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February 26, 2008
Graduation Parking and Seating Information
Parking: On Saturday and Sunday, graduates
and their families and guests may park in most of the lots in
the North Grounds area. The following lots will be available:
D-2 (with the exception of the visitors' lot next to Slaughter
Hall); D-3; the lots adjacent to the Superfield below the Law
School; the JAG School lot; the S-1 lot in the housing area immediately
across from the Law Grounds (but not the F-1 or F-2 lots in other
areas of Copeley Hill); the Faulkner Dormitory lot; and the lots
at University Hall. The Darden School ceremony will be held at
approximately the same time as the Law School's, and no parking
will be available in any of the Darden lots.
Guest Seating for the Lawn Ceremony: Each
graduate will get three tickets that will allow guests to sit
in a section of reserved seats on the Lawn for the purpose of
viewing the University graduation ceremony. Other guests can
observe from behind these reserved seats. Thus, there is no limit
on the number of guests who can attend the Lawn Ceremony, although
each graduate can have only three guests sit in the reserved
section. The tickets will be put in student mailboxes no later
than the Friday morning prior to graduation. In view of the tremendous
crowd that gathers on the Lawn and the difficulty of getting
good seats there without arriving very early, we have long advised
law students that it is generally better for guests to put
a higher priority on finding seats for the Law School Ceremony
than on finding seats on the Lawn.
Bus Service: Starting at 8 am, the
University will provide continuing bus shuttle service between
University Hall and the Lawn, stopping on McCormick Road near
Alderman Library. In the event of rain and the activation of
rain site plans, bus service will be available between University
Hall and Memorial Gymnasium. From 8:00
am to 4 pm the
University will also operate a continuous shuttle from the
North Massie lot at U-Hall to the Darden and Law Schools (the
bus will unload at the gatehouse on Massie Road in front of
the Darden School). Thus, graduates and guests can (1) park
at U-Hall and use shuttle buses to travel to the Lawn or the
North Grounds, or (2) park in the Law School area and use shuttle
buses to get to the Lawn (transferring at U-Hall). At the end
of the ceremony on the Lawn, graduates should go immediately
from the Lawn to McCormick Road, and proceed toward Alderman
Library. Any of the buses that are loading on McCormick near
Alderman will take you to the North Grounds by way of University
Hall (you do not change buses at U-Hall; marshals will assist
you). You should be in your seat on Holcombe Green
Lawn not later than 1:10 pm.
Handicapped Parking Permits: A limited
number of handicapped parking permits will be available for use
in the Law School visitors' lot by student guests. Please submit
a request to Pat Harlowe in the Office of Career Services providing
the basic facts (who needs it and why) if you require such a
permit. Handicapped persons wishing to attend the Lawn Ceremony
will have to park in University Hall or North Grounds and travel
to the Lawn area by bus, or be dropped off in the handicapped
unloading area near Garrett Hall (handicapped seating on the
Lawn is near the drop-off point). The deadline
for applying for permits to park in the Law School visitors'
lot is Friday, April 18, 2008.
Requests received after that date may not be approved. Special
seating for handicapped persons and not more than one person
accompanying each handicapped person will be provided for
the Law School program in the Holcombe Green Lawn area.