1.0Newshttps://www.umw.edu/newsAnna Billingsleyhttps://www.umw.edu/news/author/abilling/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="swBQ9IdyjG"><a href="https://www.umw.edu/news/2021/05/05/umw-pivots-for-covid-era-commencements/">UMW Pivots for COVID-Era Commencements</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.umw.edu/news/2021/05/05/umw-pivots-for-covid-era-commencements/embed/#?secret=swBQ9IdyjG" width="600" height="338" title="“UMW Pivots for COVID-Era Commencements” — News" data-secret="swBQ9IdyjG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.umw.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.umw.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/05/NewRelease_Commencement_1.jpg1140460Hannah Checkeye ’21 will cross the University of Mary Washington Commencement stage this weekend with more than she could have imagined when she came to campus four years ago.She chose UMW because it gave her a pathway to pursue two passions: lacrosse and med school. Successful in both, she’s among a handful of students accepted […]