Graduation

May 9, 2022

The Graduation Ceremony for the Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese will follow the Lawn Ceremony on Saturday, May 21 at 2:30 p.m. The ceremony will be in the Culbreth Theatre (Drama Building), located at 109 Culbreth Road. (This is also the inclement weather location.)

Ceremonial scrolls will be awarded to students in the Spanish Graduate Program, along with majors in the Italian Studies Program, the Latin American Studies Program and the Spanish Undergraduate Program. Students from these programs who graduated in 2020 and 2021 (during COVID) may participate as well.

Additional information about the ceremony:

  • Length of Time: The ceremony will last no more than an hour.
  • Arrival Time: Graduates should plan to arrive by 2:00 p.m.
  • Ceremony Tickets: All guests, including children, infants, persons in wheelchairs, etc., must have a ticket in-hand to enter the ceremony. (Graduates participating in the ceremony do not need a ticket.)
  • Number of Tickets: Each graduate will receive up to five tickets. Additional tickets may be available after May 12th.
  • Your Diploma: Diplomas will be mailed within 6 weeks of Final Exercises. Diplomas will be mailed to the identified ‘Diploma Mailing Address’ in SIS. Degree candidates should confirm their address under Personal Information in the SIS Student Center.

Link to the Office of the University Registrar: http://www.virginia.edu/registrar/diploma.html

Information about Finals Weekend can be found at: http://www.virginia.edu/majorevents/finals/