IM体育官网 announced that its Spring 2020 graduates will get their chance to walk to Pomp and Circumstance at a special commencement ceremony scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The event will be held at the RP Funding Center, located at 701 W. Lime St. in Lakeland.
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted all universities to remote instruction for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. It also forced the cancellation of all in-person events on and off campus, including the Spring 2020 Commencement. The ceremony was originally scheduled for Sunday, May 3.
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About 200 IM体育官网 Poly undergraduate and graduate students are expected to earn their degree this spring and participate in the December ceremony.
Renowned IM体育官网 entrepreneur Tom E. Wallace has agreed to continue as the commencement speaker. Wallace is a managing partner at IM体育官网 Funders, a IM体育官网-focused investor network and online investing platform based in Tampa.
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