PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION


	The public is invited to attend the events of graduation
weekend at the University of Virginia:

	Saturday, May 18, Class Valedictory Exercises.  James
Carville, the well-known political strategist and campaign adviser,
will speak.  The event will begin at 11 a.m. on the Lawn.  Rain site
is University Hall.

	Retired U.Va. professor Raymond C. Bice will be the School
of Nursing's speaker at its annual professional pinning ceremony at
6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18.  The traditional candlelight lawn
ceremony recognizes graduating nurses by presenting them with pins,
indicating completion of the bachelor's degree program.

	Sunday, May 19, Final Exercises.  The 10 a.m. ceremony on
the Lawn will begin with the traditional academic procession from
the Rotunda.  NASA astronaut and U.Va. alumna Kathryn C. Thornton
will be the speaker.  With more than 20,000 people expected to
attend, arrival well before 10 a.m. is advised.  Seating will not be
available except by ticket for three guests of each graduate.  Other
guests and the general public are invited to bring their own chairs
to open areas behind the reserved sections.

	Dr. Marcella F. Fierro, the state's chief medical examiner
and a nationally known authority on forensic pathology, will speak
to medical school graduates at their diploma ceremony following the
main ceremony.  Her speech will begin at about 12:30 p.m. on the
lawn in front of the Old Medical School building.  In the event of
severe weather, her speech will begin at 11 a.m. in that location.

	The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader and
noted political figure, will make brief remarks at the law school's
diploma ceremony at about 12:15 p.m. in McIntire Amphitheater.  In
the event of severe weather, the ceremony would begin at 10 a.m. in
Memorial Gymnasium.  Jackson's son Yusef will be among the law
graduates.

	BAD WEATHER:  Final Exercises will be held on the Lawn
unless weather conditions are severe.  The decision to move the
ceremony to University Hall will be made only in case of thunder,
lightning, high winds or other conditions that make it unsafe to
hold an outdoor ceremony.

	If conditions are severe, convocation at University Hall
will be only for the College and Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.  The
University Hall ceremony would start at 10 a.m., with Thornton
speaking shortly thereafter.
	The decision to move the ceremony to University Hall would
be announced on local radio and television stations and via posted
signs.  In addition, people can call the Graduation Information Line
at (804) 982-2908 or University Relations at (804) 924-3778.

	A decision about the graduation site will be made by 8 a.m.
on Sunday.

	PARKING:  Graduates and guests attending ceremonies are
urged to park at University Hall and use the free bus service that
will run continuously to the Lawn area.

	On Saturday bus service will start at 9 a.m. and end at 3
p.m.

	On Sunday buses will start at 7 a.m.  Before Final Exercises
on the Lawn, buses will stop on McCormick Road near Alderman
Library.  After exercises, buses will stop there and at the
intersection of McCormick and Alderman Roads for the convenience of
people attending diploma ceremonies at Slaughter Recreation Center
and Gilmer Hall.  Buses will also stop at the North Grounds.  Bus
service will continue until the diploma ceremonies are over.

	On both days there will be buses equipped with lifts to
accommodate wheelchair users, people with mobility impairments and
their companions.

	Parking will also be available at Scott Stadium, the Medical
Center garages and the Central Grounds parking garage, but no
shuttle service will be provided from those locations.  Drivers who
need to drop off passengers with disabilities should inform officers
at barricades near Alderman Library and near the bridge over Emmet
Street that access is needed.

	Information booths will be set up at sites around Grounds to
assist people throughout the ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday.

	Food service will be available on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. at sites around Grounds.

	For more information concerning Finals Weekend, call the
Graduation Information Line at (804) 982-2908 or University
Relations at (804) 924-3778.

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May 3, 1996