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University of Houston s youngest 2020 graduate earns two degrees at age 17
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houston’s December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, (center) poses with her sister Saige Diane, 12, and her mother Quailly Diane at Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houston’s December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Celebrating Our 2020 Grads – Virtually
December 18, 2020
Nearly 1,400 Students Graduate with NSM Degrees in 2020
Commencement is a long-standing tradition of universities. But the onset of COVID-19 altered the way graduation is celebrated.
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics went virtual to honor the achievements of its Spring, Summer and Fall 2020 graduates, holding a live stream Graduation Celebration on December 18. The NSM event recognized nearly 1,400 students receiving bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees.
A large part of the event was the celebratory video and photo messages submitted by graduating students. The event also incorporated many of NSM’s commencement traditions, including a message from the dean and NSM Alumni Association, a student speaker and award presentations. The presentation of the graduating students’ names at Fertitta Center is also available on the NSM Commencement page.
University of Houston pivots to completely virtual graduation ceremony
Photo courtesy of University of Houston Philip Ahern, 80, is UH s oldest grad.
Photo courtesy of University of Houston College graduations are usually a time when friends and classmates huddle together, snap pics, and toss their square hats into the air to toast the end of an academic career. But this is no usual year, thanks to the global pandemic. To that end, the
University of Houston has announced that its university-wide commencement will pivot to an all-virtual affair on Thursday, December 17 at 7 pm, the school announced. Some 11,071 degrees will be conferred for graduates of the 2020 spring, summer, and fall semesters. The ceremony can be viewed here.