{"id":54836,"date":"2025-05-07T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/?p=54836"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:59:32","slug":"commencement-is-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/2025\/05\/07\/commencement-is-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement is This Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The big day is coming up soon <strong>&#8211; 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the BERGLUND&nbsp;CENTER<\/strong> across from Magic City Ford on Williamson Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doors open to the public at 5 p.m. Parking is free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ceremony will be livestreamed on Virginia Western&#8217;s YouTube channel (youtube.com\/virginiawestern) for friends and family not able to attend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will have the option to purchase professional photos after the ceremony. 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