BREAKING: Cal State LA Commencement 2020 canceled
“Commencement 2020 will not be held this spring” according to a campus-wide email sent out on Tuesday by Cal State LA President William A. Covino. This decision came after a string of California State Universities postponed or canceled their commencements due to COVID-19 concerns.
There is no indication of the ceremony being postponed, but the school “will address the question of how best to acknowledge the hard work and achievement of our students” during the remainder of the semester.
The email went on to say that university staff and faculty will be utilizing “telework” as a means to continue day-to-day operations. Covino hopes this will minimize face-to-face interactions – preventing the virus form potentially spreading – while continuing to provide campus services to students.
In addition, the email stated that all “in-person instructional labs, studios, and performance spaces” will now be closed. Students are instructed to contact their professors for further instructions.
Covino closed his letter acknowledging the Cal State LA campus community’s “value and ethos” throughout the multiple changes that continue to affect the university due to the coronavirus.
“I’m proud of you all for the strength of character, resilience, and dexterity you’ve displayed during this crisis,” he said in the email. “Please continue to take care of yourselves and of each other.”
Marisa Martinez is a senior at Cal State LA majoring in Journalism. She has served as managing editor, editor-in-chief, digital editor and now audio editor...
Gabby Duga • May 6, 2021 at 7:13 pm
Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame on the Student Administration and the University Administration! They have not transparent to us from the beginning and now they are saying it is cancelled. The administration and the student gov’t are a bunch of fucking bollocks! I apologise for making colourful language on this comment.
Stephen Wong • May 22, 2020 at 12:39 am
I hope that the 2020 commencement will take place for a later time as soon as the Corona Virus spread clears out of the air. The class of 2020 graduation ceremony should be postpone instead of cancel to save us from catching the Corona Virus from someone that we will be sitting next to. We all have to follow the social distance rule by not having a large gathering and getting close to someone within six feet, so we could wait to have our graduation ceremony whenever safe as possible.
EV • Apr 22, 2020 at 3:02 pm
As disappointing as this whole situation is, I understand we do not want to risk the health of others, and commencement had to be canceled. None the less as a Spring graduate, I would have expected the University to allow the students to purchase their graduation sashes and tassel as a celebration of receiving our degrees.
AG • Apr 1, 2020 at 11:10 am
Disappointment, is not the word to describe this situation. I am as many other students are furious about this decision. We pay thousands of dollars for tuition every year and not getting at least a commencement is an absurd. It should at least be postponed like many other schools.
Maria • Mar 19, 2020 at 12:33 pm
To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. I understand what we are going through and that it is for the best but we pay thousands of dollars for tuition every year to not have a commencement ceremony. It must be postponed. The students deserve it and so do the families.