{"id":16863,"date":"2021-05-27T09:19:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=16863"},"modified":"2021-05-30T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T15:40:43","slug":"transylvania-to-celebrate-graduating-seniors-at-2021-commencement-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/05\/transylvania-to-celebrate-graduating-seniors-at-2021-commencement-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania to celebrate graduating seniors at 2021 commencement Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement-810x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement-810x379.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement-350x164.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement-730x342.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/transylvania_commencement.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University will confer Bachelor of Arts degrees to 220 graduating seniors on Saturday at its 2021 commencement with the celebration split into two ceremonies to allow for physical distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event begins in front of Old Morrison at 8:30 a.m. for students in the Fine Arts, Humanities and Natural Sciences and Mathematics divisions. 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She won a Fulbright grant to serve as English teaching assistant in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/office-of-the-academic-dean\/commencement\/\">Get more details<\/a> about the Class of 2021 commencement and Senior Week activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past Saturday, Transylvania <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9e63wE32l94\">celebrated its Class of 2020<\/a> during an in-person ceremony that was delayed a year because of the pandemic. 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