DANVILLE, Va. â Nearly 200 students graduated from Averett University on Saturday morning in its graduation held on the Daly field at the Frank R. Campbell stadium at the universityâs E. Stuart James Grant North Campus.
This graduation was the first outdoor graduation held in 20 years, since the completion of the Grant Center and the first held at the Frank R. Campbell stadium since its completion in 2016.
Weather conditions were windy but sunny as students marched down the 50 yard line in the procession, waiting to be able to have degrees in-hand and to move their tassels. Each student received three tickets for guests to see them graduate. Seats were set up around the field to account for social distancing. A total of 750 people were present at the commencement ceremony, which includes graduates, guests, faculty and staff.Â
U.S. Air Force Colonel Kim N. Campbell will speak to graduates participating in Averett Universityâs Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8. The outdoor ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m., will be held at the Universityâs E. Stuart James Grant North Campus in the Frank R. Campbell Stadium, 707 Mt. Cross Rd. in Danville.
Averett will graduate more than 200 students between the Averett Online and traditional programs this commencement. Of those, approximately 170 plan to walk across the stage on May 8. The graduating class of 2021 includes 17 veterans and seven international students from Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Denmark and the United Kingdom. Graduates were born between 1963 and 2001.
Averett University to hold in-person spring commencement outdoors chathamstartribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chathamstartribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.