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The largest graduating class of any Virginia public university this year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Class of 2022 had the distinction of graduating as part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebration.

According to a new study by Social Work Associate Professor JoAnn Lee, the research, leadership, networking, and career skills students learned in SWiRL have benefited them professionally. 

Stu Shea, CEO of Peraton, is Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Spring 2022 Commencement speaker. These are his remarks as prepared for delivery on May 20, 2022.

Graduating with a bachelor of science in information systems and operations management (ISOM) and minors in business analytics and health information technology, Bhagya Nair is the student speaker at this year’s Spring Commencement.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will award more than 9,700 degrees at its Spring Commencement on Friday, May 20. Here are the stories of a few of the students in the Class of 2022.

Healthy aging is more important than ever in the U.S. as everyone in the Baby Boomer generation nears retirement age.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will award more than 9,700 degrees—and about 800 certificates—at the university’s first in-person Spring Graduation since 2019, and the one that coincides with the university’s 50th anniversary as an independent institution.

Dominique Dowling's passion to advocate for young minds both inside and outside the classroom led Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Alumni Association to name her the 2022 Senior of the Year.

Graduating senior embodies how Â鶹ÊÓƵ prepares students to be global leaders

Malik McCoy was just beginning his graduate studies in athletic training in 2020. With all courses online, he had to learn taping and wrapping techniques in a virtual class.

Congratulations to the Rising Health Care Leaders at Â鶹ÊÓƵ (RHLM) student organization for receiving the Community Enrichment Award at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Distinguished Quill Award Celebration. In addition to RHLM winning the Community Enrichment Award, Rehan Saeed, RHLM's former president and a recent graduate of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, received the Mentor of the Year Award.

Graduating with a bachelor of science in biology and minor in health, disease, and culture, Natalie VanderNoot is headed to Brown University this fall to pursue a master’s degree in public health.