UA celebrates community campus graduates

The 探花精选 canceled in-person commencement ceremonies as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the university鈥檚 community campuses held their own virtual ceremonies to celebrate their graduates, while others like the University of Alaska Fairbanks鈥 community campuses will participate in UAF鈥檚 virtual commencements.

KRC Nurse Pinning
KPC鈥檚 Kenai River Campus also held a nurse pinning ceremony in their parking lot in front of their resident moose. Photo courtesy of Gary Turner.

"Kenai Peninsula College put together a virtual commencement committee of ten people representing various specialities who worked extremely hard over a month putting together the production,鈥 said Gary Turner, Director/CEO of Kenai Peninsula College. 鈥淜PC's two campuses, Kenai River Campus in Soldotna and Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer always hold separate commencements, but we combined them into one for this virtual commencement. We broadcasted on the KPC web site, KPC YouTube channel and KPC Facebook page.  As of last week, we had 1,500 views on the Facebook page and 400+ views on YouTube. Viewers were grads, alumni and community members." Virtual celebrations included elements of the traditional fanfare like remarks from UA leadership, student speakers and recognizing honorary degree and emeritus recipients. The modified celebrations include a slideshow featuring graduates鈥 photos and a personal message to virtually honor their achievements. 

UA鈥檚 virtual community campus commencements and celebration websites include:

  • 探花精选 Anchorage Kodiak College: .

  • 探花精选 Anchorage Kenai Peninsula College: . The commencement can be viewed here:
  • KPC鈥檚 Kenai River Campus also held a nurse pinning ceremony in their parking lot in front of their resident moose.

  • 探花精选 Anchorage Prince William Sound College: .

  • 探花精选 Anchorage Mat-Su College: .

  • 探花精选 Fairbanks: 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 on . More information is available at .

  • 探花精选 Fairbanks Community and Technical College honored nursing program graduates with a drive through pinning ceremony. Read the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner story .

  • 探花精选 Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus took to the airwaves to honor their graduates. Listen to the KYUK radio story .

  • 探花精选 Southeast Sitka and Ketchikan Campuses: .