Postcard Project 2020 celebrates Naz graduates with a special delivery
Nazareth College graduates are not able to walk across the stage to receive their diplomas for what was their original Commencement weekend, so Nazareth faculty and staff are sending congratulations to them with the Postcard Project 2020!
Nazareth graduates would have been graduating this Friday, May 8 (graduate and doctoral degrees) and Saturday, May 9 (undergraduates), at the College's Golisano Training Center before the COVID-19 crisis changed our world. Instead, all college students finished their semesters online, and for seniors, that meant not getting to finish out their college journeys with many of the on campus memories of their final semester.
Nazareth College faculty and staff wanted each graduate to know that they are still being thought of and celebrated, so the Nazareth community united for the Postcard Project 2020.
Within just one hour of sending the campus-wide email, the spreadsheet was full with more than 100 participants — including trustees from the broader community — signing up for the project from departments College-wide. Even more people wanted to take part, so they sent in videos or written greetings that are posted on a Nazareth webpage, Congratulations Class of 2020.
Postcards should be arriving in graduates' mailboxes by Friday, May 8.
Nazareth College is still hopeful to hold Commencement on the new date of July 18.
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Julie Long | Chief PR Officer, | (585) 389-2456 | jlong2@naz.edu
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
Some of the many faculty and staff who wrote personal postcard messages to each Nazareth graduate.