Graduating Senior Expresses Frustration Over COVID-19 Crisis

Jaelyn McCrae, Class of 2020, worked very hard to get to the point where today she should be waiting for the big moment when she will cross the stage in Dawson Stadium (where she was a cheerleader for Bulldog football) to bask in the glory and satisfaction of receiving her South Carolina State University degree. 

The communications major who hails from Concord, N.C., like hundreds of other SC State graduating seniors, will be denied this special moment due to the coronavirus crisis that has shut down the school since mid-March. 

For an assignment in Professor Kat Landes' class, McCrae produced this thoughtful and emotional video about losing the graduation ceremony. Click on her image to view it. 

The university is planning a virtual ceremony for May graduates. That, of course, will not be the same. Details are forthcoming on when and how the online graduation will be held. 

Congratulations Jaelyn. Your future is bright with promise!