Topic: Alumni
Sports Shorts
Winter 2008
Master of the Madhouse
Winter 2008
Surprise of a Lifetime
Winter 2008
Miniature Literature
The Miniature Book Society defines a miniature book as any book less than three inches on each side. Historically, such tiny books served a purpose.
Winter 2008
News Briefs
Winter 2008
Letters to the Editor
Winter 2008
Picture This
The contest sought photographs that captured the spirit of the University. Pictures from alumni, faculty and students rolled in, and the judges have picked the best of the bunch.
Winter 2008
Winning Palette
Alli McKee (Col class of '09) wins the Alumni Association's 2009 art prize.
Winter 2008
The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Businesses are examining innovative ways to increase production and satisfy employees.
Winter 2008
Verbatim
Winter 2008
Crossing the Aisle
Virginia was a smaller state in 1968, and its politics had been one-party Democratic for the previous swath of the 20th century.
Fall 2008
Saluting Achievement
Fall 2008
Admission FAQs
How does the University regard transfer students, particularly those from community colleges?
Fall 2008
Comic Wizard
He points out the stigma attached to comic books—that it’s for geeky kids with Coke-bottle glasses and pocket protectors—is out the window.
Fall 2008
Mom’s the Word
They just felt compelled to create a magazine that, as thinking mothers, they would want to read.
Fall 2008
Basketball Beats Ballet
The world of ballet might be a better place if Debbie Ryan (Grad class of ’77) had made a different choice as a child, but the world of basketball would be poorer.
Fall 2008
A Tackle to Remember
Dombrowski also became pretty good at football. He played a central role in UVA’s success in the 1980s, including Virginia’s first bowl game, a 27-24 victory over Purdue in the 1984 Peach Bowl.
Fall 2008
Verbatim
Fall 2008
The University and the Civil War
Nick Taylor’s debut novel, The Disagreement, is set at the University’s Medical School during the tumult of the Civil War.
Fall 2008
The Vanished Prince
Howard Scherry’s life direction was determined early on, when as a student he encountered the words of the legendary aviator and author.
Fall 2008
JILL becomes OLLI
Summer 2008
Bringing Ideas Together
The center, located on two acres on Maury Avenue, is scheduled for completion by the beginning of the 2009 fall semester.
Summer 2008
Windows on the World
The International Media Wall displays news, sports and cultural programs from other countries on four screens in Alderman Library.
Summer 2008