All Indiana University class of 2021 graduates may attend their commencement ceremony in-person in May.
Family and friends may attend the ceremony virtually.
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Kirk White is IU’s assistant vice president for strategic partnerships. He said limiting commencement attendance to graduates is meant to prevent people from traveling to Bloomington and increasing risk of spreading COVID-19.
When graduates march into Memorial Stadium, they will be masked and socially distanced.
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“The students know how to do this," White said. "They’re used to it by now. And we’ve had almost 4,000 of our students that have RSVPs saying that they do want to participate."
White said IU’s travel policies from the spring restricting nonessential travel will continue into the summer.
White said IU made the decision for Fall 2021 classes to be in-person and they'll look much like they did before the pandemic. The university had to start planning for the fall semester because students had to register for classes.
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