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Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus, will be the featured speaker.
For more, visit http://www.news.vcu.edu/news.aspx?v=deta il&nid=3159
Time:10:00AM Saturday, December 12th
Location:Stuart C. Siegel Center

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