Local college students graduate from Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT -- Hundreds of students graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University this spring 2020 semester. The University's 130th annual Commencement Exercises occurred via YouTube on May 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic on the same day the University had planned to hold its graduation ceremony at Hartford's XL Center.

Among the graduates are:

Matthew Buteau of Rumford, who graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in New Media Studies.

Lauren Landry of Rumford, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

The Class of 2020 was addressed via YouTube by Commencement speaker Mark Boxer, former executive vice president and chief information officer of Cigna. Boxer joined Eastern President Elsa Nunez and other university officials as well as Senior Class Vice President Emily Kerfoot on the same day the University had originally planned to hold its graduation ceremony at Hartford's XL Center.