For much of the history of UVA, it was plausible to represent THE student with a single image. It’s time to (re)present what we mean when we say “UVA student” today.
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(left to right) Current Iris website art by Kim Salac, Iris Magazine covers from various years, and The Student as illustrated in 1853.
(left to right) Current Iris website art by Kim Salac, Iris Magazine covers from various years, and The Student as illustrated in 1853.
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Tips For Making Housing Decisions
Having just arrived a mere month ago on Grounds, you start to hear it everywhere: "you need to start signing leases for the next year, or you will be left out." In the rush to find that perfect spot, or perhaps out of fear of being left without choices, many students –especially first and second years—sign leases with people they do not know well, for apartments that may not be nearly as great as they sounded when their friends first told them about them.
A New Year for Body Positivity
As a woman of color, immigrant, child of immigrants and multilingual social worker, I tend to see the world through a unique lens. My minority identities afford me a superpower of always finding and feeling the gaps in systems in which I live. I often feel pulled to create space for myself and others who don’t always feel included.
Take the 20/20 Reading Challenge
So much has changed since we first posted our 2020 challenge in January -- but with half of the year to go, it seems even more important to us. If you're looking for readings to help you understanding racism and anti-racism, here are 5 we recommend (most, but not all, are by women of color):
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October 2020
“Yeah, you would know all about this. I need a lovey, romantic card for somebody,” the large-...
October 2020
“Yeah, you would know all about this. I need a lovey, romantic card for somebody,” the large-...
October 2020
Picture a family. How many children do you see? How many parents? Mother, father, boy, girl: the...
UVA’s 2020 Distinguished Alumnae both graduated in 1979, Nancy Howell Agee from the School of Nursing and Marion Weiss from the School of Architecture. Photos Courtesy of Carilion Clinic and WEISS/MANFREDI.
Fontaine retired from her dean position July 31 and is co-editing a book with colleagues while on sabbatical this year. (Photo by Jane Haley)
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Women's Center Food Pantry Pickup
October 29, 2020
The Women's Center will be providing pre-packaged, grab ‘n go bags from our Food Pantry this semester. Hygiene items will be available, too.
For more information on Food Pantry resources at UVA, click here.
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Sexual Assault Survivor Support Group
October 30, 2020
Survivors of sexual assault are invited to join this group for peer support and discussion of skills and strategies that aid in healing from a traumatic event.
We will meet on Fridays for 6 weeks, September 25 through October 30.
Please email Cathy Erickson if you are interested in participating. Because this group is support-based and not a therapy group, it is open to UVA students living in Virginia and in other states.
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Wellness & Connection Group
October 30, 2020
Wellness & Connection in the Time of COVID
These are unprecedented and uncertain times for college students. Just about everything is different and uncertain right now. Academic life has changed…social life has changed…and even strategies for wellness have had to adjust to the COVID ‘normal’.
Come together with other students to talk about what’s hard, what’s different, and what helps. You'll focus on sharing and supporting each other with some discussion of skills and strategies for improving wellness, too.
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