{"id":154678,"date":"2020-05-13T10:35:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=154678"},"modified":"2020-05-13T10:41:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:41:59","slug":"twenty-ways-the-class-of-2020-stands-out-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2020\/05\/13\/twenty-ways-the-class-of-2020-stands-out-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Ways the Class of 2020 Stands Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div id=\"attachment_154542\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154542\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154542\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/IMG_3973-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"The Class of 2020 stands out in many ways. Read about 20 of them below.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/IMG_3973-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/IMG_3973-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/IMG_3973-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/IMG_3973-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/IMG_3973-2048x1151.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-154542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Class of 2020 stands out in many ways. Read about 20 of them below.<\/p><\/div><p>Each UMW graduating class is unique, a one-of-a-kind collection of dedicated students determined to earn their degrees and change the world. With all they&rsquo;ve been through &ndash; from the thrill of Orientation and the First-Year Experience to political turmoil and a global pandemic that cleared campus &ndash; the Class of 2020 stands out in a big way.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_90556\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90556\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>More than 1,000 students strong, this group of graduates faced change head-on, proving to be a resilient and formidable force. From in-person learning to virtual classrooms, from one-on-one consults with faculty members to scheduled Zoom meetings, from on-campus events to celebrations that played out on Instagram, this class truly has its own story to tell.<\/p><p>With the unprecedented chaos caused by COVID-19 and academic expectations still high, they stuck with it. They honored the commitments they&rsquo;d made and didn&rsquo;t give up. They did it!<\/p><p>They won&rsquo;t turn their tassels at Commencement on Ball Circle Saturday as they had planned, but later, at a ceremony currently rescheduled for Oct. 24. Then, they will celebrate together the lessons they&rsquo;ve learned through these past weeks, in perseverance, adaptability and grit &ndash; a punctuation point on a liberal arts education that aims to do the same thing.<\/p><p>It&rsquo;s time for these Eagles to leave the nest. It&rsquo;s their time to fly! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/08\/twenty-ways-the-class-of-2020-stands-out\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each UMW graduating class is unique, a one-of-a-kind collection of dedicated students determined to earn their degrees and change the world. 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