Department: Student Life
Engineering Entrepreneurship
New efforts at the School of Engineering encourage engineering students to approach problems from an entrepreneur's perspective.
Fall 2018
Honor Allows a Fuller Confession
A recent vote allows Informed Retraction's protection from expulsion to protect more broadly.
Summer 2018
A Day in the (Busy) Life
Second-year basketball player Jocelyn Willoughby takes readers through a typical day full of school and sports.
Spring 2018
Going Out on Top
Learn about UVA's Student Council president, the Honor Committee and University Judiciary Committee chairs, the editor-in-chief of the Cavalier Daily, and the co-chairs of the Housing & Residence Life program.
Winter 2017
Pop-Up Knowledge
Flash seminars are one-time discussion-based lectures, organized by students to engage their peers in discussion on a wide array of topics, from politics to philosophy to scientific findings.
Spring 2017
Pulp Fact
UVA student publications grapple with the same print vs. online issues that preoccupy the rest of the newspaper industry.
Winter 2016
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
UVA offers students many opportunities for entrepreneurship, from a new interdisciplinary minor to HackCville and the i.Lab.
Summer 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
A look inside the new, eco-friendly, amenity-filled, dorms on Alderman Road.
Fall 2014
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
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
Dean of Students Allen Groves is beloved for his compassion and humor.
Winter 2013
Better Than Space Camp
Environmental sciences grad student Adrianna Foster spends her summer break at NASA.
Fall 2013
The Curious Case of Jerry Reid
Jerry Reid, an undergraduate student, is a typical student in every way—except one.
Summer 2013
Blue Books
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
Spring 2013
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
