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Paul E. Misener, a scientist, lawyer, engineer and innovator will be the featured speaker at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 2023 Winter Commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

One May 24, 27 Â鶹ÊÓƵ EIP graduates joined the ranks of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni this year, along with 130 graduating high school seniors celebrating their EIP graduation, as part of EIP’s 32nd graduating class. More than 2,100 students have graduated from EIP since it began in 1987.

Honors College student Noel Quezada came to Â鶹ÊÓƵ through the Early Identification Program and credits EIP with much of his success.

Samantha Harrison, who graduated this spring with a bachelor’s degree in community health with a global health concentration, says that discovering the community health degree provided her with a comprehensive way to achieve her ambitions to bring equity to communities through well-being. 

Neuroscience major Sarah Hunter chose Â鶹ÊÓƵ not only because she knew it was a prestigious school, but because she felt a sense of calm when she toured the campus.

In congratulating the largest public university graduating class in state history, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Gregory Washington shared a message of renewal and growth at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 18.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 2023 Spring Commencement featured the university's largest graduating class.

Brad Byrne, BA Communication '23, is the newest member of his family to become a Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum.

Hannah Adamson knew after an 8th-grade trip to Washington, D.C., that the capital region was the place for her. She is graduating this May with a bachelor of arts in conflict analysis and resolution.

Kimmy Duong, an accomplished tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a refugee who has overcome countless obstacles to achieve success in life, will receive the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Medal, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s highest honorary award, at the 2023 Spring Commencement.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Commencement and Degree Celebrations will be hosted on the Fairfax Campus from Thursday, May 18, through Saturday, May 20. Heavy traffic is expected on campus between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will graduate its largest class in history this week, and perhaps its most traveled as well—the nearly 11,000 honorees hail from 111 countries, 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and military installations.