Dan Levy, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning co-creator and star of “Schitt’s Creek,” will address the SCAD Class of 2021 on Friday during a virtual commencement ceremony, according to news outlet WTOC.
Graduates and their families can view the virtual ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday, WTOC reported. Additional in-person ceremonies are scheduled Friday and Saturday in Savannah and in Atlanta.
Memorial Stadium will host four in-person ceremonies for Savannah-based SCAD graduates, according to WTOC:
Friday, May 28
Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony I at 1 p.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m.
- School of Building Arts: architectural history, architecture, furniture design, interior design, preservation design, urban design
- School of Digital Media: animation, immersive reality, interactive design and game development, motion media design, television producing, visual effects
Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony II at 5 p.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 3:30 p.m.
- School of Entertainment Arts: film and television, performing arts, production design, sound design, themed entertainment design
- School of Fine Arts: painting, sculpture
- School of Liberal Arts: art history, cinema studies, dramatic writing, equestrian studies, social strategy and management, writing
Saturday, May 29
Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony III at 9 a.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 7:30 a.m.
- School of Design: creative business leadership, design for sustainability, design management, industrial design, service design, user experience (UX) design
- School of Fashion: accessory design, business of beauty and fragrance, fashion, fashion marketing and management, fibers, jewelry, luxury and fashion management
Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony IV at 1 p.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m.
- School of Communication Arts: advertising, branded entertainment, graphic design, illustration, photography, sequential art
Here is the information for the Atlanta ceremonies on Friday, May 28:
Besides the virtual event at 9 a.m. Friday, SCAD is hosting in-person ceremonies at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre — first at 1 p.m. to honor the Class of 2021, and then a second in-person ceremony at 6 p.m. to recognize SCAD graduates from the Class of 2020. Graduates from both SCAD Atlanta and Savannah campuses were invited to attend the 6 p.m. event so they could have the memorable experience of walking across a stage to receive their degrees. Last year’s events were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
SCAD’s Outstanding Graduates from both campuses are from the Atlanta area:
- SCAD Atlanta Valedictorian Pete Pelfrey (B.F.A. graphic design and B.F.A photography) is a U.S. Army veteran from Auburn, Georgia. After seven years as an intelligence analyst in the Army, he came to SCAD to develop his skills and pursue his dream of a career in photography and graphic design.
- SCAD Atlanta Salutatorian Mishi Lee (B.F.A. animation) is a second-generation Korean American from Lawrenceville (attended Peachtree Ridge High School) who has excelled at 2D and 3D design and is pursuing a career in animation in Georgia’s gaming and entertainment industry.
- SCAD Savannah Valedictorian Maria Ruiz (B.F.A. user experience design) is from Alpharetta (attended Chattahoochee Hills High School). She has been involved in SCADpro, the school’s in-house collaborative innovation studio, and has worked on projects for Volvo and Gulfstream. She interned at IBM and Facebook AI.
Besides Levy, SCAD President Paula Wallace will present honorary degrees to Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, a $14 billion social justice philanthropy, and Xerses Irani, who leads Amazon’s Creative Studio.
Click here to watch the livestream Friday.
For additional information, visit the SCAD Commencement website.
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