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Cape Cod Community College Announces Return to In-Person Commencement at the Melody Tent & Keynote Speaker, Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph

For the first time since 2019, the graduates of Cape Cod Community College will have the opportunity to celebrate their Commencement live and in-person at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. With COVID-19 moving the ceremony online for the past two years, this year’s Commencement ceremony will return to the Melody Tent on May 25, 2022.

To mark the return to the Melody Tent, the College has also announced Marc Randolph, the co-founder and first Chief Executive Officer of Netflix, as this year’s keynote speaker.

“This is an event more than two years in the making. We can’t wait to recognize our stellar graduates in person, altogether as a College community,” said John Cox, President of Cape Cod Community College. “It’s fitting that a monumental return be matched by a very significant keynote speaker in Marc Randolph. Mr. Randolph is one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the modern age, and knows a thing or two about disrupting the norm and persevering through challenging times. We are very excited that he’ll be joining us on May 25 at the Melody Tent.”

Randolph is best known for being one of the two co-founders of Netflix, though his career as an entrepreneur spans more than four decades. He’s the founder of more than half a dozen other successful start-ups, a mentor to scores of early-stage entrepreneurs, and an investor in numerous successful tech ventures. He is also the author of the internally best-selling memoir, That Will Never Work – The Birth of Netflix and The Amazing Life of an Idea, and the host of the top-10 That Will Never Work podcast. He is also one of the starts of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Elevator Pitch web series. Currently, Randolph is the co-founder of the analytics software company Looker Data.

The Cape Cod Melody Tent is the longtime home of the College’s Commencement ceremony, as well as their Nursing and Dental Hygiene pinning ceremonies. For the past two years, in response to the pandemic, the College has shifted Commencement to a virtual format, streaming live on YouTube. This year’s return to the Melody Tent will include multiple safety precautions, including mask mandates for attendees.

Further details about Commencement, including further information on safety protocols and guests, will be announced late in the Spring semester.