Spring commencement ceremonies at MU and the other three schools in the University of Missouri System are canceled.
MU, Missouri University of Science & Technology, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Missouri-Kansas City "will celebrate their graduating class in some way virtually and/or set in-person opportunities at a later date," according to a system news release Thursday afternoon.
Plans will be shared with students and their families "in the near future," the release stated.
Late Thursday morning, Mun Choi, MU interim chancellor and system president, sent out a campus email announcing MU's cancellation. A virtual celebration is being planned for May, he said.
"We are working with staff, faculty and students to make sure Tigers around the world can come together (remotely) and honor each other’s hard work," Choi said in the email.
MU graduates will be invited back to campus to participate in a ceremony at a later date.
"We will be sure to communicate more details when they are ready, but we feel it is important to share what we know now so students and their families can plan accordingly," Choi said.
MU's commencement weekend had been scheduled for May 15-17.
Students who completed the requirements for graduation will have degrees conferred on the regular schedule, the system news release stated.
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