UMaine Coronamencement

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Orono, Maine -- March 13, 2020 -- Robert Dana, dean of students, bumps elbows with senior Sydney Sansouci after her name was announced to receive her certificate. Sansouci said that the university closing campus for the remainder of the year has been devastating for a lot of students. "It's a really great showing," Sansouci said about the ceremony. "It shows how much we care about each other." Around 1,200 people gathered in the Memorial Union, University of Maine for a celebration they called "Corona-mencement", for graduation seniors to say good-bye to their friends and to have a makeshift commencement. Organized by senior Sophia Palangas, nearly 400 certificates were given out at the ceremony.