NMCC upholds many commencement traditions in first virtual ceremony

by Melissa Lizotte
6 years ago
Marcel Chalou, NMCC Student of the Year, speaks during a pre-recorded speech, spoke as part of NMCC's virtual commencement on Saturday. Staff photo/Melissa Lizotte
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle graduated 190 people during its 55th commencement ceremony held Saturday, May 2. But it wasn’t a typical ceremony with crowds of family and friends dressed in their finery and milling around graduates. The COVID-19 pandemic forced NMCC — as it will many other educational institutions around the state and beyond — to present its first virtual commencement.Read more.