CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – This is the weekend for the University of Virginia Class of 2025 as the University confers some 8000 undergraduate and graduate degrees in 2025 Final Exercises. Many locals say this is the weekend to stay away from the area around Grounds as some 40,000 people converge on the University for the weekend. But for those who are around Grounds, it’s a celebration. The weather forecast for Saturday’s morning’s Walking of the Lawn is a bit iffy at this time, but stay tuned for any changes as we get closer to the time. Announcements regarding the weather plan will be made by no later than 5:30 a.m both Saturday and Sunday. For rain without the presence of lightning, thunder, or high winds, Final Exercises will be held on the Lawn, and School/Department Graduation ceremonies will held indoors. For severe weather conditions, where thunder, lightning, high winds, or other dangerous conditions are forecast, Final Exercises will move to JPJ and all School/Department Graduation Ceremonies will be held indoors.
The University will announce the weather plan using:
- University of Virginia’s homepage
- Office of Major Events’ website
- Social media accounts
- Weather Phone Lines
- (434) 924-7669
- (434) 243-7669
Click here for all Finals Weekend information.
Click here for a UVa Today video with graduates about their next chapters.
The schedule kicks off Friday morning with a multicultural recognition ceremony at 10 in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom. At 1pm, its the Joint Commissioning Exercises Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force candidates. Then 3pm at JPJ, it Valedictory Exercises with Grey’s Anatomy star and UVA grad Jason Winston George as keynote speaker. Grads will walk the lawn Saturday or Sunday, depending on their school, at 9am. Click here for complete 2025 Final Exercises weekend schedule.
