San Diego – Starting Saturday, approximately 3,200 students from the University of San Diego (in the 2020 and 2021 grades) will participate in a graduation ceremony held in person to celebrate their graduation.

Last year’s ceremony was actually held due to the coronavirus pandemic, which made Blanca Hernandez feel that if she could not share her hard work with her family, it would be in vain. In the end, Hernandez will stand out from the 900 graduates in 2020, and will eventually step onto the stage and gain recognition.

She said: “To be honest, it was a relief. She knew that I would eventually have the opportunity to let my parents see me in my robe and robe and let me step onto the stage.”

Graduation is not only a celebration of Hernandez, but also a milestone in realizing the dream of the first generation of Latinos to pursue college education. Her father is from Juárez and her mother is from Sonora.

She said: “I have the same name as my mother.” “I really want to write her last name on the diploma, so it seems that she is graduating in some way.”

Hernandez’s mother was experiencing breast cancer during school, which made the graduation ceremony even better.

She said: “This is the fear of her, because she may not be able to see me graduate.” “It is amazing to have the opportunity to finally let her and my father see it.”

According to current coronavirus regulations, only USD allows each graduate to bring two guests. Graduates and guests are required to wear masks and undergo temperature checks. According to the university, all ceremonies will be held outside the Torero Stadium, rain or shine.

The event will also be streamed Online at beginning.sandiego.edu.

The graduation dates of the university are as follows:

May 15

• 9 am: Law School (2020 and 2021 grades);
• 2:30 pm: School of Leadership and Educational Science and School of Professional and Continuing Education (Class of 2021);

May 16

• 9 am: 2020 undergraduate and graduate programs, including Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace, School of Professional and Continuing Education, School of Business, and Leadership and School of Educational Science;
• 2:30 pm: Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the School of Arts and Sciences and Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering in 2020;

May 21

• 10 am: NROTC commissioning ceremony;

May 22

• 9 am: 2021 graduate courses for the School of Arts and Sciences, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace, School of Business and Shiley-Marcus School of Engineering (Shiley- Marcos Engineering School)
• 4 pm: Bachelor’s degree;

May 23

• 9 a.m.: 2021 undergraduate course of the School of Arts and Sciences; and
• 2:30 pm: 2021 undergraduate courses for the School of Business and Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering.