Volunteers Needed for 3 p.m. Commencement, May 15

April 6, 2023 / General NOVA News

Please, don’t let L through Z suffer. Won’t you step forward and say, “L through Z, I am here to help make this day, your day, amazing!” We are in need of volunteers for the 3 p.m. commencement ceremony on May 15. While we have gotten a very good response from those wanting to volunteer to help with NOVA’s 57th Commencement, we still need at least 40 volunteers for 3 p.m. On May 15, we will have two ceremonies to celebrate as our graduating Nighthawks take flight.  

Deets:

  • NOVA’s 57th Commencement ceremony: Monday, May 15, 2023.
  • There will be two ceremonies:
    • 10 a.m. for graduates whose last names begin with A through K (Lots of volunteers for 10 a.m.. Thank you!)
    • 3 p.m. for graduates whose last names begin with L through Z (We really need you for this one! We still need about 40 volunteers for 3 p.m.)
  • George Mason University’s Eagle Bank Arena, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, Va.
  • Spring 2023 Commencement Website:  https://www.nvcc.edu/commencement/#graduates
  • Our Commencement Speaker for both ceremonies will be: Dr. Melissa Lucas, PhD, post-doctorate associate in the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine (and she is also a NOVA alumna!).


Here is What We Need:

  • To make this behemoth event a reality, we need hundreds of volunteers:
    • approximately 20 faculty marshals for each ceremony (Marshals must provide their own regalia.)
    • approximately 100 general volunteers for each ceremony

Are you available to Volunteer? If so, please:

If you’re able, please join with us in celebrating our Nighthawks! This is a monumental day for them, and for us as we watch them take flight! Contact Professor Lisa Riggleman-Gross (novagradteam@nvcc.edu) if you have any questions about volunteering.

Submitted by:
Lisa Riggleman-Gross, WO-Sociology, LRiggleman@nvcc.edu