About News News Subscribe Social Entrepreneurship Health Policy International and Global Affairs Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics Economics (-) Leadership Facet Area of Focus - News Ian H. Solomon Craig Volden Timothy L. Davis Brian N. Williams Jill Rockwell Christine Mahoney Gerald Warburg Jay Shimshack Steve Hiss Andrew S. Pennock Daphna Bassok David Leblang Gabrielle Adams Paul S. Martin Kirsten Gelsdorf Adam Leive Allan Stam Benjamin Castleman Benjamin Converse Brad Carson Charles J. Rush Daniel W. Player Eileen Chou Frederick P. Hitz Isaac Mbiti James H. Wyckoff Jeanine Braithwaite Jeff Chidester Jieun Pai John Holbein Lucy Bassett Melissa Thomas-Hunt Michael D. Williams Pam Cipriano Peter Johannessen Raymond C. Scheppach (-) Laura Toscano (-) Noah Myung Facet People - News Facet UVA Partner - News Student Stories Facet News Type - News Sep 02, 2020 Batten Student’s Mental Health Platform Aims to Help Students and Others in Need Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Batten's Kurien Thomas (BA '21) and fellow UVA student Sasha Duckworth started a company called “Pick-Me-Up” that uses text messaging and virtual support groups to help users with their mental health. READ IN UVA TODAY Apr 16, 2020 Social Entrepreneurship at UVA Receives Award as Global Leader in Social Entrepreneurship Education Social Entrepreneurship Leadership Bestowed by AshokaU, a worldwide leader in social innovation education, the award recognizes the extraordinary impact of SE@UVA’s Changemaker Labs. Learn more Jan 24, 2019 585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation Advocacy Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Leadership On February 23, the third annual NASPPA-Batten Student Simulation Competition will take place, bringing together a record 585 graduate students from around the globe to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated gameplay. Learn more Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Sep 02, 2020 Batten Student’s Mental Health Platform Aims to Help Students and Others in Need Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Batten's Kurien Thomas (BA '21) and fellow UVA student Sasha Duckworth started a company called “Pick-Me-Up” that uses text messaging and virtual support groups to help users with their mental health. READ IN UVA TODAY
Apr 16, 2020 Social Entrepreneurship at UVA Receives Award as Global Leader in Social Entrepreneurship Education Social Entrepreneurship Leadership Bestowed by AshokaU, a worldwide leader in social innovation education, the award recognizes the extraordinary impact of SE@UVA’s Changemaker Labs. Learn more
Jan 24, 2019 585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation Advocacy Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Leadership On February 23, the third annual NASPPA-Batten Student Simulation Competition will take place, bringing together a record 585 graduate students from around the globe to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated gameplay. Learn more