Past Events

Curious about Batten and McIntire and whether public policy or commerce (or some combination) is right for you? Hosted jointly by the Batten and McIntire Schools, this is your chance to learn more about the degree programs and application process for Batten and McIntire, and ask questions about anything and everything related to admissions and the student experience.

Batten-McIntire Information Session

Hosted jointly by the Batten School and School of Education and Human Development, this is your chance to learn more about the degree programs and application process for Batten and the Youth & Social Innovation (YSI) major, and ask questions about anything and everything related to admissions and the student experience.

Batten - YSI Info Session

Drop by our Open Office Hours from 2-4 PM in Garrett Hall 106 (or outside Garrett Hall, weather and space permitting) to learn more about the Batten BA, Minor, and Accelerated MPP programs and the admissions process from a current student and Batten Ambassador.  

Open Office Hours Fridays 2-4 PM Garrett Hall
Oct
29
International Development and Humanitarian Aid Career Program
October 29, 2021 / 12:00 PM EST
Great Hall, Garrett Hall

Students interested in careers in international development and humanitarianism: this virtual event is for you! Come learn from alumni in the field of global development about career paths, important skills needed in this field, and how to "break in" to a job or internship in this sector.

Humanitarian Aid, UVA
Oct
28
Chattin' with Batten
OCT 28, 2021, 5:30 PM

The Batten School is hosting an informal drop-in event provide a chance for our community to come together after this year apart. Anne and Courtney from the Admissions Office will be on hand inside Garrett Hall to talk about our programs, and current students will be on our patio to answer your questions about life at Batten. Come get to know Batten and enjoy cookies and punch!

Chattin' with Batten

Interested in learning more about where Master of Public Policy students go after Batten? Join Director of Career Services Steve Hiss and Assistant Director of Career Services Hannah Guffey as they discuss resources available to Batten MPP students, internship locations, and first destinations of graduates.

Career Services Overview
Oct
26

Six 2021 Mandela Washington Fellows will present on and facilitate a virtual discussion around the focus, structure and impact of Nigeria’s grassroots #EndSARS campaign, which targets a special police unit implicated in widespread human rights violations but has catalyzed a broader call for social justice among African youth across the continent.

Nigeria’s grassroots #EndSARS campaign
Oct
25
The Tab on FABs: Semiconductor Supply Chain Security
October 25, 2021 / 12:00 PM EST
Purcell Reading Room, UVA Law School

Join Batten's National Security Policy Center and the Law, Innovation, Security & Technology Society at UVA Law for a discussion on the current state of the US semiconductor industry, and the challenges that it faces in light of global events. 

semiconductor supply chains, EE Times Asia