Preparing for Virtual Commencement
While graduation weekend festivities this year are not what we hoped they would be, Walla Walla University will honor and celebrate your achievements at a virtual commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 14, at 10 a.m.
You’ll find resources below to help you announce, prepare for, and participate in the virtual commencement celebration.
The class of 2020 is invited to march in-person during the 2021 commencement services on Centennial Green.
Announce your graduation
Invite friends and family to join you for virtual commencement! Below you will find templates for print and social media invitations. Use them as they are designed, or use a free online editor (such as Canva) to personalize them. Questions? Contact web.content@wallawalla.edu.
Use your @wallawalla.edu email and password to login and access the downloads
Ordering your own invitations? Make sure to include these details:
- Walla Walla University virtual commencement ceremony
- Sunday, June 14, 2020, at 10 a.m.
- Streamed at wallawalla.edu/grad
- Use #WallaWallaUgrad to participate in my ceremony
Using WWU’s templates? Explore these examples and tutorials:
Instagram feed post
Use a gallery post to mix and match the templates that work for you with a portrait of your choice.
Remember to tag @wallawallauniversity and use #WallaWallaUgrad.
Instagram story post
Use the templates to announce your graduation on Instagram stories. (Use the Instagram editor to add your name and photo to the template).
Remember to tag @wallawallauniversity and use #WallaWallaUgrad.
Facebook feed post
Use the templates as they are or upload to Canva (or your favorite online editor) and customize with your photo, name, and the degree you earned.
Share the hashtag
Graduation well-wishes and celebratory shout-outs will be shared at #WallaWallaUgrad. Post your graduation memories and messages to your friends using this hashtag. Invite your family and friends to use it too!
Purchase WWU regalia
We are sending you a few items in the mail. If you're looking for additional regalia or other graduation products you've come to the right place. View the official items from Herff Jones.
Graduate students
In-person hooding ceremonies for graduate students are currently being planned for August 2020. Order your regalia from Herff Jones for these ceremonies.
The specific dates for the Hooding Ceremony on each campus are:
- August 9, 2020, 2 p.m. | Missoula, Montana (Social Work)
- August 16, 2020, 1 p.m. | Billings, Montana (Social Work)
- August 30, 2020, 2 p.m. | College Place, WA (Biology; Cinema, Religion & Worldview; Education; Social Work)
Note: All In-Person WWU Graduate Hooding Ceremonies planned for August will be contingent upon individual State protocols and recommendations for large gatherings and/or escalating COVID-19 activity in the specific community where the service will be held.