Forging Fortitude: Building the Skills to Thrive in Adversity Workshop This program is specifically designed to help UVA coaches develop personal-professional resilience skills and to teach those same skills to student-athletes. Over the course of two days, participants will be guided through an exploration of key scientifically supported skills of emotional resilience—competencies that help people bounce back from setbacks and disappointments, whether athletic, personal or otherwise.
Coaching for Success: How Social-Impact Leaders Bring Out the Best in Their People Workshop Leaders within nonprofit organizations experience unique challenges when it comes to developing people and building community. Technical expertise and content knowledge matter, but excellence in developing people allows nonprofit leaders to build inclusive, healthy and sustainable organizations and programs. “Coaching for Success,” an intensive two-day workshop hosted in partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, will set nonprofit leaders on the path to establishing the core coaching competencies that are most effective in developing people and achieving organizational objectives.
Batten Clinical Psychologist Offers 6 Tips for Parents of New College Students News Batten's Tim Davis advises parents to put down the phone, stop texting their kids and give them the space and permission to struggle and build their own new, supportive networks in college.
Coaching UVA’s Coaches News In his new course, Batten professor Tim Davis is helping Cavalier athletic coaches tap into the psychology of resilience.
Class of 2020: Batten MPP Grad to Continue Mission of Service News Committed to serving communities in crisis, LeAnn Golding (MPP ’20) prepares for her next step with the American Red Cross.
The Essential Role of Resilience During Crisis News For the first event in Batten's digital expert chat series, Professor Tim Davis spoke about the importance of “emotional fortitude” during the current health crisis.
Expert Chat: The Essential Role of Resilience in Great Policymaking and Leadership Event Who thrives during challenging times, and who struggles? Join us as Batten professor Tim Davis discusses resiliency in the context of our current health crisis.
Faculty, Staff Address Student Concerns for Coping with COVID-19 Stigma and Stress News Members of the University community, including Batten's Tim Davis, emphasize student resiliency and kindness in response to pandemic preparations.
Dinner and Dialogue: Understanding and Responding to Ongoing Crises in the U.S. and Beyond Event Join Dean Solomon and Professors Brad Carson and Tim Davis for dinner and informal dialogue.
How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student News Donovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall.
Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses News On UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course.
The Batten School Welcomes Four New Professors for the 2019-20 Academic Year News The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy welcomed four new professors to its distinguished faculty for the 2019-20 academic year. The Batten School considers not only academic rigor, but also real-world experience, political impact, teaching, and mentoring when recruiting faculty members.