Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Leadership The Batten School Announces Michelle Nunn as 2019 Graduation Speaker CARE USA President and CEO and University of Virginia alumna Michelle Nunn will be the keynote speaker during the Batten School’s 2019 Academic Regalia Ceremony on Saturday, May 18, at James Monroe’s Highland. Nunn, who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UVA with a bachelor’s in history and a minor in religious studies, will address Batten’s Class of 2019 during this special ceremony, which marks the tenth anniversary of the Batten School’s first graduating class. Read More Leadership, Domestic Policy & Politics He's One of a Kind: Batten's Pobo Efekoro 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. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Kyle Gardiner: 2019 Batten Graduation's Alumni Advisory Board Representative For Kyle Gardiner (MPP ' 16), the Batten alumni network cannot be underestimated. Gardiner, who will welcome 2019 Batten graduates into the alumni community at this year's graduation ceremony at James Monroe’s Highland, credits much of his personal and professional success to his Batten network—a network that is still relatively young by university standards. Read More Alum in Action, Leadership Class of 2019 Student Awards 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. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Alum Spotlight: Breanna Gray During my first year at the University of Virginia, I knew that I wanted to apply to the Batten School. At the beginning of my second semester at UVA, I attended a Batten School information session. Shortly after, I called my Mom and said, “I have found the graduate school for me!” Read More Alum in Action, Leadership Three Batten Scholars Among UVA's Six 2019 Governor's Fellows 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. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Alum Spotlight: Nate Jewell “I have always been interested in serving something greater than myself,” said Nate Jewell (BA’ 16). Read More Alum in Action, Leadership Professor Spotlight: Craig Volden “My mother was a professor of nursing at the University of North Dakota, and she served as associate dean of the School of Nursing for a number of years,” said Volden. “So, I grew up with an example of what it meant to be a valued professor and an academic leader. Although I thought of pursuing other paths along the way, this one felt very natural to me as I finished college and started into graduate school.” Read More Leadership, Education The Batten School’s Social Entrepreneurship Initiative Recognized for Its Commitment to Spark and Accelerate Changemakers The University of Virginia has been recognized for Social Entrepreneurship @UVA’s commitment to fostering innovation and empowering the next generation of future changemakers and citizen leaders. Read More Leadership, Education Alum Spotlight: Evelyn Immonen Working on issues related to rural poverty may not be as glamorous as other high-profile policy issues, but for Evelyn Immonen (MPP ’18), the margin of good that can be done in just one small town is worth the effort and commitment Read More Alum in Action, Ethics, Leadership Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 18 Next page ›› Subscribe to Leadership Categories BA(64) Faculty(2) Curriculum(33) Recommendations(11) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Events(12) SE Minor(23) Batten Ambassadors(29) Student Life(37) Admissions(47) Alumni(6) Application(33) Accelerated MPP(59) New Student(14) Study Abroad (1)MPP(39) Career Outcomes(8) Essays(8) Personal Statement(3) Policy Minor(41)