Virtual Graduation Party Checklist // Graduation & Commencement

Every great party starts with a good checklist

Your guide to preparing for the December 2020 #MizzouMade Virtual Graduation Celebration:

Design a fun electronic invite to send to family and friends to join you for a video call
Schedule your video call via Facebook Messenger Rooms, Google Hangout, Zoom, or Facetime
Dig through your photo albums/digital archives to pull out your favorite photos of your graduate from childhood and their time at Mizzou
Use all those photos to create a slide show
Create a Facebook Event to invite friends and family, and share the slide show
Plan your celebration menu
Use our toolkit to download the Mizzou Made graphic and order a specialty graduation cake from your favorite bakery
Check out The Mizzou Store to make online gift purchases for your graduate
Order a yard sign from The Mizzou Store or download one so everyone knows your celebrating

Schedule your grocery pickup/delivery order for the celebration day
Create a music playlist & don’t forget the Alma Mater or Eye of the Tiger
Plan games or activities to do on the video call — consider finding out how well everyone knows the Graduate
Order black and gold balloons or flowers for your graduate
Print signs and banners to decorate with
Send a reminder to family and friends of your video call

Check your technology for your video call
Decorate your home for the celebration with balloons, flowers, printable signs, banners and photos!
Prepare your favorite party recipes
Turn on your celebration playlist
Quiz your guests to see who knows the graduate best
Celebrate your 2020 graduate virtually with the entire Mizzou community!
Share photos of your celebration on social media with #MizzouMade