Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Bruce McKenzie said Lincoln wanted an opportunity to publicly congratulate its 2020 graduates and their families, as well as the 2021 cohort. McKenzie said it was wonderful to be back in the central city and “marching through a rejuvenated Christchurch”. “The Town Hall is a fantastic venue at which we hosted graduation ceremonies from 1994 until 2010.
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Lincoln University PhD student Karla Lopez Reyes was among the first of the 250 PhD students to be allowed to enter New Zealand. Video first published on February 26 2020. “It is great to be back, and to be able to showcase our graduates and graduands to the people of Christchurch through the procession.
Friday, 7 May 2021, 9:41 am
The first Lincoln University Graduation at the
Christchurch Town Hall since the Christchurch earthquakes
also includes a celebration after last year’s COVID-19
cancellation.
Lincoln graduates and graduands (those
yet to graduate) will be back in town on Thursday 13 and
Friday 14 May, for the first time in 11 years.
The
last time the University’s graduating students paraded
through the city’s streets in their mortarboards and gowns
was in 2010, and this year there will be three
processions.
Last year’s ceremony could not go ahead
because of the COVID-19 lockdown so a special celebration
ceremony is being held to honour 2020 graduates on 13 May,
Press Release – Lincoln University The first Lincoln University Graduation at the Christchurch Town Hall since the Christchurch earthquakes also includes a celebration after last years COVID-19 cancellation. Lincoln graduates and graduands (those yet to graduate) will be back …
The first Lincoln University Graduation at the Christchurch Town Hall since the Christchurch earthquakes also includes a celebration after last year’s COVID-19 cancellation.
Lincoln graduates and graduands (those yet to graduate) will be back in town on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 May, for the first time in 11 years.
The last time the University’s graduating students paraded through the city’s streets in their mortarboards and gowns was in 2010, and this year there will be three processions.