Southwestern
College to Celebrate 2020 and 2021 Commencement Activities Saturday and Sunday
Winfield, Kan., May 4, 2021 — Southwestern College Commencement ceremonies are
scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 8 and 9, in Richard L. Jantz
Stadium. Due to COVID-19, the class of 2020 Commencement ceremony was
postponed and moved to Saturday. The 2021 ceremony will be held on
Sunday.
Commencement times for Saturday, May 8 include:
= 9:30
a.m.—Class of 2020 Baccalaureate service, Messenger Recital Hall
= 11
a.m.—Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony for main campus and professional
studies students (undergraduate and graduate-masters/doctoral) in Jantz Stadium
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at 11 a.m., in
Stewart Field House.
Commencement times for Sunday, May 9 include:
= 8
a.m.— Class of 2021 Baccalaureate service, Messenger Recital Hall
= 9
a.m.—Order of the Mound ceremony and reception (recognition of students
graduating in the top 10% of the class and meeting guidelines stated in the
college catalog).
= 10
a.m.— Graduate hooding ceremony in Richardson Performing Arts Center
= 11:30
a.m.— Professional Studies undergraduate students in Richardson Performing Arts
Center
= 2
p.m.—Main Campus undergraduate students in Jantz Staduim.
In case of inclement weather, the undergraduate ceremony will be held at 2
p.m., in Stewart Field House.
The 2020 and 2021 Commencement activities will be live streamed on closed
circuit television on the Southwestern campus as well as online at the
Southwestern College Facebook page and the Southwestern College YouTube
channel. Viewing location on campus will be in Richardson Performing Arts
Center.
Parking for
graduation day will be available for persons with handicap permits in the
parking lot between Christy Administration Building and Roy L. Smith Student
Center. Security personnel will assist in finding parking and by
providing rides on golf carts.
The wearing of
masks will be strongly encouraged, especially in all indoor spaces across
campus.
In case of
inclement weather, the decision to move the commencement exercises indoors will
be posted on www.sckans.edu/campus
and on social media sites.
For more
information call (620) 229-6223 or go to www.sckans.edu/commencement.
