Schedule of Events

Friday, May 19, 2023

12:00 p.m.
Joint Commissioning Exercises for Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force Candidates 
Old Cabell Hall Auditorium
Speaker: Lieutenant General David G. Bassett, Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency

3:00 p.m.
Valedictory Exercises
John Paul Jones Arena

6:00 p.m.
Donning of the Kente Ceremony (Tickets required)
Sponsoring Organization: Office of African-American Affairs (Staff Contact: Michael Mason)
Old Cabell Hall Auditorium

9:00 p.m. - Midnight
Fourth-Year Class Party (tickets required)
Alumni Hall

Saturday, May 20, 2023

6:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Ms. Kathy
1515

7:00 a.m.
Guest Entrances Open for Final Exercises on the Lawn

9:00 a.m.
Academic Procession and Final Exercises for:
(Tickets required)

• College of Arts & Sciences

• Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

The Lawn (Severe-Weather Site: John Paul Jones Arena)

10:00 a.m.
School of Education and Human Development's Hooding Ceremony
Darden School, Abbott Center

Late Morning & Afternoon (following Final Exercises)
Department Graduation Ceremonies (Arts & Sciences Only)
Ceremonies where graduates will be recognized individually for their academic accomplishments, and awards will be presented.

5:30 p.m.
Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy's Academic Regalia Ceremony
James Monroe’s Highland (2050 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville, VA 22902); (Severe-Weather Site: Old Cabell Hall Auditorium at 6 p.m.)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

7:00 a.m.
Guests Entrances Open for Final Exercises on the Lawn

9:00 a.m.
Academic Procession and Final Exercises for:
(Tickets required)

• Darden School of Graduate Business Administration

• Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

• McIntire School of Commerce

• School of Architecture

• School of Continuing & Professional Studies

• School of Data Science

• School of Education and Human Development

• School of Engineering & Applied Science

• School of Law

• School of Medicine

• School of Nursing

The Lawn (Severe-Weather Site: John Paul Jones Arena)

Late Morning & Afternoon (following Final Exercises)
School and Department Graduation Ceremonies
Ceremonies where graduates will be recognized individually for their academic accomplishments, and awards will be presented.

Updated: May 12, 2023