| Resources for Alumni
On the Web
U.Va. Alumni Association
www.alumni.virginia.edu
The Alumni Association's home on the Web, here you can find information about events, services and news coming from Alumni Hall, including alumni career services, membership, reunions and the admissions liaison program.
Alumni Web Portal
www.virginia.edu/OfAlum.html
Accessible from the University’s home page (www.virginia.edu; just click on "For Alumni"), this recently redesigned site is your first stop for links to almost everything mentioned in this article.
Alumni Calendar
www.alumni.virginia.edu/events/calendar/
This new online calendar provides a comprehensive listing of events of interest to the University’s alumni, parents and friends, whether in Charlottesville, across the country or overseas.
HoosOnline
hoosonline.virginia.edu
The University’s official (and password-protected) online community offers a searchable alumni directory, lifetime e-mail forwarding, and the University Career Assistance Network, a database of more than 23,000 alumni who are available to share career information with students and alumni.
U.Va. Newsstand
www.alumni.virginia.edu/newsstand
A collection of digital editions of this magazine, as well as nine other alumni publications produced by schools around Grounds.
U.Va. To Go
www.uvatogo.net
Access a wealth of programming for your wireless device, including news, calendars and sports information.
U.Va. Podcasts and Webcasts
www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast
Experience audio and video of fascinating lectures, important speeches and even each day’s menus at University dining facilities. Listen now on your computer, or subscribe and take it with you on your iPod. If you’re new to podcasting, don’t worry—it comes with instructions.
U.Va. Today
www.virginia.edu/uvatoday
Find out the day’s headlines at the University’s official news site. While you’re there, sign up for Headlines@ U.Va. (www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/headlines.php), a daily e-mail digest of what’s being written about the University from major media around the world.
Hoo We Are
http://www.alumni.virginia.edu/apps/alumnimap/
Explore interactive maps to learn where alumni live around the country and the world--categories include city, class year, school and major. Links to the Alumni and Friends Calendar provide information about events in your area and at the University.
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
http://www.scps.virginia.edu/vdl/
Courses and programs, offered through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, are available to alumni through U.Va. regional centers in Abingdon, Falls Church, Richmond, Roanoke and Virginia Beach. Several programs are accessible online, making them available to alumni wherever they live.
What's Next?
A site dedicated to helping recent graduates transition to the "real world." Travel? Graduate School? New Job? Job Search? Relocation? Wherever your next steps take you, know that U.Va. and the Alumni Association want to help. The What's Next? website has links to resources and alumni advice to assist you.
http://www.whatsnextuva.com
Off-Grounds Resources
U.Va. Clubs
Long a social outlet for far-flung Wahoos (and those closer to Grounds), U.Va. Clubs have taken on a greater public-service character in recent years. The annual "Cavaliers Care" day of service, usually held on or near Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, is a major activity, and many clubs have gone well beyond that; the U.Va. Club of Richmond, for instance, is funding and building a Habitat for Humanity house. Clubs are also active in supporting scholarships and promoting the University among prospective students—and they still throw great parties. Information: www.uvaclubs.virginia.edu
Alumni Interest Groups
Network with those whom you share interests and backgrounds. The Alumni Association supports a wide variety of special-interest alumni groups—for a full listing, visit www.alumni.virginia.edu/reunions/interestgroups.asp.
U.Va. Travel
The University’s trio of travel programs stresses enlightenment as well as entertainment. Cavalier Travels offers destination-driven outings, led by U.Va. faculty experts, for alumni, parents and friends. The Travel & Learn seminars are topic-driven programs, led by U.Va. faculty and other experts, for the U.Va. community and the general public. In Virginia Voyages, travelers can join University President John T. Casteen III as he journeys to some of the more interesting corners of the globe. Information: www.virginia.edu/travel
Educational Programs
In the Engaging the Mind series, U.Va. faculty members offer free public lectures throughout Virginia on topics of general interest. Information: www.virginia.edu/engagingthemind (where podcasts of past lectures are also available). Similarly, the Faculty Senate Speakers Bureau (www.virginia.edu/facultysenate/speakers) can help you locate just the right professor for your group’s interests.
