2016 Final Exercises Ceremony for the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Event date: Saturday, May 21, 2016
In 2016, the Final Exercises ceremony for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences will be on Saturday, May 21 with the department graduation ceremonies following that afternoon. The fair-, inclement-, and severe-weather ceremony sites for Mathematics will be:
Fair Weather: Finals on the Lawn, fair-weather sites for department graduation ceremonies
Pavilion I Lower Garden
Ceremony Start Time: 12:15 p.m.
Inclement Weather: Finals on the Lawn, all department ceremonies inside
Gilmer Hall Room 130
Ceremony Start Time: 12:45 p.m.
Severe Weather: Finals in John Paul Jones Arena, all department ceremonies inside
Gilmer Hall Room 130
Ceremony Start Time: 12:45 p.m.
*Please note that Gilmer Hall Room 130 is a Remote Viewing Location for Finals on the Lawn. We anticipate that the remote viewing will conclude prior to 12 p.m.
Under the severe-weather plan, ALL degree candidates (undergraduate and graduate) will participate in the ceremony at John Paul Jones Arena. Each graduating student will receive six guest seating tickets for the Lawn. Since we cannot accommodate as many people in the arena compared to the Lawn, graduates will be restricted to three guests if the ceremony is moved inside. Tickets are required for all guests either on the Lawn or at the arena. Guests without tickets can watch a live broadcast of the ceremony at one of the remote viewing locations across Grounds.
Complimentary parking will be available at Scott Stadium and at John Paul Jones Arena with shuttle bus service to Central Grounds. Buses will load at the entrance of the Student Activities Building (located in the Scott Stadium west parking lot) and near the west entrance of the arena. Return shuttles to these lots will run continuously from Central Grounds throughout Saturday afternoon. Parking is also available in the Emmet/Ivy parking garage ($5 per vehicle), which is about a 10 minute walk to the Lawn (no shuttle service).
For additional information on Finals Weekend 2016, including the remote viewing locations, please visit our web site at: www.virginia.edu/finals .
Last updated: Saturday, May 21, 2016