Illinois
Central College Grads Receive “Celebration Boxes” for Virtual
Commencement
Virtual Commencement this Saturday
afternoon
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[May 15, 2020]
LINCOLN
- Illinois Central College will host their virtual commencement
ceremony this Saturday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. While the online format
may be different, the excitement to celebrate ICC students has never
been more inspired.
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To help graduates prepare for the celebration, ICC
created and shipped “celebration boxes” to the nearly 400 students
who chose to participate in the virtual ceremony. The boxes included
their cap and tassel, diploma cover, commencement programs, alumni
license plate, and other celebratory items.
Graduate Siobhan Decker just received her celebration
box in the mail and said, “Although my graduation commencement won’t
be as planned, it is still a special occasion. The celebration box
ICC mailed to me was a wonderful surprise. It took away some of the
disappointment of not being able to walk across the stage, and it
made me excited for my graduation again.”
During the ceremony live stream, participating graduates will be
recognized by a slide personalized with their name and program of
study. Live remarks will also be made by ICC President Dr. Sheila
Quirk-Bailey, and keynote speaker Kim Blickenstaff, local community
developer and ICC alumnus.
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“Illinois Central College realizes how important it
is to recognize this major accomplishment of our students' success,”
said ICC President Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey. “In addition to many of
our students being first generation graduates, all of these students
were challenged by a pandemic, many lost their jobs and struggled
with the transition to virtual learning. And still, they achieved.
They are resilient, they are tenacious and they need to be
celebrated.”
The live stream will be available on the College’s website (icc.edu)
and Facebook page (facebook.com/illinoiscentralcollege). A recording
of the virtual ceremony will be available to share after with family
and friends. Graduates will also have the option to participate in
next year’s traditional commencement alongside the class of 2021.
For more information, contact
commencement@icc.edu.
[Kayla Thompson
Lead Coordinator,
Communications & Media Relations] |