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OAAA E-Weekly March 11, 2024
Spring 2024 Academic Calendar
Tuesday, April 30
Courses end
Thursday, May 2 – Friday, May 10
Examinations (Go to Exam Schedule)
Sunday, May 5 & Wednesday, May 8
Reading Days (No Classes)
Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19
Finals Weekend (https://majorevents.virginia.edu/finals)
Schedule a Meeting with Your Dean
Selecting a Dean for a One-on-One Appointment
Many of you are aware of our spaces throughout Dawson’s Row, some have figured out ways to engage with our programming, and most of you have broken bread in Dawson’s Row with us and one another. In addition to the cultural programs we host, however, each Dean is available to meet with students to provide one-on-one support (i.e., academic, social, and emotional) to all our students.
Quote of the Week
"I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger." - Harriet Tubman
Student Registration
We hope you’ll join us at Black Alumni Weekend (BAW) for opportunities to connect, network, and engage with UVA alumni returning to Grounds! Current UVA students can participate in select events at no cost. Please register for the events you plan to attend by Friday, April 12. Questions about BAW? Contact [email protected].
Upcoming UVA Events, Learning & Services
Fellowships & Undergraduate Research Series
Every Monday at 4:00 pm – Rotunda Multipurpose Room
The full schedule is attached and also available here. Getting Started in Undergraduate Research sessions and Exploring Opportunities at UVA & Beyond workshops occur about once a month. Many sessions this spring are dedicated to those fellowships that have a deadline in the fall. It is important that students start considering those opportunities early so that they can take advantage of our spring and summer advising to be well prepared.
Black Graduate Students Support Group
Every Friday – 3:00 pm-4:30 pm – Student Health & Wellness
This is a weekly support space centered on the Black, African American, and African graduate and professional student experience. This support space provides a safe and affirming opportunity to make connections, give and receive support, and engage in open dialogue about lived experiences as a graduate or professional student at a PWI. To join email Group leader: Lavender Williams, LPC
David Yaden: What is a Psychedelic Experience? Measuring and Characterizing the Acute Subjective Effects
Thursday, March 14 – 4:00 pm-5:30 pm – Monroe 130
David Yaden will present “What is a Psychedelic Experience? Measuring and Characterizing the Acute Subjective Effects”. His talk will describe issues surrounding measuring and characterizing psychedelic experiences for the purpose of predicting risks, and benefits, describing, and comparing these experiences to those triggered through other means. For More Information. Contact Name: Mai Hukuoka
UVA Department of Drama Presents: Raphael’s Islands
Friday, March 15 – 7:00 pm – Ruth Caplin Theatre
This semester, we are helping produce the play “Raphael’s Islands” by Alexandra Déglise, a UVA alum. “Raphael’s Islands is an English translation of her piece “Les Iles de Raphaël” and features themes of French Caribbean family and community, including the generational impacts of colonialism and the specific experience of matrifocal family dynamics. Alexandra, visiting your class to introduce the play and inspire engagement in the performance. Alexandria is available from March 11 to March 15. Please let us know if you are interested, and we can schedule a time for the visit. Get tickets to the play here. Contact Name: H. Caitlin
McLeod or Marquis Rice
2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Thursday, April 18 – 9:00 am-5:00 pm – Newcomb Hall
(Deadline to sign up: March 12th) Undergraduate students from all disciplines at UVA are invited to present their research and creative inquiry at this annual event. There is also a flyer you can print and post on your door to get your friends involved. https://undergraduateresearch.virginia.edu/undergraduate-research-symposium
Male Undergrads: Compensated Research Project
Were your elementary or middle school experiences dehumanizing, pleasant, supportive, dismissive, caring, humanizing, or degrading? Please consider joining a team of researchers who are centering how Black Male undergraduates describe their elementary and middle school student-teacher relationships to help train pre-service teachers. If you are selected to participate you will receive a $25 Target gift card for your time and completion of the interviews. For more information. Contact Name: Aaron Blatt
Nature Walk: Embodied Practice for Eco-Anxiety
Mindfulness facilitator Geoff Cox will lead a practice designed to navigate climate anxiety providing a rich, sensory and contemplative experience that fosters connection with nature and self. This outdoor event is hosted by the Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) and will take place at the Dell located across from Newcomb Hall. It is being held in connection with "From Fear to Action: Thriving in a Changing Climate" talk by Britt Wray and a resources fair held on the same day and sponsored by CSC and the Environmental Institute. Feel free to participate in any of these events. For More Information. Contact Name: Mai Hukuoka
Opportunities with Deadlines
Getting Word African American Oral History Project at Monticello
From Friday, March 15-Sunday, March 17
Getting Word is hosting a Black Family History Lab in collaboration with The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. You may recall “Memories Matter,” a community history day we’ve held in years past – this year, we’ve reimagined it as a three-day program. The Lab invites local residents to connect with family history experts on how to best save family treasures (i.e. photographs, letters, books, quilts, stories, and more), sit for professional family portraits, attend genealogy and oral history workshops, and find out what community groups are doing to tell local stories – all free of charge. As members of our community continue to preserve and research their family histories, our aim is to provide resources that assist that vital work.
Various Locations
This website lists opportunities from the larger Co-op/Internship and Summer Research Opportunities in the Life Sciences website that meet any of the following criteria - 1. biomedical research, 2. located in a medical or clinical setting, 3. located in a medical school or health science center, 4. has "biomedical" as a descriptor, 5. may be of particular interest to pre-med students.
From Fear to Action: Thriving in a Changing Climate Resources Fair
Hosted by UVA’s Environmental Institute and Contemplative Sciences Center, Britt Wray, an expert on the psychological impacts of the climate crisis especially among young people, shares research and experiences from her journey from fear to hope and finally to action. Wray will offer ways to thrive, feel less alone and restore ourselves for the long haul. A student resources fair and nature walk will follow the talk. For More Information Contact Name: Mai Hukuoka
UVA School of Medicine club GAS (Guides to Application Success)
Our goal is to provide individualized medical school application mentorship between UVA SOM students and UVA undergraduates throughout the medical school application process. The mentoring relationship will likely focus on application preparation, including extracurriculars, the primary application, school lists, secondaries, letters of recommendation, CASPer/SJT, and interview preparation/mock interviews. In March, we will match each applicant with a mentor. The process of selection of undergraduates will likely be on a first-come first-served basis for those who are applying in the upcoming 2024-2025 cycle. Please share this interest form with interested and eligible undergraduates to fill out. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!
University of Virginia Career Center & Truist Leadership Academy [May 2024]Register Deadline: Monday, March 18
The program is an amazing opportunity to spend a week in Charlotte (May 19th – 23rd) (all expenses paid) with friends as you learn more about your purpose, professional goals and earn a leadership certificate. Open to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Years (priority given to 1st and 2nd Years) APPLY HERE Handshake (483)
National African American Historic Landmarks
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is a 480-acre National Park Service unit in the U.S. state of Maryland. It commemorates the life of former enslaved Harriet Tubman, who became an activist in the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War.