An Alumni Couple Goes for Gold

John and Shannon St. Clair’s careers in football and jewelry design

John and Shannon St. Clair

John St. Clair (Col ’99) and Shannon St. Clair (Col ’99) met at the U.Va. bookstore in August 1995. “Out of 5000 freshmen, John

Insights into Innovation

An alumnus describes his discoveries about what blocks change in companies

An alumnus describes his discoveries about what blocks change in companies

How to Keep New Hires

Lilith Christiansen (Com ’95) explores why people stay at their jobs

Ever search for a new job ... on the job? According to Lilith Christiansen (Com ’95), management consultant, and co-author of the book Successful Onboarding, almost one third of new hires

The Case for Plain Talk

Kent C. Sullivan (Col ’78, Law ’82) works for clearer jury instructions

From his experience in Texas as a judge, trial lawyer and supervisor of an 800-lawyer public agency, Kent C. Sullivan (Col ’78, Law ’82) knows the value of plain language in

Sowing the Seeds of Peace

Diplomat Judith Raine Baroody (Grad ’85) brings together divided Cypriots

Diplomats in blue jeans, we gazed up anxiously at the September skies of Cyprus as we assembled chairs and sound equipment for the festival to bring together Greek- and

Becoming Tina Fey

Tongue-in-cheek memoir maps rise to fame

A look at Fey's new book, Bossypants

Thank You, Leonard

Leonard Sandridge Photo by Luca DiCecco

Long before Leonard Sandridge retired in July after 44 years at the University, signs of his influence and his extraordinary career were easy to

The More We Get Together

Make connections and build community through UCAN

Are you about to start a job hunt? Thinking about that next career move? If so, connecting with people with information and advice to help you achieve your career

Military Family

Alumna shares her experience starting a family on a far-flung military base

For three of my four years at U.Va., I dated my future husband, Greg, who was then a midshipman at the Naval Academy. Despite this distance and military

Tending the Vines

An alumni couple’s adventures in viniculture

An alumna's perspective: As the seasons change so does the labor of caring for vines and making wine.

The Voice of Reason

Former FBI agent Gary Noesner set the standard for hostage negotiation

In October 1982, a man held his sister and her children at gunpoint in a train. Just another day at the office for hostage negotiator Gary Noesner.

Required Reading: Thomas Bateman

Man with a Plan

Organize better meetings and events

On the Air

Her Perspective: An alumna's career in radio

From Parking Lot to Landmark

Alum helps design Rice Hall

Many students graduate from the University with dreams of one day giving back to the school, once careers have developed or resources are available. Since I graduated two years