Location: Burruss Hall (Doors open to guests at 9:00 AM)
Dress: Business casual attire
Graduates, Faculty, Stage Party, and Family Hooders arrive by 9:15
Parking info:.
Parking passes are not needed on Saturdays (Do not park in Service Vehicle or handicap space unless proper tags are displayed)
Ordering Regalia
You must order student regalia and family hooder regalia separately by following the instructions outlined below.
Information for Ordering Student Regalia
Please click the link below to order your graduation regalia. This link will take you to the Oak Hall company website.The information you provide will help ensure that you receive appropriately sized regalia. The cost of your regalia is covered by the graduation fee you have already paid, and you will be able to keep your regalia as a memento of your graduation from medical school.The deadline for placing your order is Monday, February 28.
Information for Ordering Family Hooder Regalia
SWAGƵallows select family members to support you on stage as you are hooded during the graduation ceremony. While Dean Willcox will present your D.O. hood and place it on you, certain family members are invited to be with you on stage. This opportunity is only available to your spouse, parents, step-parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, and uncles, and only if they have a D.O. or M.D. degree. Cousins, family friends, mentors, and family-like individuals are not included, and no other degrees are permitted. The cost for purchasing family hooder regalia is $65.50. If your family member still has their regalia from medical school graduation, you do NOT need to place an order, just fill out the survey.The deadline for placing your order is Monday, February 28.
Please note the Alma Mater field should be completed as follows under the “Customize your product” option for your family hooder:
Alma Mater: include the full name of the school, city, state, and/or country
Please make checks payable to SWAGƵand send to:
VCOM
ATTN: Mallory Case
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
To have a family member participate in the ceremony, please complete these steps:
- Complete the
- (if they do not have their own)