final ufused resource guide

7/29/2019 Final UFUSED Resource Guide

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Created by UFUSED (United forUndergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity),an organization focused on issues ofaccess, advocacy, awareness, and supportfor current and prospective UVa students.!


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Introduction 3

Places on Grounds 4

People on Grounds 5

Around Charlottesville 6

Scholarships 8

Allies 9

Table of Contents


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IntroductionIn order to succeed in college, one must have determination and skill. Your

success should not be hindered by socioeconomic factors.

This resource guide is designed to give you the information and resources

you need to develop and obtain the skills necessary for success.

College is all about decision-making. How you choose to use your time at

the University of Virginia is up to you.

It is the hope of the UFUSED team that this resource guide will point you in

the right direction when you need help to nd: scholarships, transportation,

extracurricular information, and knowledge about how to use your time at theUniversity to its fullest extent.

So remember,

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear

of failure.

Paulo Coelho

Make mistakes and learn from them, achieve your dreams,

lend a helping hand and realize your time at this University is as great

as you intend to make it.

The UFUSED team is always here to help!

Questions, Comments? Want to join a growing body of students passionate

about socioeconomic diversity and education at U.V.a.?

Contact: UFUSED- United for Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity at

U.V.a

[email protected]

http://ufusedatuva.wordpress.com

https://www.facebook.com/UfusedAtUVa?fref=ts


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Places on GroundsHoos Pantry

Students can anonymously donate and take items from the food pantry

Anonymity as well as Honor, will be upheld

Located in the back of Pavilion XI in Newcomb Hall, open the same hours of Newcomb Hall (8 am to

midnight M-Sat and 9am to midnight on Sunday).

Donations can be placed in the University Program Councils oce on the rst oor in Newcomb

Oce of the Dean of Students

Located on the second oor of Peabody Hall

Telephone: 434.924.7133

Oers a variety of programs and support for students.

Access UVa Students Support for students receiving Access UVa nancial aid. Services include oneon one meetings, newsletters,nancial literacy programs, panels on a variety of topics including

housing and study abroad, and outreach and collaboration eorts, according to their website.

There is always a Dean on Call, 24 hours a day, to provide crisis management services. You can call

434.924.7133 Monday through Friday from 8-5, or the Oce of Residence Life at 434.924.3739. If

you want to place a call not during business hours, you can call the campus police at 434.924.7166

and ask them to refer the problem to the Dean on Call.

Counseling and Psychological Services

Located at the Student Health Center, 400 Brandon Avenue

Daytime Phone (Monday Friday): 434.243.5150, After Hours and Weekend Crisis Assistance:

434.972.7004

When you rst call, you will be scheduled a screening phone call within 1-2 days, where you will

talk to a clinician for 15-20 minutes about what you need help with and how you are doing. After

the screening you will be recommended a next step that could be coming in to CAPS immediately,

or at the next available appointment, or referred to online resources or a Charlottesville provider.

Place

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People on Grounds

University Career Services (UCS)UCS has every resource you could imagine needing for your future and your college experience.Whether you need information on stress management, graduate and professional schools, jobsand careers, how to build a resume, or discovering the academic and career path that is right foryou, UCS has everything you need. Just explore their website and email their contacts to nd a

direction for your path.

1815 Stadium RoadAccessible by the U-Loophttp://www.career.virginia.edu

EngageUVAEngage UVA is a product of Student Council. A newsletter that informs students of many events oc-curring across Grounds at UVA. To sign up for the newsletter email [email protected].

Flash SemsFlash Seminars are one-time classes that encourage high-energy discussion about thought-pro-voking topics. Email [email protected] to subscribe to the mailing list.https://www.facebook.com/uvaashsems/info

http://www.ashsems.com

Minority Rights Coalition

This organization provides services, activities, and programs for varying minority groups fromaround campus. They oversee multiple organizations at UVa, ranging from the Asian Student Unionto the Queer Student Union. They can be contacted at [email protected].

