Batten Life Student Services Student Stories Student Stories Apr 21, 2020 Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby Ready for Next Phase of Her Journey Leadership For the past four years, no one at UVA has embodied the student-athlete ideal more than Jocelyn Willoughby. An All-ACC performer in basketball, she needed only three years to earn a bachelor’s degree, after which she entered Batten's Master of Public Policy program. The ACC’s leading scorer this season, Willoughby became the first Cavalier selected in the WNBA draft since 2010. READ IN UVA TODAY Mar 05, 2020 Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Leadership Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby (MPP '21), who was named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, reflects on her UVA experience – both on and off the basketball court. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 28, 2020 Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place Social Equity Leadership Through their organization, Black Student Leaders in Policy, James Banks (BA ’20) and Sela Carrington (BA ’21) are working to give black Batten students a sense of ownership. Learn more Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more Nov 08, 2019 For Batten Student Jackie Chen (BA ’21), First-Gen is Just One Aspect of Who She Is In recognition of National First-Generation College Celebration day, held annually on November 8, Batten spoke with First-Gen student, Jackie Chen (BA '21) about what drew her to the Batten School and how leadership plays an active role in navigating the complexities of the college experience. Learn more Sep 11, 2019 First Batten Hour of the Year Kicks Off with Roundtable Discussion with Dean Solomon Education This week, Batten hosted the first Batten Hour of the year featuring brief remarks from Dean Ian H. Solomon followed by a roundtable conversation with the dean, students, and faculty, providing an opportunity for the Batten community to get to learn more about the new dean, both professionally and personally. Learn more Jul 09, 2019 The Batten School Announces 2019-2020 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Education Today, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy announced the 2019-20 student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship. Established in 2012 by a generous gift from Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Fund supports outstanding students in Batten’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree programs who are committed to effecting positive change through careers in public service. Learn more Jun 06, 2019 Batten Student's Love of Languages Takes Her to Morocco on State Department Scholarship International and Global Affairs Batten student Hanna Davis (BA ’21) is taking the road to Morocco on a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Learn more Jun 03, 2019 Three Batten Scholars Among UVA's Six 2019 Governor's Fellows Leadership Six University of Virginia students were selected for this year’s Governor’s Fellows program, the largest contingent from a single school in the state. Of those six, three are Batten students or recent graduates. SIX UVA SCHOLARS TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRGINIA POLICY PROCESS AS GOVERNOR’S FELLOWS Sep 11, 2019 Class of 2019 Student Awards Leadership 2019 Batten graduates received year-end recognition with an impressive range of accolades honoring academic achievement and attributes including intellectual curiosity, athletic success, character, service, kindness, and leadership. Learn more May 10, 2019 He's One of a Kind: Batten's Pobo Efekoro Leadership The ebullient young man who goes by Pobo is many things – a graduate student in UVA's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, one of the elite throwers in NCAA track & field, an accomplished chess player and teacher, among them – but on this night he was an amateur working with a pro. 'He's One of a Kind' May 09, 2019 Simulation Helps Batten Students Understand Complexities of Migration International Development International and Global Affairs Two years ago, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy’s Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming put students through the paces of a global food security simulation. Last year, the center created a global pandemic simulation. SIMULATION HELPS BATTEN STUDENTS UNDERSTAND COMPLEXITIES OF MIGRATION Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Next page Next › View All
Apr 21, 2020 Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby Ready for Next Phase of Her Journey Leadership For the past four years, no one at UVA has embodied the student-athlete ideal more than Jocelyn Willoughby. An All-ACC performer in basketball, she needed only three years to earn a bachelor’s degree, after which she entered Batten's Master of Public Policy program. The ACC’s leading scorer this season, Willoughby became the first Cavalier selected in the WNBA draft since 2010. READ IN UVA TODAY
Mar 05, 2020 Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Leadership Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby (MPP '21), who was named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, reflects on her UVA experience – both on and off the basketball court. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 28, 2020 Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place Social Equity Leadership Through their organization, Black Student Leaders in Policy, James Banks (BA ’20) and Sela Carrington (BA ’21) are working to give black Batten students a sense of ownership. Learn more
Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more
Nov 08, 2019 For Batten Student Jackie Chen (BA ’21), First-Gen is Just One Aspect of Who She Is In recognition of National First-Generation College Celebration day, held annually on November 8, Batten spoke with First-Gen student, Jackie Chen (BA '21) about what drew her to the Batten School and how leadership plays an active role in navigating the complexities of the college experience. Learn more
Sep 11, 2019 First Batten Hour of the Year Kicks Off with Roundtable Discussion with Dean Solomon Education This week, Batten hosted the first Batten Hour of the year featuring brief remarks from Dean Ian H. Solomon followed by a roundtable conversation with the dean, students, and faculty, providing an opportunity for the Batten community to get to learn more about the new dean, both professionally and personally. Learn more
Jul 09, 2019 The Batten School Announces 2019-2020 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Education Today, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy announced the 2019-20 student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship. Established in 2012 by a generous gift from Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Fund supports outstanding students in Batten’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree programs who are committed to effecting positive change through careers in public service. Learn more
Jun 06, 2019 Batten Student's Love of Languages Takes Her to Morocco on State Department Scholarship International and Global Affairs Batten student Hanna Davis (BA ’21) is taking the road to Morocco on a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Learn more
Jun 03, 2019 Three Batten Scholars Among UVA's Six 2019 Governor's Fellows Leadership Six University of Virginia students were selected for this year’s Governor’s Fellows program, the largest contingent from a single school in the state. Of those six, three are Batten students or recent graduates. SIX UVA SCHOLARS TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRGINIA POLICY PROCESS AS GOVERNOR’S FELLOWS
Sep 11, 2019 Class of 2019 Student Awards Leadership 2019 Batten graduates received year-end recognition with an impressive range of accolades honoring academic achievement and attributes including intellectual curiosity, athletic success, character, service, kindness, and leadership. Learn more
May 10, 2019 He's One of a Kind: Batten's Pobo Efekoro Leadership The ebullient young man who goes by Pobo is many things – a graduate student in UVA's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, one of the elite throwers in NCAA track & field, an accomplished chess player and teacher, among them – but on this night he was an amateur working with a pro. 'He's One of a Kind'
May 09, 2019 Simulation Helps Batten Students Understand Complexities of Migration International Development International and Global Affairs Two years ago, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy’s Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming put students through the paces of a global food security simulation. Last year, the center created a global pandemic simulation. SIMULATION HELPS BATTEN STUDENTS UNDERSTAND COMPLEXITIES OF MIGRATION