Russell of Beloit College s Class of 1999, and student speakers. During the program, the college will also recognize the top students, the Martha Peterson Prize, single out an outstanding senior and bestow the Warren Miller Blue Skies Award,