Screenshot image from University of California, Irvine’s website.

University of California, Irvine, cancelled commencement earlier today in precaution of the coronavirus and other universities may soon follow, including CSUDH.

The UCI Office of the Vice Chancellor Student Affairs shared a message on their Twitter regarding how the coronavirus will affect their campus in terms of housing, meals plans, student life, and commencement. See below for the statement by UCI Vice Chancellor, Willie L. Banks:

UCI’s digital newspaper, “The New University” shared a clip of UCI’s Virtual Town Hall meeting on their Twitter where Banks announced commencement would be canceled:

Students attending UCI reacted negatively to the news on “The New University’s” Twitter:

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