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Old Dominion University's 137th Commencement Exercises will be held Saturday at Chartway Arena in the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

The University will recognize the culmination of nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students' academic journeys at two ceremonies:

9 a.m.: Darden College of Education and Professional Studies, Batten College of Engineering and 技术, 理学院 and the School of 网络安全.

12:30 p.m.: 文学院 and 信, Strome College of Business, College of 健康 Sciences and the 研究生院.

ESPN 体育Center anchor and ODU alum Jay Harris will speak at both ceremonies. For more  information about Harris, go to this link.

Student information:

T在这里 is no rehearsal for the ceremony. Students will report to Webb University Center, North Mall (side closest to Stadium and Starbucks). 九年级的学生.m. ceremony will park in the 43rd Street and Elkhorn Avenue and 43rd Street and Bluestone Avenue garages. Students in the 12:30 p.m. ceremony will park in the 49th Street Stadium Garage. Please note – both undergraduate and advanced degrees will be awarded in both ceremonies. T在这里 is no separate advanced degree ceremony in December.

家人和客人:

Guests should plan to arrive 30-60 minutes prior to the ceremony. 停车 is available in the Constant Center 43rd and 45th 街车库. Guests must have a ticket to enter the Chartway Arena. Tickets are only distributed to qualified graduating students. All children over the age of 2 require a ticket. Children 2 and younger are not required to have a ticket if they can sit in the lap of a parent or guardian.

Auxiliary viewing is provided for guests without tickets. Auxiliary viewing is located in the Big Blue Room. If seats are available in the arena, guests will be escorted into the arena and seated 10-15 minutes before the start of the event.

More information about the ceremonies can be found at this link. For Chartway Arena policies, please go to this link.

Several events are scheduled this week leading up to commencement:

周四

  • Advanced Degree Luncheon, hosted by the Old Dominion University 校友会 and the 研究生院, 11:30 a.m.蓝色大房间. For more details, go to this link.

星期五

  • AROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 9 a.m., multi-purpose room on the first floor of the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies.
  • 高级的早午餐, hosted by the 校友会 and the Office of 学生参与 and 传统, 10:30 a.m.蓝色大房间. More info can be found 在这里.
  • NROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 2 p.m., University Theatre.

另外, graduating students can participate in the Senior Class Challenge, a fundraising initiative designed to provide a scholarship to assist students who would not be able to complete their ODU degree due to financial constraints. The gifts will go directly to the ODU Student Concordia Award, an endowed scholarship created by University Advancement. You can find more information at this link.

A livestream of Saturday’s ceremonies can be viewed on the University’s 主页.