FALL RIVER The city’s paramedics have had a difficult year and then some, as they serve on the front lines of the pandemic. But on Friday, they got a sweet treat for their efforts as Bristol Community College collectively honored them as the school’s 2021 Distinguished Citizen.
“They were amazing for us at a time where higher education didn’t have much access to (COVID-19) testing,” said the college’s president, Laura Douglas. “They’ve been protecting Bristol and the community as well.”
Starting in August of last year, the EMS division helped the school develop an on-campus testing site, administering weekly tests for students and employees who were doing hybrid learning or other activities on campus, like labs. And more recently, the fire department and the Fall River Board of Health have been running a regional vaccination site at the college’s Fall River campus.
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FALL RIVER Bristol Community College will celebrate its 54th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 22, at 5:30 p.m., on Bristol’s 2021 Commencement website, Facebook and YouTube pages. The ceremony’s unique virtual format will feature new additions, including fun “watch party” packages sent to each graduate with their cap, gown and special celebratory items.
Over the last several months, Bristol Community College has been working hard to determine and plan the best and safest way to celebrate its graduates’ achievements in a unique virtual ceremony.
While the college had hoped to hold an in-person ceremony, given the continued uncertainty of the pandemic, the projected number of participants and the time that it takes to plan a large-scale event such as Bristol’s commencement ceremony, the college will continue forward with its plan to host a personalized, virtual commencement ceremony on the event’s original date May 22.