I got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine just in time to volunteer for Commencement on May 23. I was assigned the role of Faculty Marshall, which meant I got to help students line up in the correct order to receive their diplomas. Then while walking Gwendolyn to daycare in the morning, I saw the first stages of on-site planning for Whitman’s first (and hopefully only) socially distanced Commencement. I decided to start taking photos of the preparations.

Exactly two months later, I am finally sitting down to put them together into a photo journal. Here it is.

Setting the Stage

T-6 Days

T-3 Days

T-2 Days

T-3 Days

A Socially-Distanced Awards Ceremony, T-4 Days

The Commencement Marshalls Prepare, T-2 Days

The Night Before

Commencement Day, May 23, 2021

Tearing down the stage

T+1 Days

T+2 Days

T+2 Days

T+3 Days