{"id":211805,"date":"2020-05-21T14:56:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=211805"},"modified":"2020-06-01T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T13:23:54","slug":"congratulations-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2020\/05\/21\/congratulations-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Class of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We congratulate the Montclair State Class of 2020 for earning their degrees.<\/p>\n<p>While we wish we could celebrate together in person, we are proud of our graduates and want to mark their achievements&#8211;and will celebrate in person when it is safe to do so.<\/p>\n<p>As President Susan A. Cole has told our grads, \u201cNow more than ever the world needs bright, committed, well-prepared people who can take on the immense challenges we are facing. Your education at Montclair State has prepared you for this moment, and I have full confidence in you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are readier than ever to go out and be great in this world&#8230;.,\u201d Cole said. \u201cThe world will open up again. It will. And you will be out there able to fulfill your dreams and your hopes. That will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to view the video below from the president, the dean of students, the provost and the president of the Student Government Association, addressed for the graduates on behalf of the entire faculty and staff and fellow students.<\/p>\n<h2>A Message to Graduates<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Celebrating the Class of 2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/flAQ4DopWm0?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Keep the Celebration Going<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2020\/05\/21\/whos-that-bird\/\" class=\"photo-button version-3\"><span class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/paul-mcgroarty.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" alt=\"Paul McGroarty\"\/><\/span><span class='text-content'> Meet the 2020 Rockys!<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2020\/05\/21\/joy-in-the-moment\/\" class=\"photo-button version-3\"><span class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/ColdinGrundmeyer3.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" alt=\"Coldin Grundmeyer proudly displays his mock diploma and new French bulldog, Paco. Photo courtesy of Coldin Grundmeyer.\"\/><\/span><span class='text-content'>Look Who Has Red Hawk Pride!<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/ Output tags as a list for Google Analytics custom dimension\nwindow.MSU_TagList = [];\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until we can celebrate in person, we congratulate the Montclair State Class of 2020 for earning their degrees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":211829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,123,7,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication-and-media","category-homepage-news","category-press-releases","category-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211805"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211951,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211805\/revisions\/211951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}