Dear Members of the Class of 2023, We are very excited about your upcoming Graduation! It will be a great celebration of your accomplishments! Congratulations!!! Graduation will be on Friday, May 5, 2023 starting at 2:00 p.m. The event is not a ticketed event, so you are welcome to invite as many guests as you would like to attend. Your graduation will be conducted under an open air tent where seating will be first come, first serve the day of the event. There will be overflow seating in adjacent facilities if needed, tent occupancy is 2300. This webpage provides the information you need to get ready for your graduation. Included on this page are important forms that need to be filled out by you. Please note that the Dean makes decisions regarding being excused from graduation and who hoods the graduate. Graduates may have one special hooder at the ceremony who is approved by the Dean. You must submit a request for your special hooder by using the form below and the deadline for submission for request is April 20, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Please direct questions about graduation to Belinda Evans or Marietta Harvey. I look forward to seeing you back on campus in May to celebrate with you and your loved ones! Best regards, Jim Nemitz, Ph.D. President
Dear Members of the Class of 2023,
We are very excited about your upcoming Graduation! It will be a great celebration of your accomplishments! Congratulations!!!
Graduation will be on Friday, May 5, 2023 starting at 2:00 p.m. The event is not a ticketed event, so you are welcome to invite as many guests as you would like to attend. Your graduation will be conducted under an open air tent where seating will be first come, first serve the day of the event. There will be overflow seating in adjacent facilities if needed, tent occupancy is 2300.
This webpage provides the information you need to get ready for your graduation. Included on this page are important forms that need to be filled out by you.
Please note that the Dean makes decisions regarding being excused from graduation and who hoods the graduate. Graduates may have one special hooder at the ceremony who is approved by the Dean. You must submit a request for your special hooder by using the form below and the deadline for submission for request is April 20, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.
Please direct questions about graduation to Belinda Evans or Marietta Harvey.
I look forward to seeing you back on campus in May to celebrate with you and your loved ones!
Best regards,
Jim Nemitz, Ph.D.
President
The ceremony can be viewed live on the commencement webpage, the broadcast will begin shortly before the 2:00 p.m. start time.
Hooding at the graduation ceremony is performed by the appropriate associate deans. If you would like to request a specific member of the WVSOM faculty or another individual of your choice who meets the policy qualifications to hood you, please complete the hooding request form.
Graduates will need to fill out the hooding request form.
If you do not request a special hooder, one of the Associate Deans will hood you. The hooder must have a terminal degree, ex. D.O., M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., J.D., etc.
Graduates will need to complete the Hooding request by 4:30 P.M. on April 20, 2023.
Most hooders wear business casual or suits and ties. Some hooders wear academic regalia and some have worn their white coat. It is up to the special hooder on what works best from the choices above.
Items below only need to be completed if the graduate borrowed loans at any time while attending WVSOM.
Students are required to wear a cap and gown. Please contact the WVSOM Bookstore with any questions.
Please measure your head in inches then check the conversion chart for the correct size. Make sure that the tape is secure and tight, but not too tight. Rather your tam be a little form-fitting, than too loose. Once the tam is ordered, it cannot be changed or exchanged.
Graduation only, please place a separate order for non-graduation-related items.
Do not use this link to order frames.
You may want to forward this to parents or loved ones, We get many calls from family members wanting to order items for you. Especially announcements! They are proud of your achievement and hard work. You may want to coordinate with them, just to make sure you don't duplicate orders for frames and other items.
If you have any other questions, contact the bookstore.
A week after graduation you will receive an email from the registrar's office with an 8 x 10 PDF copy of your diploma to use for licensing boards, etc. Transcripts are issued by request from the Registrar's office.
Military graduates and Veterans are recognized and honored at the Graduation Awards Ceremony on Friday with a presentation of the WVSOM AMOPS coin. There is a reception at 2:00 p.m. with the ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. under the graduation tent. Graduates are encouraged to wear their military dress uniforms.
The commissioning ceremony is held in the Alumni Center Greenbrier Military School Museum at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
You need to contact your service branch to discuss the details regarding commissioning and make sure you have your paperwork with you. Military students may be commissioned either following the Award Ceremony or Graduation.
Please contact Marietta Harvey if you are a military graduate or a veteran.
Graduation is scheduled to start Friday, May 5th at 2:00 P.M. You will want to arrive on campus early so you won't miss the procession. Line up for the procession is at 1:30 P.M.
Graduation seating will be returning to normal, with no restrictions on the number of guests and no tickets required.
The event is outside under a tent in the parade field. Dressing in lightweight, business casual attire, and comfortable shoes are recommended.
Overflow Seating will be available and the ceremony can be viewed via live stream in our conference center.
To arrange accommodations for guests with disabilities, contact Rebekah Mcdowell at 304-647-6421
There are reserved seating areas for the graduates, guests with disabilities and their family members, faculty, hooders, and guests of the president. These reserved areas will be pointed out during the graduation rehearsal on Thursday, May 4th.
The ceremony will last approximately 2.5 hours and followed by a reception.
Lodging and dining information can be found on the Greenbrier Valley Website. Hotels in Lewisburg fill up fast so please make reservations early.
Parking is managed by the state and local police with the assistance of WVSOM staff. You will be directed to park in specific lots as you arrive. Map and Directions
Parking for disabled persons is located in the lot next to the graduation tent. Please indicate to the parking attendants if you need to park in the handicapped parking area and they will direct you to the reserved parking spaces. Please note that WVSOM does not provide wheelchairs.
The graduation ceremony will be streamed live online with the recording available shortly after the live event. The video stream will be broadcast in the Conference Center in the WVSOM student center if anyone prefers to watch the ceremony in an indoor environment.
Conference Center 2nd floor Student Center
Check in during this time frame for your cap & gown and packet pick up.
Main Building Portrait Studio (check packet information for your time)
Bring your cap & gown for the portrait
Belinda Evans, Director of Student Life
Year 1 Classroom Tech Building
Mandatory for any graduate who has borrowed money to pay for their medical education. Continental Breakfast will be provided
Alumni Center
For Spouses & Significant Others
Amphitheater
You must have your cap and gown with you; please do not wear jeans, shorts or flip-flops.
Main Building Classrooms
Includes review of hooders and proper pronunciation of names. Box Lunch will be provided.
Graduation Tent
Reception 2:00 p.m.- 2:30 P.M. The ceremony starts at 2:30 P.M.
Greenbrier Military School Museum Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center
Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center and Patio
For Graduates, Families, and the WVSOM community
Parade Field Graduation Tent
Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center and Conference Center 2nd floor Student Center
Belinda Evans will be available to help throughout graduation day by phone or in person. Faculty and staff along with police will be positioned around campus on the day of the event for assistance as well.
The campus directory can be reached through your outlook address book or through the WVSOM directory link provided.