The Trustees, Faculty, Staff, Administration,
and the 2020 Graduating Class of SUNY Sullivan
Cordially invite you to the Fifty-Sixth Commencement
Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 1 p.m.
An Online Virtual Event
SUNY Sullivan would like to recognize all of our graduates for their hard work, dedication and accomplishments. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we are unable to host an in-person commencement ceremony this year. Alternatively, we have decided to create a Virtual Commencement Event to celebrate the Class of 2020!
Please join us here at this web address or on Facebook for our Facebook Watch Party!
Invite your friends and family!
Joel Lerner, Professor Emeritus, will be the principal speaker.
Sarah Yousef, Winner of the 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence will be the class speaker.
Graduates
Please complete the following steps to confirm your participation in the 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony!!
- Step 1: Forward your signed track sheet for graduation to the Registrar. Contact them at registrar@sunysullivan.edu for questions or assistance. Additional information can be found here.
- Step 2: Pay the graduation fee on your MySUNYSullivan Account.
*Graduation fees must be paid by 5/20/2020
Questions? Contact billing@sunysullivan.edu. - Step 3: Send Kathleen Birkett, kbirkett@sunysullivan.edu, your updated address. Once payment is received you will be mailed a cap and tassel as well as a diploma cover. If you graduate with honors (3.25 or higher GPA), you may also request an honors cord for an additional fee.
- Step 4: Take a high resolution photo with your cap and diploma cover and send it to Hillary Morse, hmorse@sunysullivan.edu, please include your name. Deadline for photos is June 8.
**This photo will be used during the virtual event, as your name is called to announce your degree, your photo will be shown on the video.
Then mark your calendar for SUNY Sullivan’s 56th Commencement Ceremony held as a Virtual Event on Saturday, June 20th at 1pm. Join us on Facebook with your family and friends for a Live Watch Party or join us here at this web address.
Download a digital invite to forward to your friends and family.
Graduates click here for more information about this Virtual Event and how you can participate.


For additional questions about Commencement ‘20, please contact Kathleen Birkett at kbirkett@sunysullivan.edu.
At this time we do not anticipate holding an in-person commencement event before May of 2021. It may be possible for graduates disrupted by the COVID-19 emergency to participate in the May 2021 commencement. The college will reach out to our alumni as more information becomes available.
If you would like to be kept up to date on participating in a future in-person commencement event, please complete and submit the form below.