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FINALS WEEKEND 2008
DIPLOMA CEREMONY LOCATIONS CHART

Locations of the 2008 Final Exercises and Diploma Ceremonies

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Please note that tickets may be needed for certain ceremonies. Questions about diploma ceremonies should be referred to the school or department. If you do not know where a particular building is, click here for U.Va. Web Maps.

SCHOOL
FAIR WEATHER LOCATION
(Diploma Ceremonies Only)
12:30 p.m. Unless Otherwise Noted 		Description of Inclement Weather
INCLEMENT WEATHER LOCATION
(Finals on the Lawn/
Diploma Ceremonies
Inside)		 Description of Severe Weather
SEVERE WEATHER LOCATION
(Finals and Diploma
Ceremonies Inside)
Architecture Nameless Field, Tent
(1 p.m.) Map		 Nameless Field, Tent
(1 p.m.) Map		 John Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.), then Nameless Field, Tent (1 p.m.) Map
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences See chart below See chart below John Paul Jones Arena for
Finals (10 a.m.), then locations below
Continuing and Professional Studies Pavilion VII Garden Map  Zehmer Hall (1 p.m.) Map  John Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.), then Zehmer Hall (1 p.m.) Map
Curry School of Education (Undergraduate and Graduate) John Paul Jones Arena
(1:30 p.m.) Map		 John Paul Jones Arena
(5 p.m.) Map		 John Paul Jones Arena for
Finals (10 a.m.), then return to arena for diploma ceremony (4 p.m.) Map
Darden Graduate Business School Darden School (1:15 p.m.) Map North Grounds Recreation Center (12:30 p.m.) Map North Grounds Recreation Center (10 a.m. ) Map
Engineering & Applied Science Thornton Hall's Darden Court (12:30 p.m. Undergraduate;
3 p.m. Graduate) Map		 University Hall (7 p.m.) Map University Hall (10:30 a.m.) Map
Law Law School (1:15 p.m.) Map  Memorial Gymnasium
(12:30 p.m.) Map 		 Memorial Gymnasium
(10 a.m.) Map
McIntire School of Commerce McIntire Amphitheatre** Map University Hall (1 p.m.) Map John Paul Jones Arena for
Finals (10 a.m.), then University Hall (4:30 p.m.) Map
Medicine Lawn Opposite Old Medical School, Tent Map  Lawn Opposite Old Medical School, Tent (12:30 p.m.) Map  Old Cabell Hall Auditorium
(10 a.m.) Map
Nursing Rotunda, North Steps Map  McLeod Hall Auditorium
(12:30 p.m.) Map 		 John Paul Jones Arena for
Finals (10 a.m.), then McLeod Hall Auditorium (1:00 p.m.) Map

Arts & Sciences Diploma Ceremony Locations
(All ceremonies are at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

MAJOR FAIR WEATHER LOCATION
(Diploma Ceremonies Only)
12:30 p.m.
Unless Otherwise Noted		 INCLEMENT WEATHER LOCATION
(Finals on the Lawn/Diploma Ceremonies Inside)
12:30 p.m.
Unless Otherwise Noted		 SEVERE WEATHER LOCATION
(Finals and Diploma Ceremonies Inside)
12:30 p.m.
Unless Otherwise Noted
African-American & African Studies Minor Hall Auditorium Map  Same  Same 
American Studies Newcomb Hall Courtyard Map Newcomb Hall 168 Map Newcomb Hall 168 Map
Anthropology Brooks Hall, Front Steps Map Student Activities Building Map Student Activities Building Map
Archaeology Brooks Hall, Front Steps Map Student Activities Building Map Student Activities Building Map
Art Fayerweather Hall, Lawn** Map Newcomb Hall Theater Map Newcomb Hall Theater Map
Astronomy Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn Map Physics Building 203** Map Physics Building 203** Map
Biology North Grounds Recreation Center (2 p.m.) Map North Grounds Recreation Center (4 p.m.) Map North Grounds Recreation Center (2 p.m.) Map
Biomedical Sciences* Jordan Hall Conference Center Auditorium Map Same Same
Chemistry Chemistry Auditorium** Map Same Same
Classics Pavilion IX, Lower Garden Map Ruffner Hall Auditorium Map Ruffner Hall Auditorium Map
Cognitive Science McKim Hall Auditorium** Map Same Same
Computer Science Gilmer Hall Auditorium,
Room 190 Map		 Same Same
Drama Culbreth Theatre Map Same Same
East Asian Languages Shea House (1:00 p.m.) Map Same Same
Echols Scholars University Chapel Map Same Same
Economics The Lawn Map John Paul Jones Arena
(12:45 p.m.) Map		 John Paul Jones Arena
(noon) Map
English The Lawn (2:15 p.m.) Map John Paul Jones Arena
(2:30 p.m.) Map		 John Paul Jones Arena
(1:45 p.m.) Map
Environmental Sciences Clark Hall, West Lawn Map Clark Hall Map Clark Hall Map
Environmental Thought & Practice

