University of Virginia issued the following announcement on Aug. 19
The action won’t stop for the University of Virginia’s newest students once they settle into their dorms this week.
The University and the student-run University Programs Council have put together weeks of orientation, educational and social activities to help welcome members of the Class of 2025 and transfer students, and it’s called Wahoo Welcome.
The centerpiece is Sunday’s Opening Convocation ceremony. Actually, there will be two ceremonies on the Lawn this year, one for the Class of 2025 at 6 p.m. and the other at 1 p.m. for the Class of 2024, which did not have a ceremony last August because of the pandemic.
Both ceremonies are mandatory and are the official welcome to UVA, concluding with each student signing UVA’s honor code and promising not to lie, cheat or steal. Students will be seated facing the Rotunda, where President Jim Ryan will offer welcoming remarks along with other University and student leaders.
The Class of 2025 is also invited to President Ryan’s First-Year Fun Run and Walk, a 1.85-mile jaunt around Grounds, followed by snacks and mingling. Students must bring their IDs and are strongly encouraged to bring their own water bottles.
The event begins Sunday at 7:45 a.m. at Observatory Hill Field, just across the street from Scott Stadium, UVA’s football facility. Registration is strongly encouraged.
Original source can be found here.
Source: University of Virginia
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