OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WORKED RELENTLESSLY FOR 4 YEARS AND SOME FOR MORE AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY. WE AS FAMILIES HAVE MADE NUMEROUS PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL SACRIFICES TO SUPPORT THEM. THE PANDEMIC STRIPPED THEM FROM THE JOY OF EXPERIENCING COLLEGE LIFE AS SENIORS. THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN THE TOUGHEST, SOME OF US LOSING FAMILY MEMBERS TO COVID. HOWEVER, VACCINATION IS IN PLACE, AND HOPE IS HERE. WE NEED TO CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES. ENOUGH VIRTUAL! ENOUGH ZOOMS! ENOUGH DEHUMANIZATION OF OUR LIVES! PLEASE JOIN US TO REQUEST THAT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY HOLD AN IN-PERSON GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE CLASS OF 2021! THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF CELEBRATING SAFELY IN DIFFERENT ARENAS OR OUTDOORS. IT'S TIME FOR HEALING TO START AND WE PLEAD WITH DEPAUL ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE THAT CHANGE!

RESPECTFULLY, FROM THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE PROUD BLUE DEMONS!