Dan Levy of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ to address 2021 SCAD grads

Dan Levy, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning co-creator and star of “Schitt’s Creek,” will address the SCAD Class of 2021 on Friday during a virtual commencement ceremony, according to news outlet WTOC.

Graduates and their families can view the virtual ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday, WTOC reported. Additional in-person ceremonies are scheduled Friday and Saturday in Savannah and in Atlanta.

Memorial Stadium will host four in-person ceremonies for Savannah-based SCAD graduates, according to WTOC:

Friday, May 28

Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony I at 1 p.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m.

• School of Building Arts: architectural history, architecture, furniture design, interior design, preservation design, urban design
• School of Digital Media: animation, immersive reality, interactive design and game development, motion media design, television producing, visual effects

Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony II at 5 p.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 3:30 p.m.

• School of Entertainment Arts: film and television, performing arts, production design, sound design, themed entertainment design
• School of Fine Arts: painting, sculpture
• School of Liberal Arts: art history, cinema studies, dramatic writing, equestrian studies, social strategy and management, writing

Saturday, May 29

Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony III at 9 a.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 7:30 a.m.

• School of Design: creative business leadership, design for sustainability, design management, industrial design, service design, user experience (UX) design
• School of Fashion: accessory design, business of beauty and fragrance, fashion, fashion marketing and management, fibers, jewelry, luxury and fashion management

Savannah Presentation of Degrees ceremony IV at 1 p.m., doors open at Memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m.

• School of Communication Arts: advertising, branded entertainment, graphic design, illustration, photography, sequential art

Here is the information for the Atlanta ceremonies on Friday, May 28:

Besides the virtual event at 9 a.m. Friday, SCAD is hosting in-person ceremonies at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre — first at 1 p.m. to honor the Class of 2021, and then a second in-person ceremony at 6 p.m. to recognize SCAD graduates from the Class of 2020. Graduates from both SCAD Atlanta and Savannah campuses were invited to attend the 6 p.m. event so they could have the memorable experience of walking across a stage to receive their degrees. Last year’s events were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SCAD’s Outstanding Graduates from both campuses are from the Atlanta area:

• SCAD Atlanta Valedictorian Pete Pelfrey (B.F.A. graphic design and B.F.A photography) is a U.S. Army veteran from Auburn, Georgia. After seven years as an intelligence analyst in the Army, he came to SCAD to develop his skills and pursue his dream of a career in photography and graphic design.
• SCAD Atlanta Salutatorian Mishi Lee (B.F.A. animation) is a second-generation Korean American from Lawrenceville (attended Peachtree Ridge High School) who has excelled at 2D and 3D design and is pursuing a career in animation in Georgia’s gaming and entertainment industry.
• SCAD Savannah Valedictorian Maria Ruiz (B.F.A. user experience design) is from Alpharetta (attended Chattahoochee Hills High School). She has been involved in SCADpro, the school’s in-house collaborative innovation studio, and has worked on projects for Volvo and Gulfstream. She interned at IBM and Facebook AI.