Dialogue Across UVADialogue Across UVa is an organization that seeks to create community among individuals withvarying backgrounds. The organization hosts events throughout the year in which many dieringand dicult topics are discussed in order to create awareness about issues pertinent to the UVAcommunity. 90 minute facilitated dialogues are held every other week.

http://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/changingdialogue/[email protected]

Students for Education Reform

SFER is a recently launched organization at UVA. They work to close the academic achievementgap through research, advocacy, K-12 student mentoring, and more. You can contact them [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/sferuva/info


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Every fall the Virginia Film Festival is hosted at venues around Char-lottesville. Tickets are free to all UVa students, and award winninglms, small budget and big budget, documentaries and dramas, willbe screened from November 7-10 2013.

You can claim tickets at http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/boxof-ce/.

A free festival open to the public on Founders weekend in Aprilto celebrate Jeersons birthday. It combines musical acts, blockparties, panels, workshops, and talks. All the venues are locatednear the downtown mall, a short trolley ride away from grounds. Allevents are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The2013 festival showcased local food, local artists, local radio stations,and included talks on a variety of topics including one called Spiri-tuality, Social Capitalism, Creativity and Media. Its a diverse festivalthat provides a great, easy opportunity to get involved in the localcommunity.

www.tomtomfest.com

From April to December, 7 am to noon you can visit the City Market

at the Downtown mall. Farmers markets can be great places to nddelicious fruits, veggies, and organic concoctions, or just browseand have a nice morning walking around outdoors.

First Night Virginia occurs at the Downtown Mall on New Years Eveto provide an aordable, entertaining, safe celebration. Through-out the night there is music, dance performances, and magic acts.http://www.rstnightva.org/index_ss.html

Virginia Film Festival

Tom Tom Founders Festival

Downtown Mall

Around CharlottesvilleTransportation around Charlottesville to these activities doesnt have to be costly. University Transit

Buses are free to students, and Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) accepts UVa student IDs as fare on all

their buses.

Sometimes, it can appear like the only social opportunities around Charlottesville are costly, whether

its dining on the corner or shopping at the downtown mall. There are actually many cheaper options

than at rst meet the eye.

Sedona Taphouse, located at 1035 Millmont Street behind Barracks shopping center, has aMonday night special where you can get a steak and potatoes for 5 dollars, plus the restaurantdonates a dollar to the UVA Breast Care center and the Charlottesville Woman 4-miler for each

steak sold.


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The Jeerson School City Center is located at 233 4th Street NW.Many non-prots are located there and provide recreational, social,health, and education services to the community. Services you haveto pay for are tailored to your income bracket, for example yogaclasses are available at very cheap prices per class or on a monthlyrate, depending on your income bracket. Partners within the centerinclude the Piedmont Family YMCA, Common Ground Healing Arts,and the Womens Initiative.

http://www.jeersoncitycenter.com/index.php

The Rivanna Trail surrounds UVa grounds and the downtownCharlottesville area. It can be accessed by walking behind theMcCormick Observatory, or near North grounds. The map showstypical access points for UVa students, and is a beautiful trail locatedincredibly close to grounds. Other popular hikes nearby includeHumpback Rocks, Crabtree Falls, or the scenic route along SkylineDrive, the road that passes through Shenandoah National Park.

http://www.rivannatrails.org

The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum is the only museum in theU.S. dedicated to Australian aboriginal art, admission is free and themuseum is open to the public. Every Saturday at 10:30 there is a freeguided tour, and their website provides directions to the museumboth by car and free public transit.

http://www.kluge-ruhe.org/visit/visitor-information

The Virginia Festival of the Book will take place March 19-23 of2014 in Charlottesville. Book fairs, book signings, and panels willtake place, and all events except some receptions and luncheons

are free and open to the public. http://www.vabook.org/index.html/

Jeerson School City Center

Hiking

Cultural Events

The ROSE Program collects gently or never used office supplies from departmentsthroughout UVa, and makes these materials to the community to pick up. Stop by theRecycling Warehouse to drop offor take whatever supplies you like! The ROSE Programis located in the Recycling building at the end of Leake Drive, and is open Monday-Friday8:00-3:00. Current inventory includes folder, files, staplers, binders, boxes, and ink car-

tridges, plus much more.

http://utilities.fm.virginia.edu/recycling/Pages/ROSE-Program.aspx


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ScholarshipsUVa has many opportunities for nancial aid and scholarships, to begin your search see

the link below for a start! There are more opportunities than you can imagine,just start clicking and surng.

http://www.virginia.edu/nancialaid/scholarships.php

To see a list of scholarships oered by the Alumni Association: (No need to be the

descendant of an alumni!)

http://alumni.virginia.edu/student-programs/scholarships/

Access UVA also has a list of scholarships as well as useful information on

paying for college and nancial aid.

