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Learn more Oct 26, 2018 Global Week: Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio to the U.S. Learn more Oct 25, 2018 What do you get when you cross a doctor and an impact investor? A reviewer’s perspective on the Humanitarian Grand Challenge International Development Professor Gelsdorf was selected to support the United States Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and Grand Challenges Canada in advising them on projects to be a part of their multi-million Fund for Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge. This Fund seeks to accelerate solutions that enable life-saving or life-improving assistance to reach the most vulnerable in conflict. Learn more Oct 24, 2018 Batten School to Host First Community Conversation with President Ryan University of Virginia President Jim Ryan, who was officially inaugurated Friday, has formed a Strategic Planning Committee to solicit input and generate ideas for a new strategic plan for the University’s future. Learn more Oct 24, 2018 Batten's Poverty Simulation Encourages Empathy Last Saturday, Oct. 21, as many hit snooze on the alarm, students gathered at the University’s Slaughter Recreation Center to experience what it might be like to live in poverty. Learn more Oct 23, 2018 Global Week Alum Spotlight: Isabela Medina-Maté Master of Public Policy (MPP) graduate Isabela Medina-Maté has wasted little time since she graduated from the Batten School last May. Learn more Oct 22, 2018 A Recap of Batten's Forays at Dreamforce Earlier this fall, the Batten School was recognized for trailblazing leadership in academia to an audience of more than 170,000. Learn more Oct 18, 2018 Alum in Action: Michael Russell (BA '16) Michael Russell recently joined the Global Partnerships Department for the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he is responsible for generating revenue through sales of marketing/media platforms and finding creative ways to integrate partners within the NBA’s business. Previous to joining Global Partnerships full-time, he spent two years in the NBA’s Associate program, a rotational program across different departments within the company. He graduated as a member of Batten's 2016 undergraduate class and is proud to call UVA a home away from home. Learn more Oct 16, 2018 When We All Vote In any introductory political science course, students learn that one of the defining features of a thriving democracy is elections—these being free and fair elections, of course. Learn more Oct 09, 2018 The VA Impact Summit: Opportunities for Impact are Endless On Friday morning, Oct. 5, Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia (SE@UVA), an initiative of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, came together with the office of Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, to host the Virginia Impact Summit. Learn more Oct 08, 2018 The Economic Factors that Divide America Last week, the Batten School and the Center for Politics hosted an event in Garrett Hall titled “The Economic Factors that Divide America” as part of the National Symposium Series on Democracy. Learn more Oct 02, 2018 Q&A: Batten National Security Expert Paul Becker Discusses 5 Biggest Security Threats On Mondays, retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Paul Becker drives from his home in Alexandria to the University of Virginia. 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Oct 29, 2018 Lessons from the Annual Undergraduate Leadership Retreat On Friday, Oct. 26, Batten’s Office of Student Services hosted the annual undergraduate leadership retreat at the Boar’s Head Resort. Learn more
Oct 25, 2018 What do you get when you cross a doctor and an impact investor? A reviewer’s perspective on the Humanitarian Grand Challenge International Development Professor Gelsdorf was selected to support the United States Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and Grand Challenges Canada in advising them on projects to be a part of their multi-million Fund for Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge. This Fund seeks to accelerate solutions that enable life-saving or life-improving assistance to reach the most vulnerable in conflict. Learn more
Oct 24, 2018 Batten School to Host First Community Conversation with President Ryan University of Virginia President Jim Ryan, who was officially inaugurated Friday, has formed a Strategic Planning Committee to solicit input and generate ideas for a new strategic plan for the University’s future. Learn more
Oct 24, 2018 Batten's Poverty Simulation Encourages Empathy Last Saturday, Oct. 21, as many hit snooze on the alarm, students gathered at the University’s Slaughter Recreation Center to experience what it might be like to live in poverty. Learn more
Oct 23, 2018 Global Week Alum Spotlight: Isabela Medina-Maté Master of Public Policy (MPP) graduate Isabela Medina-Maté has wasted little time since she graduated from the Batten School last May. Learn more
Oct 22, 2018 A Recap of Batten's Forays at Dreamforce Earlier this fall, the Batten School was recognized for trailblazing leadership in academia to an audience of more than 170,000. Learn more
Oct 18, 2018 Alum in Action: Michael Russell (BA '16) Michael Russell recently joined the Global Partnerships Department for the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he is responsible for generating revenue through sales of marketing/media platforms and finding creative ways to integrate partners within the NBA’s business. Previous to joining Global Partnerships full-time, he spent two years in the NBA’s Associate program, a rotational program across different departments within the company. He graduated as a member of Batten's 2016 undergraduate class and is proud to call UVA a home away from home. Learn more
Oct 16, 2018 When We All Vote In any introductory political science course, students learn that one of the defining features of a thriving democracy is elections—these being free and fair elections, of course. Learn more
Oct 09, 2018 The VA Impact Summit: Opportunities for Impact are Endless On Friday morning, Oct. 5, Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia (SE@UVA), an initiative of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, came together with the office of Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, to host the Virginia Impact Summit. Learn more
Oct 08, 2018 The Economic Factors that Divide America Last week, the Batten School and the Center for Politics hosted an event in Garrett Hall titled “The Economic Factors that Divide America” as part of the National Symposium Series on Democracy. Learn more
Oct 02, 2018 Q&A: Batten National Security Expert Paul Becker Discusses 5 Biggest Security Threats On Mondays, retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Paul Becker drives from his home in Alexandria to the University of Virginia. He holds office hours to meet with students, grabs an early dinner on the Corner, then teaches a course, Middle Eastern Policy Challenges and Opportunities, at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Learn more