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Now, the summer season is upon us, and as many of us look forward to time away with friends and family, we must remember that COVID isn’t taking a summer break. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

For commencement at EagleBank Arena and all indoor degree celebrations, we will require all students, faculty, and guests in attendance to wear masks. We will have additional supplies on hand for those who arrive without a mask.

Did you know that up until the 2004 Commencement Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduation gowns were black? The university moved to green gowns in 2004, thanks to the work of a Traditions Committee.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ BOV approves FY 22-23 budget, College of Public Health name change and president’s contract extension.

Despite being more than 5,000 miles away from the war in Ukraine, students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution are actively assessing the conflict dynamics, with hopes that their research could improve the situation.

On April 7, 2022, Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated its 50th anniversary as an independent public university. That day and the week of events surrounding it illuminated Â鶹ÊÓƵ as a university that is altogether different.