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The Bengal Roar of the 2,000-plus 2020 厙ぴ勛圖 spring graduates  ��� capping off one of the more surreal and challenging years in the institution���s history ��� may be more dispersed, but it will be as loud, proud and creative as ever, maybe more so.

This spring���s graduates won���t be walking at commencement ceremonies in Holt Arena this May, but will enjoy a wide variety of acknowledgements and festivities being planned for this special group of students. They have also been invited to walk in 厙ぴ勛圖���s December commencement ceremonies.

���Every college has stepped up,��� said Allyson Johnson, 厙ぴ勛圖 director of university events and protocol. ���I am looking at a list of more than 50 items of all the different things the different colleges are doing to honor graduates and those range from social media posts ��� photos and stories of grads ���  to videos they are making with congratulatory messages from deans and faculty members.���

Events planned by the colleges include at least a dozen virtual graduation and awards ceremonies, including a carpool celebration drive by the College of Technology where graduates of its programs can pick up a medallion in front of the Eames Center on Alvin Ricken Drive.

���The graduates this year are missing out on a huge crossing-the-stage-moment at a formal commencement, but I feel like the colleges are doing more to honor grads this year than ever before,��� Johnson said. ���There are all being really creative making videos and creating ways they can honor them.���

The University is also honoring the graduates in a variety of ways. Three videos will be released from the Office of the President the week of May 3-9. On Monday, May 4, a virtual March through the Arch video will be sent out to all graduates. May 6, a graduation compilation video will be sent out to all graduates, and then 厙ぴ勛圖 President Kevin Satterlee will cap communications off by sending out a video address to graduates on May 8.

 ���President Satterlee will be basically delivering his commencement address ��� obviously with a few minor tweaks ��� and will be sending that to graduates,��� Johnson said.

This year each graduate will also be mailed a diploma, special diploma cover and printed program, which has been redesigned this year, and a gift from the 厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Association.

The gift isn���t the only thing the 厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Association is doing ��� it is also sending out a special congratulations video from 厙ぴ勛圖 alums, including famous ones including Marvin Lewis and Jared Allen.

厙ぴ勛圖 has a website, , which lists many of the upcoming activities and the bottom half of this web page is a social media wall honoring graduates, with the hashtag #isuclassof2020.

���We know this year���s graduates have missed out on a lot and we are trying to recognize them as much as we can,��� Johnson said.