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May - 2026

May 1

Academic Symposium / Spring Honors Convocation

May 1

Senior Art Major Exhibit Opening Reception

Neil Britton Art Gallery

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Senior student art majors share the culmination of their creative work with the campus community, family and friends on May 1 in the Neil Britton Gallery. The student artists will be on hand to explain the inspiration behind their creations during the opening reception.

May 1

Concert Jazz Series: Marlins Jazz Ensemble

Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center

7:30 p.m.

Join the Marlins Jazz Ensemble for their spring semester concert. The Jazz Ensemble will perform jazz favorites from a variety of different styles. Hosted by Jason Squinobal.

Concert is free and open to the public.

May 7 - Jun 3

VBCPS Teaching Artist Exhibition

Neil Britton Art Gallery, H.C. Hofheimer II Library

Each year through the Virginia Beach City Public Schools Teaching Artist Exhibition, Virginia MOCA celebrates the professionalization and visibility of teachers as artists, in addition to their role as educators. Each art teacher from across VBCPS is invited to submit a work of art for display, usually totaling 40-50 works in total. If an artwork is for sale, the price is listed on the label and visitors are provided directions for how to contact the artist.

May 15

Baccalaureate Service

Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center

5:30 a.m.

5:30 p.m. Preludial Concert by Vox Vera
6:00 p.m. Program

Baccalaureate Speaker
Reverend Brian Boettcher '12, Pastor of Granbury Memorial United Methodist Church

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May 16

Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony

TowneBank Arena, Jane P. Batten Student Center

10:00 a.m.

Commencement Speaker: Clifford B. "Cliff" Fleet III, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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