Rotunda, Dome Room
(3 p.m.) Map

 Same  Same 
French & Comparative Literature French House (1404 Jefferson Park Avenue) Map Same Same
Germanic Languages Pavilion II, Lower Garden** Map Wilson Hall 301 Map Wilson Hall 301 Map
History (Undergraduate) University Hall (1:00 p.m.) Map University Hall (4:00 p.m.) Map University Hall (1:30 p.m.) Map
History (Graduate) Newcomb Hall Ballroom
(3 p.m.) Map		 Same Same
Human Biology Newcomb Hall, South Meeting Room (3 p.m.) Map Same Same
Interdisciplinary Major Rotunda, Dome Room Map Same Same
Jewish Studies Rotunda, Board Room
(2:30 p.m.) Map		 Same Same
Linguistics Rotunda, Lower West
Oval Room Map		 Same Same
Mathematics Pavilion I, Lower Garden Map Gilmer Hall Auditorium,
Room 130 Map		 Gilmer Hall Auditorium,
Room 130 Map
Media Studies Newcomb Hall Theater
(12:45 p.m.) Map		 Newcomb Hall Theater
(2:30 p.m.) Map		 Newcomb Hall Theater
(2:30 p.m.) Map
Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages Shea House Map Same Same
Music Old Cabell Hall Auditorium (3:30 p.m.) Map Same Same
Neuroscience Albert and Shirley Small
Special Collections Library
Auditorium (3 p.m.) Map		 Same Same
Philosophy Pavilion IV, Garden** Map Wilson Hall 402 Map  Wilson Hall 402 Map 
Physics Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn Map Physics Building 203** Map Physics Building 203** Map
Political Philosophy,
Policy & Law Program 		Pavilion III, Garden (3 p.m.) Map
 Wilson Hall 402 (3 p.m.) Map 
 Wilson Hall 402 (3 p.m.) Map 
Political & Social Thought Program Albert and Shirley Small
Special Collections Library
Auditorium Map		 Same Same
Politics -
Foreign Affairs & Government 		Memorial Gymnasium
(1:30 p.m.) Map		 Memorial Gymnasium
(3:30 p.m.) Map		 Memorial Gymnasium
(1:30 p.m.) Map
Psychology Aquatic & Fitness Center
(1 p.m.) Map		 Same Same
Religious Studies Newcomb Hall, Ballroom
(1 p.m.) Map		 Same Same
Slavic Languages Pavilion VI, Lower Garden** Map Jefferson Hall Map Jefferson Hall Map
Sociology Old Cabell Hall Auditorium
(1 p.m.) Map		 Same Same
Spanish, Italian & Latin American Studies Pavilion V, Lower Garden Map Maury Hall 209** Map Maury Hall 209** Map
Statistics Newcomb Hall, Art Gallery Map Same  Same 
Studies in Women and Gender Newcomb Hall, South Meeting Room Map  Same  Same 

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