{"id":17559,"date":"2021-05-26T13:12:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=17559"},"modified":"2021-06-06T11:50:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T16:50:04","slug":"mitchell-hamline-commencement-to-be-held-at-chs-field-on-june-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/mitchell-hamline-commencement-to-be-held-at-chs-field-on-june-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Hamline commencement to be held at CHS Field on June 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live stream available to all on Facebook<\/a><\/h2>\n

Sunday, June 6, 11 am CDT<\/p>\n

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After two commencement ceremonies had to be moved online over the past year, more than 250 graduates will walk the bases to get their diplomas on Sunday, June 6.<\/p>\n

The ceremony, one of the first in-person events for Mitchell Hamline in more than a year, will take place at CHS Field in St. Paul, home of the Minnesota Twins\u2019 newest minor league teams, the Saints.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to finally have so many of our students and their friends and families in one place,\u201d said President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time, and our students, faculty, and staff have done a great job of adapting. Now let\u2019s safely celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ceremony will also be the first in-person commencement for Niedwiecki since taking over as Mitchell Hamline\u2019s president and dean last July. The school has invited graduates whose ceremonies were held online \u2013 spring 2020 and winter 2021 \u2013 to also attend to have the in-person experience.<\/p>\n

There will be two student speakers: Jeremiah Allison from the class of 2020 and Claire Gutknecht from spring 2021. Ramsey County Attorney and Mitchell Hamline trustee John Choi<\/a> \u201895 will be the commencement speaker.<\/p>\n

Graduates will sit in chairs along the dirt path around the edge of the field; to graduate, they\u2019ll walk along the baselines and cross a stage build around second base to receive their diploma cover. They\u2019ll then walk to third base, then home and back to their seats. Faculty and guests will be seated in the stands. A video feed of the ceremony will be projected on a large screen in the outfield; there will also be a livestream for those who are unable to attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe picked CHS Field at a time when we were less certain about what protocols might still be in place because of COVID,\u201d said Lynn LeMoine, dean of students. \u201cThe venue offers enough space to distance and a creative way to still let graduates cross the stage, regardless of what protocols are in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Mitchell Hamline has joined with CHS Field. The ballpark has hosted a summer course called \u201cBaseball and the Law<\/a>\u201d on several occasions. Former President and Dean Mark Gordon also threw out the first pitch<\/a> at a Saints game in June 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Live stream available to all on Facebook Sunday, June 6, 11 am CDT After two commencement ceremonies had to be moved online over the past year, more than 250 graduates will walk the bases to get their diplomas on Sunday, June 6. The ceremony, one of the first in-person events for Mitchell Hamline in more … <\/p>\n

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