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South Jersey Family Throws Makeshift Graduation For Widener University Graduate

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) -- A makeshift home graduation gets very official. Emma Burns is a South Jersey graduate of Widener University.

The university's commencement was supposed to be held Saturday at The Mann Center.

So her family decided to throw her a formal commencement ceremony on their front lawn.

There was a podium, speeches and even her dog Rocky was wearing a gown.

Burns earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

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