On-Grounds Resources
Alumni Hall
Your home at U.Va., Alumni Hall is the headquarters of the U.Va. Alumni Association. The building offers facilities for meetings, social gatherings and receptions (a major expansion and renovation of the ballroom is nearly complete). Drop by to enjoy the U.Va. history exhibits and wireless Internet access. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu.
Alumni Career Services
When you’re looking to change careers or jobs, considering graduate or professional school or planning for retirement, check out the networking opportunities and career resources—including one-on-one consultations—available through the Alumni Career Services Center, located at Alumni Hall. Coming soon: Access to Vault, the Web’s largest career-management database. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu/career
Admissions Liaison Program
If you have children heading toward college, you may want to know just how that whole "legacy" thing works. This office provides all the details to help alumni families navigate the admissions process. You can meet one-on-one with the program’s staff or attend Alumni Family Weekend, held every June. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu/about/alp
Jefferson Institute for Lifelong Learning
Education is a never-ending process, and this mostly volunteer organization offers seniors low-cost access to university-level courses in art; music and drama; contemporary living; social and political issues; humanities; religion; philosophy and ethics; and science and health. Many are taught by U.Va. faculty, others by other retired faculty from across the country. Information: www.jilluva.org
School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Courses and programs for professional development or personal enrichment. http://www.scps.virginia.edu/
On-Grounds Events
Virginia Reunions
• Held the first full weekend in June, Reunions Weekend is the premiere gathering of U.Va. undergraduate alumni and their families. Classes are invited to gather on Grounds every five years (the 2007 weekend will include the classes of 1957, ’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97 and ’02) for fun, food and enlightenment. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu/reunions
• Those who graduated more than 50 years ago are invited to the annual Thomas Jefferson Society Reunions, held in May. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu/reunions
• Here’s the easy way to get the old gang together for a weekend of reminiscences. The Alumni Association offers organizations and affiliates a place to meet, as well as assistance in planning through its Affinity Reunions program. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu
Homecomings Weekend
Come back to renew friendships, take in a U.Va. football game, or just enjoy the splendor of Charlottesville in autumn. Homecomings are fast becoming a can’t-miss weekend—this year included a concert in the John Paul Jones Arena, parties and faculty lectures. Next year promises to be even better. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu/events/homecomings
Football Weekends
Alumni Hall hosts a full complement of events surrounding home football games, including Chalk Talks with former head football coach George Welsh, fascinating More Than the Score lectures from top U.Va. faculty members, and pre- and postgame parties. Life members of the U.Va. Alumni Association enjoy free game parking at Alumni Hall as long as the spaces last. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu/events/football
Bodo’s and Buses for Foxfield
Alumni returning to Charlottesville for the annual spring running of the Foxfield Races are invited to stop at Alumni Hall in the morning for bagels and round-trip transportation to the racecourse. Information: www.alumni.virginia.edu
Especially For Parents
U.Va. Families
This new organization is for the families of current U.Va. students. Benefits include Family Weekend, Parents as Partners newsletter and many of the alumni programs described above. Information: www.virginia.edu/parents
U.Va. Parents Committee
Dedicated to boosting academic and student life programs, the committee also serves as a resource to incoming parents and develops new initiatives and programs to enhance the student experience.
Information: www.uvaparents.org
Contacts
Alumni Hall
To reserve facilities:
434-243-9017
alumnireservations@virginia.edu
To loan your historical materials to an Alumni Hall exhibit:
434-243-9001
alumni-assoc@virginia.edu
U.Va. Clubs
434-924-0912
uvaclubs@virginia.edu
Alumni Career Services
434-243-9018
alumnicareers@virginia.edu
Admissions Liaison Program
434-243-9092
alumni-alp@virginia.edu
Jefferson Institute for Lifelong Learning
434-923-3600
jilluva@adelphia.net
Virginia Reunions and Thomas Jefferson Society Reunions
434-243-9000
alumni-assoc@virginia.edu
Affinity Reunions
434-243-9046
affinity-reunions@virginia.edu
Alumni Interest Groups
434-243-9065
jdd9a@virginia.edu
Homecomings and Football Weekends
434-243-9000
alumni-assoc@virginia.edu
U.Va. Families
Parents Help Line: 434-243-3333
U.Va. Parents Committee
434-243-9019
mcb7k@virginia.edu
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