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• RMU is seeking staff volunteers to help out with the Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony taking place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, in the UPMC Events Center for graduates who earned a bachelor's or master's degree in 2020. Because of the pandemic, these graduates only got to have a virtual ceremony last year, and now is the time for RMU to make good on its promise to give them an in-person event. If you would like to volunteer, please email University Registrar Daniell Matthews at matthews@rmu.edu.

• RMU nursing students have played a significant role in the fight against Covid-19, giving more than 1,500 inoculations while volunteering at temporary vaccination sites in the South Hills. Under the supervision of faculty and staff registered nurses, 34 juniors and seniors volunteered at Spartan Pharmacy clinics at the Bethel Park Community Center and Broughton Fire Hall in South Park Township. Students donated 225 hours of their time and assisted with preparation and injections of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Read more here.

• The RMU Bands have received a 2019-20 Chapter Leadership Award from the Kappa Kappa Psi National Council. Kappa Kappa Psi is a co-educational fraternal organization that advances college and university bands. RMU was one of  only 16 chapters nationwide to receive this award.

Editor's Note -- Remember that the Minuteman is now on its summer publication schedule, and will updated every other week until the start of the fall semester.