21 May

MSDS Class of 2023 Graduation and Reception

May 21, 2023 In-person

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Register for SDS Graduation

Sunday, May 21, 2023

9:00 a.m. – The Lawn, Academic Procession and Final Exercises (tickets required)
12:00 p.m. – School of Data Science Diploma Ceremony, Alumni Hall Ballroom (tickets required)

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE

To secure your participation, please submit your information above. The deadline to register is Friday, April 7, 2023. For general questions about Final Exercises, please visit the Major Events page HERE. For additional questions, please contact Dr. Dahlia Hylton, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at kvh3us@virginia.edu. As the term progresses, the Office of Student Affairs will send updates as Final Exercises get closer.

Graduates and guests should continue to monitor the Major Events site for details about the May 21 ceremony, especially in the case of inclement weather. The site also has information regarding the security procedures that will be followed; make sure guests are aware of the restrictions.

Fair Weather: Alumni Hall Ballroom, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

ALUMNI HALL

221 Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Where do graduates need to be and when?

Graduates participating in Final Exercises on the Lawn should be at the assembly point at Green Alley by 8:15 a.m. Information and Maps

Graduates participating in the School of Data Science Diploma Ceremony should arrive to Alumni Hall at 11:15 a.m.

Maps and Diagrams

Parking

More information to come

Accessibility Accommodation Information

If you or your guests require accessibility accommodations at Alumni Hall or for Final Exercises, a survey will be sent out closer to graduation. We will have parking available in the Emmet/Ivy Garage or Central Grounds Garage, but it is limited.

We will also arrange reserved seating for people who have an accessibility need.

Regalia

The weekend of Final Exercises, you're more than welcome to stop by the UVA Bookstore and retrieve your complimentary cap, gown, tassel, and purchase your SDS Master Hood. If on these dates, you cannot pick up by 5:00 pm, please contact Ms. Teresa Hammond, Associate Director for the UVA Bookstore at th5x@virginia.edu, and she will assist you as she can.

Number of Guests per Graduate

Six guest tickets will be issued to each graduate for the Lawn ceremony.

For the School of Data Science Diploma Ceremony, three tickets will be issued in order to provide enough space for all families and friends. Graduates can pick up Lawn ceremony tickets from the UVA bookstore and School of Data Science graduation tickets from the Office of Student Affairs in Dell 1.

For our MSDS Online graduates, we will mail your tickets to you. The Office of Student Affairs will email the class when tickets are available, usually in early May.

How do tickets work?

To access the Lawn, tickets will be required for all guests. As in the past, each graduate will receive six guest tickets for the Lawn ceremony. The graduate does not need a ticket but must wear a cap and gown to gain access to the Lawn or John Paul Jones Arena. If the ceremony is moved to the John Paul Jones Arena (in the event of severe weather), graduates will be limited to three guest tickets.

Graduates can pick up Lawn ceremony tickets from the UVA bookstore and School of Data Science graduation tickets from the Office of Student Affairs in Dell 1.

Student Affairs will email the class when tickets are available, usually in early May.

For Final Exercises, graduates and faculty will be seated on the Lawn in front of Old Cabell Hall. Guest seating will be behind the student seating area and on the next four levels of the Lawn on either side of the processional route.

On the morning of each Final Exercises ceremony, ushers will begin collecting tickets and seating guests starting at 7:30 a.m. All seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests are encouraged to be in their seats by 8:15 a.m. because the center aisle of the Lawn will close in preparation for the procession at 9:00 a.m. Once the center aisle closes, foot traffic from one side of the Lawn to the other will be prohibited. If guests need to leave the Lawn temporarily before or during Final Exercises, they must obtain a pass from an usher for re-entry.

Livestreaming

Guests without a Final Exercises seating ticket can watch a live stream of the ceremony.

Graduation Ceremony Livestream