UVA Public Service

UVA Launching New, Pan-University Entrepreneurship Initiative The work will create an “ecosystem” among existing programming to further the University’s 2030 strategic plan.

Canceled, Then Revived, UVA’s Community Bridges 5K Nets Record Haul for Charities A weather-delayed Community Bridges 5K trotted back to the calendar Thursday, this time in the form of a special “Run with Jim.”

UVA Employees Have Shovels, Will Travel Hundreds of UVA faculty and staff members donned work gloves, hefted rakes and dabbed paint brushes to help dozens of local nonprofits.

UVA Pledges To Increase Number of Students Helping Local Schoolchildren UVA will heed the White House’s call to help local elementary, middle and high school students catch up on learning after the pandemic.

News in Brief: Promoting Green, Sustainable Communities Earns Environmental Recognition UVA community members who make the Grounds and the community a greener place will be honored during an April ceremony.

UVA’s Office for Sustainability Strives To Make Every Game a ‘Green Game’ Trash talk at athletic events takes a new form as UVA’s Office for Sustainability teams up with student volunteers to create Green Games, a waste diversion initiative.

‘Alternative Spring Break’ Sends Student Volunteers Where Help Is Needed While some students will spend the holiday on beaches, others will head out to help communities across the country.

Interested in Gardening? Turnip Here Weekly UVA’s Student Garden is a place where both students and University neighbors can learn about raising vegetables, herbs and local wildflowers. The fresh food can go home with volunteers or be sent to a food pantry.

University Transit Services Beginning to Go Electric With New Buses By replacing four diesel buses with battery electric buses, University Transit Service will cut its carbon emissions by about 400 metric tons annually.

UVA is calling for volunteers for graduation weekend! Volunteers will receive free parking & a thank you picnic in return for helping work information booths and remote viewing sites. Sign up is open at our website 5/14 & training will take place via zoom on Monday at 12!

The Public Service Awards recognize a faculty member and teams whose work demonstrates the greatest positive impact in a particular place or community.

Public Service Awards: UVA Honors Those Who Built Bridges, Led Pandemic Efforts

Our next Hoos Serving is Patrick Morris (he/him/his), a 4th-year majoring in biology (with Spanish/biomedical engineering minors). Patrick has been involved in a confidential crisis helpline, the Pediatrics for Emergency Physicians Network, Remote Area Medical, Hearts for the Homeless, & local middle schools, amongst more. His goal is to become a pediatric oncologist, &, during his gap years, he will be working in a cancer research lab and volunteering as an EMT.