{"id":1471,"date":"2020-08-05T16:22:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2020-08-05T16:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:22:07","slug":"congratulate-the-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/congratulate-the-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulate the Class of 2020\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>What do you remember about<\/span><span>\u00a0your graduation day<\/span><span>?<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>Celebrating with all your classmates, dressed up in their gowns?<\/span><span>\u00a0Perhaps some nerves about\u00a0<\/span><span>falling over on stage, and the relief when<\/span><span>\u00a0you\u00a0<\/span><span>made it without falling? Or\u00a0<\/span><span>being made to feel special by your loved ones?<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As you can imagine, the Class of 2020 aren\u2019t able to have\u00a0<\/span><span>a normal graduation day yet. Due to the ongoing pandemic, their graduation ceremonies have been postponed<\/span><span>\u00a0until they can be enjoyed safely. But that doesn\u2019t mean\u00a0<\/span><span>we can\u2019t celebrate their success.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019re holding virtual celebrations on Wednesday 2<\/span><span>6<\/span><span>\u00a0August, and we want you\u00a0<\/span><span>to help us celebrate.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>We wou<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/08\/UOW-172-4.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1478 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/08\/UOW-172-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>ld like you to send in a video congratulating the Class of 2020 and offering some advice to help them succeed in life.<\/span><span>\u00a0Your support will mean a huge amount\u00a0<\/span><span>to the Class of 2020, who are finishing their studies at a<\/span><span>n<\/span><span>\u00a0uncertain time<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span>Please send us a short video message<\/span><\/b><b><span>\u00a0(up to 30 seconds)<\/span><\/b><b><span>, congratulating the Class of 2020 and offering a piece of advice to help them succeed<\/span><\/b><b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span>(e.g.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span>&#8216;always keep learning from those around you, such as your colleagues\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span>and<\/span><\/b><b><span>\u00a0your alumni network<\/span><\/b><b><span>\u2019).<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Top video tips:<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The maximum video length is 30 seconds<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Record in landscape, not portrait<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Think about your background<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Record somewhere with good lighting in front of you<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Record in the highest<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>quality possible<\/span><span>\u00a0(your rear phone camera is usually better than your front \u2018selfie\u2019 camera for example)<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span>Please email your video message to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"mailto:alumni@westminster.ac.uk\"><b><span>alumni@westminster.ac.uk<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span>Sunday 23 August at the latest. You may find it easier to use<\/span><\/b><b><span>\u00a0a service such as\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/wetransfer.com\/\"><b><span>WeTransfer<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span>.<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span>Data protection<\/span><\/i><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Alumni\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span>should be aware that by\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span>submitting a video for the<\/span><\/i><i><span>\u00a0Virtual Celebration they are giving their permission for that\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span>video<\/span><\/i><i><span>\u00a0to be published and their name<\/span><\/i><i><span>\u00a0and course<\/span><\/i><i><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span>to be\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span>available in a publicly available presentation.<\/span><\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>This presentation will remain online for two\u202fmonths after the launch date<\/span><\/i><i><span>, a<\/span><\/i><i><span>fter which the presentations will be deleted<\/span><\/i><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We may also use the videos for other purposes, and will store them in accordance with our\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/alumni-and-supporters\/alumni-privacy-policy\"><i><span>privacy policy<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The celebrations will be hosted via\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span>Flipgrid<\/span><\/i><i><span>\u00a0and you can find the terms and conditions here:<\/span><\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legal.flipgrid.com\/terms-of-use.html\"><i><span>Flipgrid<\/span><\/i><i><span>: Terms of use<\/span><\/i><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legal.flipgrid.com\/privacy.html\"><i><span>Flipgrid<\/span><\/i><i><span>: Privacy policy<\/span><\/i><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you remember about\u00a0your graduation day?\u00a0Celebrating with all your classmates, dressed up in their gowns?\u00a0Perhaps some nerves about\u00a0falling over on stage, and the relief when\u00a0you\u00a0made it without falling? Or\u00a0being made to feel special by your loved ones?\u00a0 As you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":246,"featured_media":1472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24,33],"class_list":["post-1471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-stories","tag-class-of-2020","tag-graduation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}