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Posted
February 26, 2008
Class of 2008 Graduation - Sunday, May 18
Schedule
| Saturday,
May 17 |
| 4:00–7:00
pm |
Alumni
Association/Law Foundation/Student Bar Association Reception for
graduates and families, Law School |
| Sunday,
May 18 (Good Weather) |
| 8:00–9:30
am |
Continental
Breakfast, East Range
between Rotunda Alley and Green Alley |
| 9:30
am |
Line
Up for Lawn Ceremony, Rotunda Alley (east side
of Lawn, Rotunda end); students line up behind faculty
marshals for processional down the Lawn, forming two
non-alphabetical lines and remaining in them down the
Lawn. |
| Not
later than 1:10 pm |
Students take seats
for the Law School Ceremony, Holcombe
Green Lawn (buses run from Lawn Ceremony to North Grounds
via U-Hall, leaving from McCormick Road near Alderman
Library). |
| 1:15
pm |
Law School Ceremony
Begins
Academic Procession
Welcome by Dean John
C. Jeffries Jr.
Announcement of Class Gift and Introduction of Commencement Speaker by
Student Bar Association President Brian Leung
Commencement Remarks by PGA Tour Commissioner Timothy W. Finchem '73
Announcement of awards by Dean
John C. Jeffries Jr.
Hooding Ceremony and Presentation of Diplomas
|
| After the Law School
Ceremony |
Return
Gowns and Hoods,
Holcombe Green Lawn (graduates may keep the cap and
tassel)
Light Refreshments, Withers-Brown
Hall (near the library), provided by the Law School Foundation |
| Sunday,
May 18 (Bad or Uncertain Weather) |
If
the weather is bad or uncertain, check the Law School
Web site, www.law.virginia.edu,
for alternative
graduation plans. The
University will make a definite announcement by 8:00
am. Local radio stations also will announce whether
alternative plans are in effect.
If
the Lawn Ceremony is canceled, the Law School Ceremony
will be held at 10:30 am in Memorial Gymnasium.
You should be there, seated alphabetically, by
10:00 am. Please note, the Law School does
not participate in the ceremony in John Paul Jones Arena under
any circumstances.
If
the weather is uncertain but the Lawn Ceremony goes
on as scheduled, you will be notified
while you are seated on the Lawn if the Law School
ceremony will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium. |
Details on the Sunday Ceremonies
At the beginning of the Lawn ceremony, law students march together
down the Lawn from the gathering point in Rotunda Alley to seats
in front of Cabell Hall, where they will, at an appropriate point
in the program, be conferred their degrees en masse. Law students
will march down the Lawn in two non-alphabetized lines, each
led by two faculty marshals, as part of the University's general
processional composed of faculty and graduates from all the schools.
The path you will take while marching down the Lawn will be closer
to the east side of the Lawn than to the west side.
After the Lawn ceremony, you should proceed immediately
to the Law Grounds and find your seat for the Law School ceremony
in front of Clay Hall on Holcombe Green Lawn. The seats
are arranged alphabetically, and student and staff marshals
will be available to assist you. Your name will be taped to
the back of your seat. The J.D. graduates are seated first,
followed by the joint degree graduates, the LL.M. graduates
and the S.J.D. graduates. The Law School ceremony will begin
at 1:15 pm, which gives graduates only a short amount of time
to get to the Law Grounds from the Lawn ceremony, which typically
ends around 12:45. The quickest way will be to proceed west
from the Lawn past the Amphitheater to the McCormick Road bus
stop in front of Alderman Library, then catch the shuttle to
the North Grounds via University Hall which will let you out
at the gatehouse in front of Darden. There is no need to change
buses at University Hall. Any bus that is loading in the vicinity
of Alderman Library will take you to the North Grounds after
the Lawn Ceremony.
Once the graduates are in their seats and the faculty has assembled,
the faculty will enter the Holcombe Green Lawn area and take
their places on the stage. The Colonnades Brass Quintet will
provide music for the processional.
Following remarks by PGA Tour Commissioner Timothy W. Finchem '73 and the presentation
of graduation awards, the graduates will be hooded and presented
with their diplomas. At the appropriate time, student marshals
will ask each row of graduates to rise and be hooded by professors
just before going on stage. Graduates will be hooded by the first
available professor. Dean Hopson will announce each graduate's
name and Dean Jeffries will present the diplomas. A professional
photographer will be taking pictures of each graduate. After
receiving your diploma, graduates should proceed back to your seat
while others receive theirs.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, graduates may join friends and
family directly. Graduates should return rented gowns and hoods before leaving the Holcombe Green
Lawn area! (Graduates may keep the cap and tassel.)
Following the ceremony the Law School Foundation will provide
light refreshments in Withers-Brown Hall near the library.
In the event of weather bad enough to force the ceremony indoors
to Memorial Gymnasium, the ceremony will be approximately the
same.