Virtual ceremonies, care packages & online yearbooks: O.C. colleges find creative ways to toast Class of 2020

 

Willie Banks, UC Irvine vice chancellor for student affairs, said the school will hold a virtual commencement on June 10 for which 7,400 students have already registered to attend. The commencement ceremony was recorded in a room at the Bren Center on the UCI campus last week. While maintaining social distancing and wearing masks, Bank and other administrators spoke at a podium dressed in their graduation regalia as though it were a traditional commencement ceremony. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.]