Overall

  • Virginia Tech's 132nd commencement year (24th Northern Virginia Center commencement ceremony).
  • 3,477 undergraduate candidates to receive diplomas.
  • 31 students will receive associate's degrees from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
  • 1,620 graduate students (1,317 master's degrees, 285 Ph.D.'s, 18 Ed.D.'s) to receive diplomas.
  • 91 students will receive Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degrees at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 15 in the in Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center.
  • Total Virginia Tech graduates from academic year 2003-04 (includes December graduates): undergraduates, 4,971 (3,477 spring, 1,494 fall); graduates, 1,620 (1,054 spring, 566 fall).

All University Commencement Ceremony:

  • 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 14, Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.
  • Approximately 30,000 family members and guests are expected to attend the event.
  • Keynote speaker: Pierre Thomas, ABC News U.S. Justice Department correspondent and 1984 graduate of Virginia Tech (communication studies).

Graduate School Commencement ceremony:

  • 3 p.m., Friday, May 14, Cassell Coliseum.
  • Keynote speaker: Orlando L. Taylor, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School at Howard University.

Northern Virginia Commencement ceremony:

  • 8 p.m. Saturday, May 15, George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, Va.
  • Ceremony to honor 275 degree candidates (245 master's degree candidates, 30 Ph.D.s).
  • Keynote speaker: Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C.

Calendar of Events (Friday, May 14):

  • Corps of Cadets Ceremony: 1 p.m., Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
  • Graduate School Commencement Ceremony: 3 p.m., Cassell Coliseum.
  • Army Commissioning: 3 p.m., Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
  • Naval Commissioning: 3:30 p.m., Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center.
  • University Commencement Ceremony, 7:30 p.m., Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.

Calendar of Events (Saturday, May 15)

  • Pamplin College of Business Convocation: 8:30 a.m., Cassell Coliseum.
  • College of Natural Resources: 8:30 a.m., Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
  • Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Convocation: 9 a.m., Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center.
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Convocation: 11 a.m., Cassell Coliseum.
  • College of Architecture and Urban Studies Convocation: 1 p.m., Burruss Hall Auditorium.
  • College of Engineering Convocation: 2 p.m., Cassell Coliseum.
  • Air Force Commissioning: 3 p.m., Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center.
  • Northern Virginia Center Commencement ceremony: 8 p.m., George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, Va.
  • Note: The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and the College of Science will hold several departmental convocation ceremonies throughout the day.

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