Jaiden Picot, with the assistance of a robotic exoskeleton, was one of many graduates to walk across the stage at Virginia Union University’s spring commencement on Saturday morning at Hovey Field. Picot, a business student paralyzed in an accident last year, was among the 352 members of the VUU spring Class of 2025. The class includes 170 bachelor’s degrees, 168 master’s degrees and 15 doctoral candidates. The ceremony also marked VUU’s ongoing 160th anniversary celebration. Meanwhile, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, approximately 4,900 graduates from Virginia Commonwealth University were recognized, including over 3,100 undergraduate degrees, 980 master’s degrees, 365 first-professional degrees and about 300 doctoral degrees.
