Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Student Stories Class of 2022: Willoughby Continues to Lead On and Off the Court After an unfortunate season-ending injury at the beginning of her second year with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, Jocelyn Willoughby has returned to Grounds to finish her Master of Public Policy degree at Batten. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Beyond 'Aha' Moments The Virginia Policy Review, Batten’s oldest student organization, offers an ever-expanding space for people with differing perspectives to convene and converse. Read More Student Stories, Leadership, Domestic Policy & Politics Seven Batten Students Complete Public Service Internships Through the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship Through the generosity of Fred and Mary Buford Hitz, seven Batten students completed summer public service internships with support from the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Batten Students Share How 9/11 Has Influenced Their Lives As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, Batten student Jane Frankel (BA '22) and alum Matt Gillam (BA '21) share their impressions of 9/11 and its lasting influences. Read More Student Stories Batten Builds: A Day in Photographs After a challenging year and a half, Batten students were especially excited to serve their community in person. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Batten Students Engage With Politics via 22nd Century Scholars Program This summer, 50 students have been selected to participate in UVA’s 22nd Century Scholars program, designed to give students public-sector, event-planning, political and historical research, and video documentary work experience. Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. Read More Student Stories, Leadership, Domestic Policy & Politics New Fellowship Helps Students Jump-Start Their National Security Careers Thanks to two University of Virginia alumni, Batten students with an interest in national security have a new pathway to success through the Duke-Richards National Security Fellowship. Batten students Kevin Heaney (MPP ’22) and Sydney Pulliam (BA ’22) are the first recipients of the fellowship. Read More Student Stories, National Security Class of 2021: Batten Student Driven to Help Others Feel Seen, Heard and Respected Matt Gillam (BA ’21), a proud Long Islander, knew he wanted to be a Batten student from the moment he learned about the School. After graduating this month, he'll bring the leadership skills he gained during his time at Batten, along with his passion for service, to the classroom with Teach for America. Read More Student Stories, Leadership, Education Class of 2021: Batten Student Wants Everyone to Afford Their Own ‘Piece of the Sky’ The location of Batten Student Jasmine Rangel’s (MPP '21) childhood house changed the course of her life. Now, she’s working to ensure that everyone has a stable, affordable home. Read More Student Stories, Housing, Leadership One Year Later, the Class of 2020 Relishes In-Person Celebrations On Sunday, May 16, more than 2,800 of the graduates who gathered around screens last year massed behind the Rotunda, in person and in full color. A year in the making, Sunday’s ceremonies were full of touching moments, joyful reunions and some fun surprises, including a poem from Batten grad Hannah Semmes (BA '20). Read More Student Stories, School of Education and Human Development, Education, School of Nursing Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ›› Subscribe to Student Stories Categories Essays(6) BA(48) Career Outcomes(8) SE Minor(11) Accelerated MPP(47) Alumni(2) New Student(8) Application(26) MPP(33) Recommendations(8) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Personal Statement(2) Policy Minor(30) Batten Ambassadors(21) Admissions(39) Faculty(2) Curriculum(28) Student Life(28) Events(10)