VCU Fall 2026 Commencement
You worked hard. Now celebrate!
Congratulations to our August and December graduates! VCUarts is proud to honor our new graduates at the December 2026 University Commencement.
December 12, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Stuart C. Siegel Center
Register for December 2026 Commencement
All graduating students must have a ticket to participate in VCU’s December Commencement Ceremony. Graduates will need their ticket to enter the Siegel Center. You family and guests do not need tickets.
Register by Dec. 1 to participate in the December 2026 ceremony.
VCUarts Commencement Celebration
We welcome all 2026-27 August, December and May graduates of the School of the Arts to return and join us for the VCUarts Celebration on May 14, 2027, at the Altria Theater.
Check back to register for the 2027 VCUarts Commencement Celebration if you are an August or December 2026 graduate.
- Wei Dong (M.F.A., ’88) – May 2026
- Gordy Haab (B.M. ’00) – May 2025
- Aaron Anderson, Ph.D. – Dec. 2024
- Amber Esseiva (B.A. ’12) – Dec. 2024
- Joshua Boone (B.F.A. ’10) – May 2024
- Charles Watlington (B.F.A. ’02) – Dec. 2023
- Jordan Bruner (B.F.A. ’06) – May 2023
- Janelle Washington (B.F.A. ’99) – Dec. 2022
- Valerie Cassel Oliver – May 2022
- P. Muzi Branch (B.F.A. ’80, M.A.E. ’86) – Dec. 2021
- Samantha Speis (B.F.A. ’05) – May 2021
- Sophia Li (B.A. ’13) – Dec. 2019
- Elizabeth Turk – May 2019
- Jason Butler Harner (B.F.A. ’92) – Dec. 2018
- Bobby C. Martin Jr. (B.F.A. ’99) – May 2018
- Ashley Hawkins (B.F.A. ’07) – Dec. 2017
- Michael Hearst (B.M. ’95) – May 2017
- Noah Scalin – Dec. 2016
- Jarvis Jefferson (B.F.A. ’82) – May 2016
- John Paolini (M.F.A. ’93) – Dec. 2015
- Anne Holton – May 2015
- Eric Booth – Dec. 2014
- Andy Stefanovich – May 2014
- Stephen Nachmanovitch – Dec. 2013
- Teresita Fernández (M.F.A. ’92) – May 2013
- Elizabeth King – Dec. 2012
Resources for Recent Grads
As a recent VCUarts graduate, you retain access to professional career resources, software discounts and university perks to help you have a smooth transition into the professional creative world.
