Commencement 2020 | Clark University

Watch Commencement Videos

Enjoy highlights of our virtual Commencement 2020, including the opening slideshow, musical performances, student addresses, the scroll of graduates, and special messages from faculty and staff.

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Images of Commencement

Clark University captured photos of the virtual Commencement ceremony in Tilton Hall so that we could look back on this historic, unprecedented event.

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Celebrating Our Seniors

Four years ago, the Class of 2020 entered Clark as first-year students, ready to pursue their dreams, expand their minds, and explore their interests. Now, we celebrate their accomplishments as they head out into the world. We invite you to browse seniors’ scholarship, creative work, and stories.

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Special Photo Mosaic Website for the Class of 2020

We invite the Class of 2020 to submit your best Clark photos (Commencement included), fondest campus memories, favorite quotes, and more to a special website under development. Please submit a JPEG file that shows you alone and is no larger than 10MB.

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Join Us on Social Media: #ClarkU2020

Virtual Commencement may have ended, but we’re continuing our Commencement 2020 social media conversation. We welcome you to join us by following and using the hashtag #ClarkU2020.

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What you need to know about ...

Now that the May 24 virtual Commencement has ended, we are mailing diplomas to graduates. The mailing will include several copies of the traditional Commencement program, which contains a complete listing of all graduates, their honors, and other details.

Undergraduate students may order their regalia and have it shipped to their homes. The site for ordering (https://buildagrad.com/clarku) will remain open through Tuesday, June 30.

The cost for the regalia remains the same as usual ($24), and Clark will pick up the shipping costs. Students are not required to purchase regalia.

Graduate students may still order their regalia and have it shipped to their homes. The site for ordering (https://buildagrad.com/clarku) will remain open through Tuesday, June 30.

Purchase of regalia is optional; Clark will pick up the shipping costs.

Clark will provide hoods at the hooding event currently being planned for the on-campus event in the fall (or whenever such gatherings are safe). Doctoral regalia may be available for rental at that time.

Students may still purchase doctoral regalia and have it shipped to their homes; Clark will pick up the shipping costs. The site for ordering (https://buildagrad.com/clarku) will remain open through Tuesday, June 30.

Because we did not know who was eligible for honors cords until shortly before the May 24 event, we were unable to ship them to recipients by that time. Instead, we will include them with diplomas and programs, being mailed out soon.

International Shipping

As you may know, the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically impacted shipping internationally, at a minimum greatly slowing it and, depending on the locale, even stopping it presently. It is therefore impossible to predict how long regalia shipped internationally will take to arrive at its destination.

Commencement 2020 Program

Members of the Class of 2020 will soon receive copies of the Commencement program, along with their diplomas. Until then, graduates, friends, and family members may view and download the program online.

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On-campus Celebration of Graduates

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Clark plans to hold an on-campus, face-to-face celebration of 2020 graduates this fall — or whenever such gatherings are safe.

We will invite students and their families and friends to a campus celebration, approximately one day in length. This will be an opportunity for graduates to celebrate with each other and with Clark students, faculty, staff and administrators in a way that will not be possible this May.

While the details of the celebration have yet to be determined, we currently imagine the day to include:

A “plenary” shared event, perhaps one hour in length, featuring David Angel and new President David Fithian
Doctoral hooding for all doctoral graduates in attendance
Departmental gatherings and parties
A dance and other live entertainment

Students may make recommendations by emailing and ideas by emailing FallGraduationCelebration@ClarkU.edu.

Have More Questions?

Senior Degree and School of Professional Studies Undergraduates

If after reviewing the information on this page you have additional questions, please email the Dean of the College Office or call 1-508-793-7671.

Graduate School and School of Professional Studies

If, after reviewing the information on these pages, you have any additional questions, please contact:

For the Graduate School: gradschool@clarku.edu or 1-508-793-7676
For School of Professional Studies: sps@clarku.edu or 1-508-793-7218

School of Management

If, after reviewing the information on these pages, you have any additional questions, please contact your academic adviser.

Clark University’s 2020 Commencement