Dear Members of the Class of 2025,We are very excited about your upcoming Graduation! It will be a great celebration of your accomplishments! Congratulations!!!Graduation will be on Friday, May 2, 2025 starting at 2 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 indoor seating in adjacent facilities if needed, tent occupancy is 2500.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 direct questions about graduation to Dr. Roberts, Mara Davis or Marietta Harvey. Dr. Roberts will be available to help throughout graduation day by phone or in person.I look forward to seeing you in May to celebrate with you and your loved ones!Best regards,Jim Nemitz, Ph.D. President
Dear Members of the Class of 2025,
We are very excited about your upcoming Graduation! It will be a great celebration of your accomplishments! Congratulations!!!
Graduation will be on Friday, May 2, 2025 starting at 2 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 indoor seating in adjacent facilities if needed, tent occupancy is 2500.
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 direct questions about graduation to Dr. Roberts, Mara Davis or Marietta Harvey. Dr. Roberts will be available to help throughout graduation day by phone or in person.
I look forward to seeing you in May to celebrate with you and your loved ones!
Best regards,Jim Nemitz, Ph.D. President
Students are required to wear regalia.
Regalia and Frames
For graduation only, please place a separate order for non-graduation-related items.
Announcements and Class Ring
Do not use this link to order frames.
We get many calls from family members wanting to order items for you. Especially announcements! They are proud of your achievement and hard work. Coordinate with them to ensure you don't duplicate orders for frames and other items.
If you have any other questions, contact the bookstore.
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.
Tam Conversion Chart
Inches
Size
19 1/2
6 3/8
20
6 1/2
20 1/2
6 5/8
21
6 3/4
21 1/2
6 7/8
22
7
22 1/2
7 1/8
23
7 1/4
23 1/2
7 3/8
24
7 1/2
24 1/2
7 5/8
25
7 3/4
25 1/2
7 7/8
26
8
The ceremony can be viewed live on the commencement webpage. The broadcast will begin shortly before the 2 p.m. start time.
You may request a special hooder by submitting the Hooding Request Form before April 2, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
If you do not request a special hooder an Associate Dean will hood you.
Military graduates and Veterans are recognized and honored at the Graduation Awards Ceremony on Thursday with a presentation of the WVSOM AMOPS coin. There is a reception at 2 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 in the Alumni Center Greenbrier Military School Museum Thursday, May 1, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
You need to contact your service branch to discuss the details regarding commissioning and make sure you have your paperwork with you.
Please contact Marietta Harvey if you are a military graduate or a veteran.
Items below only need to be completed if the graduate took out loans at any time while attending WVSOM.
The registrar's office will email you an 8 x 10 PDF copy of your diploma a week after graduation.
Hotels in Lewisburg fill up fast; please make reservations early. Lodging and dining information can be found on the Greenbrier Valley Website.
Arrive on campus early. The Line - Up starts begins at 1:30 p.m.
The ceremony will last approximately 2.5 hours followed by a reception.
There is no restriction on the number of guests; tickets are not required.
The event is under a tent in the parade field. Lightweight, business casual attire, and comfortable shoes are recommended.
Indoor seating will be available, and the ceremony can be viewed via livestream in our conference center.
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 1.
To arrange accommodations for guests with disabilities, contact Melinda Adkins at 304-647-6301
Security is managed by the state police. You will be directed to park in specific lots as you arrive. Map and Directions
Parking for disabled persons is located in P4—Fredric W. Smith Science Building. If you need to park in the handicapped parking area, please inform the attendants, who will direct you to the reserved parking spaces. Golf carts will be available to help guests from the parking lots to the tent. Please note WVSOM does not provide wheelchairs.
The graduation ceremony will be streamed live online, with the recording available shortly after the live event. If anyone prefers to watch the ceremony indoors, it will also be broadcast in the Conference Center in the WVSOM Student Center.
Are Pets allowed?
Pets are prohibited inside the tent. Those who bring them will be asked to leave. Service animals are welcome.
Are noisemakers allowed?
No, it is encouraged to cheer on your graduate; however, noisemakers are prohibited.
Will the bookstore be open?
Yes, the campus store will be open following the ceremony.
Conference Center2nd floor Student Center
Check-in during this time frame for your regalia and packet pick up.
Main Building Portrait Studio(check packet information for your time)
Bring your regalia for the portrait photo.
Amber Reed, Coordinator of Student Affairs
Year 2 ClassroomTech Building
It is 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.
Begin in the Clinical Evaluation Center (CEC) with the procession to the Graduation Tent
Includes review of hooders and proper pronunciation of names.Box Lunch will be provided.
For RHI participants
Graduation Tent
Reception 2 – 2:30 p.m.Ceremony starts at 2:30 p.m.
Greenbrier Military School Museum located at the Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center
begins after the awards ceremony concludes
Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center and Patio
For Graduates, Families, and the WVSOM community
CEC
Parade Field Graduation Tent
Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center and Conference Center2nd floor Student Center
Lower-level bookstore
Pick up cap & gown
MSBS Classroom
Clinical Evaluation Center (CEC) Grand Hall
For graduates, families, and the WVSOM community.
Clingman Center
CEC Grand Hall
Staff, along with police, will be positioned around campus on the day of the event for assistance.
The campus directory can be reached through your Outlook address book.