BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Kellogg Community College has announced plans for a drive-thru commencement ceremony on May 13 as the classes of 2020 and 2021 will be honored. The Class of 2020 had their traditional in-person commencement canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
They will get a chance during the Cruisin’ Commencement in May to receive a ceremonial diploma tube in-person from K.C.C. President Adrien Bennings while also adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.
Cruisin’ Commencement participants will literally cruise through the K.C.C. parking lot of the College’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek to the crest of the Circle Drive, where they’ll receive their ceremonial diploma tube and faculty, staff and the Board of Trustees will greet them to celebrate their achievement.
Bennings says, “While not the traditional in-person ceremony our Bruin graduates are used to, Cruisin’ Commencement will give our students a chance to receive the recognition they deserve from the K.C.C. community and cap their educational accomplishments at K.C.C. with the pomp and circumstance due for their amazing achievements which are particularly impressive given the obstacles they’ve overcome this past year. We look forward to celebrating our graduates again this spring and literally driving home the fact that once you’re a Bruin, you’re always a Bruin.”
Students who have finished or are finishing their degrees this semester who wish to graduate this spring must apply for graduation by this Monday, March 1, by logging in to the Bruin Portal and following the instructions through the “Graduation Overview” link.
Graduates – including 2020 graduates – who wish to participate in the Cruisin’ Commencement ceremony must confirm their participation with the College by Friday, March 12. Graduates seeking more information should email grad@kellogg.edu or call 269-565-2612. The Class of 2021 will be the 63rd graduating class at K.C.C. which was founded in 1956.
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