Class of 2020, we see you

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As we prepare to confer their degrees this week, we’re celebrating this year’s graduates by highlighting members of the class and their accomplishments. Congratulations to the Class of 2020 on everything you have achieved.

MAKING THEIR MARK: Each year, as our students prepare to receive their degrees, we take a moment to gather some members of the graduating class for some parting thoughts on their time here. This year was not a typical year, as everyone has had to get used to remote learning, social distance, and a virtual degree conferral. Despite these challenges, our students have still managed to find perspective on how they have grown in the last four years and what they will take with them in the next phase of their lives.

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THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING: For the last four years, Jamal Holtz 鈥�20 has called Rochester his home, and from the moment he set foot on campus, he knew he wanted to make an impact here. “I always said, when I step onto any community,” says Holtz, who was elected to serve as Students鈥� Association president in his senior year. “I make it a community that I live in, not a community that I just come for four years and leave.” </p<

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MOVE-IN DAY: Four year ago, the Class of 2020 arrived at the University鈥攔eady to move in, get started, and make their mark. As we celebrate all that they’ve accomplished, let’s enjoy this look back on their first day as Yellowjackets so we can appreciate how far they’ve come.

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