Commencement 2020 (finally!)

When Marist President Kevin Weinman introduced the Class of 2020 … “finally!” on Saturday morning, in commencement exercises in the McCann Center, it closed a very long and painful loop for a group of young women and men who had the rug pulled out from the final months of their college careers. President Emeritus Dennis J. Murray (who received a well-deserved honorary degree, an idea from the Class of 2020 itself!) referred to the class as “resilient” and spoke in heartfelt terms about how much this day meant to him and to the college. Because of crazy spring weather – thunderstorms and heavy rain – the ceremony had to be moved inside, to the McCann Arena. It worked out quite well! For those members of the Class of 2020 who returned – perhaps about half of them? – this was well worth the wait on a poignant late morning/early afternoon. Several Forever Foxes made their returns to McCann, and we were able to connect with them after the ceremonies. This class deserved a proper sendoff. Two years later, they got it. Neat.