Department: Student Life
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
Putting Ideas Into Action
Jefferson Public Citizens helps students bring classroom learning to life
Fall 2011
What Defines Us?
Alumni share views of the student experience at UVA. What defines your experience?
Summer 2011
Beyond the Paycheck
Striking the balance between a job and coursework is tough, and it often comes with a price.
Fall 2010
Working Vacation
Alternative Spring Break brings UVA students to places that offer different pleasures than Fort Lauderdale.
Spring 2010
Food for Thought
The bounty of dishes available at the University’s dining halls could easily be mistaken for a gourmet restaurant.
Winter 2009
Seeing Voices
I watch as it dawns on him that I’ve been reading his lips. His eyes flicker to my ears, where the casing and tubes of my hearing aids are visible if you look closely.
Fall 2009
Landlocked? No Problem, Dude
There is little chance that six-foot swells would ever break in the Dell pond, but members of the Surf Club would be the first to catch them if they do.
Summer 2009
Open Door Policy
Spring 2009
Secret Society
The project caught the attention of two students, Courtney Mallow (Col class of ’10) and James Burney (Col class of ’09), who are the co-directors of the Arts & Enrichment Committee, a part of the University Programs Council. After inviting Warren to visit the University, they solicited secrets from their fellow students and created an exhibit of the cards they’d collected to coincide with his appearance.
Winter 2008
Learning the Ropes—and Stairs
First-year orientation helps air anxieties, build sense of community.
Fall 2008
All Aboard the Campaign Trail
College students have historically been dismissed as unreliable by pundits and political advisers. At the polls, their numbers tend to be disappointingly low. But these students are clearly not the fickle supporters that political strategists have assumed.
Summer 2008
Fight Clubs
The University is home to a number of martial arts clubs that range from the traditional to UVA's own Mushin Jitsu.
Spring 2008
You Are What You Wear
Winter 2007
Summer in C’ville
Fall 2007
The Producers
Summer 2007
Club Clemons
Spring 2007
Dorm Chic
Current students talk about the money and effort involved in making a dorm room a personalized space.
Winter 2006