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Auburn Graduation Class of 2026

Auburn Graduation Class of 2026

Tags: graduation

Location: Neville Arena

Ordering Regalia

Information and Guidelines for Ordering Student Regalia for Graduation

Please click the link below to order your graduation regalia. This link will take you to the R. M. Hendrick Graduate Supply House website.  The information you provide will help ensure that you receive appropriately sized regalia. The graduation fee you have already paid covers the cost of your regalia.  On the ordering page, make sure to select “Yes” to the statement “I have reviewed my responses above to verify accuracy” before clicking the submit button. Additionally, you will be able to keep your regalia as a memento of your graduation from medical school. The deadline for placing your order is Friday, March 20, 2026, at midnight. 

Website:  www.gradsupply.com/vcom 

(Once you are on the site, read through the information on the cover page, then click “Complete your Order” to go to the ordering page).

If you have any questions about ordering regalia, please contact Meredithe Kelsoe at mkelsoe@auburn.vcom.edu.

Information and Guidelines for Ordering Family Hooder Regalia

VCOM allows select family members to support you on stage as you are hooded during the graduation ceremony. While the President will present your D.O. hood and place it on you, certain family members are invited to be with you. This opportunity is only available to your spouse, parents, stepparents, grandparents, brothers/sisters, aunts/uncles, and ONLY if they have a D.O. or M.D. degree. Family friends, mentors and family-like individuals are not included, and no other degrees are permitted. The cost for renting family hooder regalia is $81.00 and you can pay with a credit card online.

*Family regalia is rented and IS NOT to be kept. It must be turned in after the ceremony before you can receive your diploma!

Any student with a family hooder must complete this survey for the family hooder to participate in graduation:  https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/t/AVBnOZ1CO4

The deadline for placing the order for Family Hooder regalia is Friday, March 20 at midnight and family hooders will order and pay for their regalia directly on the website.  The student will pick up the family member’s regalia when they pick up their own regalia. 

*For questions about family hooders, please contact Meredithe Kelsoe at mkelsoe@auburn.vcom.edu.  

Diploma Information

Each graduate will receive two copies of their diploma. You may choose to get both framed. This year we have two framing companies available for you to use based on your preference.

The first is Cameragraphics, located in Auburn, AL. The second is a national vendor, Church Hill Classics. Both deliver exceptional quality framing. More information about both is listed below.

Cameragraphics

To Order

Order and Payment deadline: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

After you submit your form, you will be directed to PayPal to pay for your order. If you have any issues with payment, please call CameraGraphics at (334) 821-2524 and ask for the Framing Department.

It is the buyer’s responsibility to pay for their order.

Cameragraphics is a local business in Auburn, Alabama. With over 40 years of experience, they are well known for their work with many businesses around town, including Auburn University. Highlights of this service include:

  • Solid Wood Frames

  • Conservation UV Protective Glass
  • Acid-Free Materials
  • Dust Cover on Back with Hanger
  • VCOM Medal
  • Drawing Print of VCOM-Auburn

Framed Diploma(s) will be completed with the diploma inserted and picked up during the graduation weekend after the family regalia is returned.

Church Hill Classics

Handcrafted in the USA and custom-?sized specifically for the official Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine diploma.

VCOM Diploma Frame Options at Church Hill Classics

Hotel Accommodations

VCOM is working with area hotels to accommodate traveling family and friends.

Hotel Info (PDF)

While In Auburn

The Auburn / Opelika area has many beautiful sights, activities, restaurants, and places to stay for visiting guests. To explore options you have while visiting for graduation we highly recommend checking out AOTourism

AOTourism

AOTourism is a fantastic initiative through the local Chamber of Commerce that highlights everything offered in the Auburn / Opelika area.

To find specific information please follow the links below:

Campus: Auburn
When: May 9, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm CDT

Stacy Schmauss

Stacy Schmauss, EdD
Director for Academic and Professional Development
Department/Discipline: Center for Institutional, Faculty and Student Success
Campuses: Virginia, Carolinas, Auburn, Louisiana
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Auburn Research Recognition Day 2026

Auburn Research Recognition Day 2026

Tags: Research

Location: VCOM-Auburn, 910 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, AL 36832

VRRD is a significant event for VCOM that supports the mission of the College to provide medical education and promote research that prepares globally minded, community-focused physicians to improve human health.

 

Who should attend?

Student doctors, student pharmacists, student nurses, and other health professions students; physicians, physician assistants, biomedical researchers, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, medical residents, and others interested in current medical research.

 

Agenda

Registration begins at 8:00 AM, and the keynote speaker will begin at 9:00 AM CST. Lunch will be provided for attendees. The event will conclude by 3:00pm.

 

Keynote Speaker

Gary Piazza, PhD

Endowed Professor, W.W. Walker Professor
Department of Drug Discovery and Development
Director of Cancer Research Center at Harrison College of Pharmacy
Auburn University

 

Student Presentations

A limited number of students will be chosen by the Via Research Recognition Day Committee to deliver oral poster presentations highlighting exceptional research. These presentations will be featured as part of the afternoon agenda.

 

How do I participate?

Attendees are invited to share their research in poster format. Poster abstracts must be accepted for posters to be displayed at the event. The Via Research Recognition Day features an optional student poster competition in the following categories: Biomedical Research, Clinical Research, Clinical Case Reports, Educational Research, and Simulation Research.

Guidelines for Writing Poster Abstracts (DOC)

Abstract Submission Form

Abstracts must be submitted electronically using the Abstract Submission Form linked above by Friday, December 5th, 2025, at 5 PM CST.

Please note: In the interest of professionalism and fairness, no extensions for abstract submission will be granted.

For questions about abstract submissions or participation in the poster competition, please email researchday-auburn@vcom.edu.

When an abstract is accepted, the submitting author will receive further instructions for poster submission via email by Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Posters will be due by January 15th, 2026, at 5pm CST.

VCOM provides free poster printing for any meeting attendee with an accepted abstract. Details will be sent to submitting authors with the abstract acceptance email.

All projects presented for Research Day must be approved by an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB), reviewed and determined to be exempt, or determined not to meet the regulatory definition of human subjects research.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the VCOM Medical Education Department to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Campus: Auburn
When: February 6, 2026 8:00am to 3:00pm CST

Morgan Brown

Morgan Brown
Morgan Brown
Aministrative Assistant for Clinical Affairs
Office: 327B
Department/Discipline: Clinical Affairs
Campus: Auburn
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Elizabeth Cline

Elizabeth Cline, JD, PhD
Elizabeth Cline, JD, PhD
Attorney; VCOM Board of Directors Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive and Finance Committee
Campuses: Virginia, Auburn, Carolinas, Louisiana
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