Connections

ENGAGE

Citizen Leaders Fellowship Final Presentation
April 26, 3 – 5 p.m., Contemplative Commons.
Join the Contemplative Sciences Center, the International Studies Office, and UVA Athletics for a program featuring the 2023-2024 Citizen Leader Fellows final presentations. This is the first public event at the new Contemplative Commons. All are welcome to attend.

Hoos Got a Moment with Dean Cedric Rucker
April 29, 1 – 2 p.m., Lower Lawn near Homer.
Spend a bit of time with Dean of Students Cedric Rucker and share what’s going on in your life as a student.

‘Enabling Difficult Conversations’: Tarek El-Ariss and Susannah Heschel on Israel-Palestine
April 30, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Nau Hall.
Join us to hear Professors Tarek El-Ariss and Susannah Heschel talk about their co-taught course at Dartmouth College and their larger perspectives on how to enable difficult conversations on Israel and Palestine on college campuses.

Arts on the Hill: Battle of the Bands – Join Us May 1 
May 1, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00), Carr’s Hill, free by lottery.
Arts on the Hill is a recurring event on Carr's Hill featuring artists and scholars from our faculty and student body, as well as visiting artists and scholars from around the globe. President Jim Ryan hosts guests during the academic year for performances and discussions around the Arts at UVA with FREE drinks and snacks to boot!

Study Hours with Free Coffee and Snacks
May 2 – 8, noon – 7 p.m., Common Grounds (white house at corner of Rugby and Gordon).
UKirk is hosting free study hours at Common Grounds with high speed Wi-Fi, free coffee and snacks. Everyone is welcome!

BE WELL

Free STI Screenings
April 29 – May 3.
Student Health and Wellness and UVA Student Council are partnering again to offer FREE STI Screenings to all UVA students. Appointments can be scheduled through the HealthyHoos portal. 

VOLUNTEER

Cville Tulips Looking for Summer Volunteers: Help Refugee Women and Children
June 19 – Aug. 7, Wednesdays, 5 – 8 p.m., Peabody School.
Cville Tulips is a program of the Sound Justice Lab and Madison House, supporting refugee women and their children. Most Cville Tulips participants are Pashto and Dari speakers from Afghanistan, and they are adjusting to the new language and culture. Women participate in English learning, arts, and wellness programming while children participate in a variety of arts and play activities. Volunteers work with youth programming. Paid ESL positions available.

MUSIC

Tea Time Recitals
April 25 and 26, 1 p.m., Old Cabell and livestream, free.
The UVA Department of Music invites the Charlottesville and University communities to the Tea Time Student Recitals. Talented UVA students present a varied menu of musical delights. Come, bring your friends, and enjoy the fruits of a semester's worth of musical training and practice. These events are free and open to the public. Programs are available on the day of the recital.

Harmonious Hoos a Cappella Presents ‘Freaky Friday’ 
April 26, 7:30 p.m., McLeod Hall.
What would it be like if the Harmonious Hoos switched lives for a day? Would chaos ensue? Will we switch back in time for the concert?! Join us at our spring concert to find out! We'll be performing hits by Beyoncé, Lizzie McAlpine, Daniel Caesar, and more! Tickets are $8 for UVA students, $10 for non-students, and $10 at the door. Venmo @harmonioushoos or visit the website to purchase them. 

Concert Band Spring 2024 Concert
April 26, 6 p.m., Observatory Hill Field (greenspace outside O-Hill).
The University of Virginia Concert Band is a large wind ensemble open to all students at UVA and is conducted by Elliott Tackitt, Andrew Koch, and Professor Michael Idzior. Concert Band meets in the spring semester only and performs one concert at the end of the term. The Concert Band’s membership is composed of dedicated students from every division and department within the University.

Emily Hunter, Flute, Distinguished Major Recital
April 26, 8 p.m., Old Cabell and livestream, free.
Emily Hunter will perform an all-French composed program from a variety of time periods and styles. The program will feature Sonatine by Henri Dutilleux, Les Folies d’Espagne by Marin Marais, Piece Romantique by Philippe Gaubert, Concertino by Cécile Chaminade, Syrinx by Claude Debussy, and Le Merle Noir by Oliver Messian.

Broadway a Cappella Concert: ‘Going Places’
April 28, 6:30 p.m., University Chapel, $7.
Hoos in the Stairwell presents ‘Going Places.’ Join us (literally – there's a sing-along) in celebrating musical theatre while bidding our fourth-years farewell. Ticket info.

Digitalis 2024: Electronic Music Festival
April 30, 8 p.m., Old Cabell.
Digitalis is an annual concert of experimental work for sound and visual media featuring premiers by undergraduate and graduate students in Composition and Computer Technologies. These adventurous concerts invite audiences to explore new dimensions of musical experimentation.
Past performances include compositions for multi-channel electronic sound, video, interactive light, homemade electronic music instruments, and more. Come experience a musical event like no other.

Voice Recital: Students from the Studio of Stephanie Nakasian 
April 30, 6 p.m., Forum at O-Hill.
The recital will consist of performances from a variety of genres such as jazz, pop, theatre, rock, blues, R&B, folk, and original music by students who have studied voice with Stephanie Nakasian during the spring of 2024.

Jazz on the Lawn: End-of-Year Celebration
May 1, noon – 3 p.m., Lower Lawn.
The UVA Jazz Small Groups host our final end-of-year celebration concert. We will hear from four different jazz combos, coached by Mike Rosensky, Calvin Brown and Pete Spaar. The program will be announced on the day of the concert. Bring a blanket, picnic, and friends to enjoy an afternoon of jazz on the Lower lawn. Contests for the best photo and Haiku for Jazz on The Lawn. Rain cancels.

TALKS

‘ Where Does Congress Go from Here?’
May 2, 11 a.m., in person and virtual.
This is the third annual James C. Lehrer Lecture, named in honor of the late Jim Lehrer, PBS NewsHour co-founder and former anchor who reported on every presidency from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama. Lehrer was also a longtime member of the Miller Center's Governing Council. PBS NewsHour commentator Lisa Desjardins joins Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis to discuss the future of Congress, Desjardins’s views on the state of American democracy, and Lehrer’s legacy of journalistic integrity. Register for in person. Register for virtual.
 

‘The 2024 Election and the Struggle for America’s Economic Future’ 
May 10, 1 p.m., virtual.
Join us for a conversation with Suzanne Mettler, professor of American institutions at Cornell University; Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist; and Scott Miller, director of the Miller Center's Project on Democracy and Capitalism, considering how the current conflicts over the political economy in the U.S. are likely to affect the approaching campaign for the White House and Congress. This event is presented by the Miller Center's Project on Democracy and Capitalism. Register for virtual.

STUDIES

Last Chance! Complete the SERU Survey before it Closes
Available until May 1.
Before the survey closes, please share your thoughts through the undergraduate Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) survey. SERU gives you an opportunity to comment on the quality of your education and your life at UVA in and out of the classroom. Survey respondents can win one of 200 $25 gift cards to a retailer of choice.

Participate in a Psychology Study and get $50 
Fill out the interest form by May 11, 11:59 p.m. 
The Department of Psychology seeks UVA students who will be graduating this spring to participate in an online, multi-part study about college students' social life experience post-graduation.