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Department: Student Life

Change of Course

Change of Course

Next year’s entering class will be piloting the new curriculum design, the first major change at UVA in over 40 years. Here’s the breakdown of what to expect.

Fall 2016

Start Me Up

Start Me Up

UVA offers students many opportunities for entrepreneurship, from a new interdisciplinary minor to HackCville and the i.Lab.

Summer 2016

Follow That Guide

Follow That Guide

Spring 2016

Follow That Guide

Follow That Guide

The University Guide Service is student self-governance in action. UGuides give tours integrating encyclopedic knowledge of the University with their own experiences, and they don’t shy away from tough questions.

Spring 2016

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

UVA's Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group specializes in conducting and managing search and rescue operations for lost people and aircraft. See how they learn to carry an injured subject to safety.

Winter 2015

Tuned In

Tuned In

New student radio station WXTJ teaches students about the power of radio storytelling and amps up the local music scene with radio shows, listening parties and concerts.

Fall 2015

Breaking the Bubble

Breaking the Bubble

About 3,100 students volunteer through Madison House for at least one hour each week. See how they're making a difference in the Charlottesville community.

Summer 2015

Changing the Greek System

Changing the Greek System

A Q&A with students who were among those who created new safety policies for the Greek system at UVA.

Spring 2015

Starting Up Clubs and Putting On Plays

Starting Up Clubs and Putting On Plays

With more than 700 active contracted dependent organizations currently operating on Grounds, UVA students are staying busy outside of the classroom.

Winter 2014

The Future is Now

The Future is Now

A look inside the new, eco-friendly, amenity-filled, dorms on Alderman Road.

Fall 2014

Songs In the Key of Life

Songs In the Key of Life

The group bills itself as “the premier, the first, the only a cappella group for the musically challenged."

Summer 2014

Home Cooking

Home Cooking

In the kitchen at UVA’s Lorna Sundberg International Center, students and community members come together to share home-cooked meals.

Spring 2014

Man About Grounds

Man About Grounds

Dean of Students Allen Groves is beloved for his compassion and humor.

Winter 2013

Better Than Space Camp

Better Than Space Camp

Environmental sciences grad student Adrianna Foster spends her summer break at NASA.

Fall 2013

The Curious Case of Jerry Reid

The Curious Case of Jerry Reid

Jerry Reid, an undergraduate student, is a typical student in every way—except one.

Summer 2013

Blue Books

Blue Books

The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).

Spring 2013

Graffiti on Grounds: Beyond the Canvas

Graffiti on Grounds: Beyond the Canvas

From Beta Bridge to stairwells, UVA's graffiti tradition is very much alive.

Winter 2012

Wet Paint

Wet Paint

Students have painted public spaces around Grounds for more than a century. From Beta Bridge to stairwells, UVA's graffiti tradition is very much alive.

Winter 2012

June Controversy in 140 Characters or Less

June Controversy in 140 Characters or Less

Cavalier Daily makes impact with social media

Fall 2012

A Way to Remember

A Way to Remember

Charity lacrosse tournament honors students.

Summer 2012

Where We Study

Where We Study

When finals are approaching at UVA, the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.

Spring 2012

Look Book

Look Book

A brief history of fashion at UVA

Winter 2011

Jefferson Public Citizens at the City Market

Jefferson Public Citizens at the City Market

Jefferson Public Citizens helps students bring classroom learning to life

Fall 2011

Putting Ideas Into Action

Putting Ideas Into Action

Jefferson Public Citizens helps students bring classroom learning to life

Fall 2011

What Defines Us?

What Defines Us?

Alumni share views of the student experience at UVA. What defines your experience?

Summer 2011