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Final Exercises

As one chapter begins for a record-setting number of admitted Hoos, another chapter will end for roughly 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students at Thomas Jefferson’s University of Virginia.

Most will say these years at UVA – spent on the warmth of the verdant Lawn, in the cool shade of the Pratt gingko and in the raucous stands of Scott Stadium – raced by in a blink. The weekend of May 15, 16 and 17 will celebrate what it means to wear the honors of Honor.

On these pages you’ll find profiles of graduating students, information on guest speakers and all the things you’ll need to know to enjoy a successful Final Exercises Weekend.

Go Hoos.

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Looking Back

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