Access UVA: http://www.admission.virginia.edu/nancial_aid

Scholarships: http://www.admission.virginia.edu/scholarships

Other websites that pull up thousands of potential scholarships to apply to include:

fastweb.com

scholarships.com

collegescholarships.org


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Allies

John [email protected] Director of SHANTI (Science,Humanities, & Arts Network of TechnologicalInitiatives)John actively works for inclusion and bridgingdifference. His family background has strong

working class roots. And though he is aware thatas a white, middle class, heterosexual male, hehas just about every privilege this society cangrant, he rejects those unearned advantagesand is an active ally of anyone addressing andcorrecting this basic unfairness.

Derrick Alridge

[email protected] of Leadership, Foundations, and

Policy at the Curry School of EducationDerrick Alridge is Professor of History ofEducation in the Social Foundations ofEducation program. His primary areas ofscholarship are African American educationaland intellectual history and the civil rightsmovement. Alridge currently serves as ProgramCoordinator for Social Foundations in the CurrySchool of Education at UVA. He is also Co-Director of The Foot Soldier Project for CivilRights Studies, an oral history and documentary

film project at the University of Georgia, wherehe was previously director of the Institute for

African American Studies.Brian [email protected] Professor and Director/Chair of thethe National Fellowship Program at the MillerCenter of Public AffairsMy scholarship has focused on political history,especially twentieth-century political history.

My specialized interests include interest grouppolitics, the use of expertise in policymaking,attitudes towards the size of government andenvironmental history. Neither of my parentswent to college, although they were both smart,accomplished people. I am dedicated toensuring that all students, regardless ofbackground, have full access to the manyresources here at UVa should they want touse them.

Julie [email protected] of Student Affairs Community Engagement

Julie Caruccio works to connect students andfaculty interested in meaningful service andengagement opportunities in the communitiesbeyond the Grounds. Public service conferences,

youth mentoring programs and partnerships withthe City of Promise, a cradle-to-college-or-career-and-beyond effort in the local community, serveas highlights of her efforts to connect UVastudents with their passions but also to improveaccessibility of UVa for the local low-incomecommunity in particular.Laurie [email protected]

Associate Dean of Students

One terrific aspect of my job (in addition to crisisand on-call/generalist work) is the ability to workclosely with students who are supported partiallyor fully by the AccessUVA Financial Aid programat the University of Virginia. Having been a first-generation college student myself, on everypossible kind of aid, many years ago, I know whatit can be like adjusting to a new environment withthe added challenge of having fewer financialmeans than some of ones peers. I provideprograms and resources, and one-on-one

support/advising, for any student with a questionor concern large or small. Come see me inPeabody Hall (2nd Floor).

Frank Dukes

[email protected] Director of UCARE (University andCommunity Action for Racial Equity)Frank Dukes is a mediator, teacher, andresearcher who directs the Institute for

Environmental Negotiation at UVa. He hasworked on projects involving environment andland use, community development, education,and health. His current work includes consensusbuilding in the Appalachian Coalfields, and healso leads an initiative to address the legacy ofharm from slavery and segregation at theUniversity of Virginia. If you have any questionsor would like to learn more about his work, heencourages you to reach out.


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AlliesValerie [email protected]

Outreach Director, Office of Undergraduate AdmissionAs Director of Outreach and an African Americangraduate of the University, I feel a personalcommitment to attracting highly qualified students ofcolor. My mission is to continue to recruit and enroll

capable candidates in order that they might competeand be successful in this institution. UVa hascommitted its resources, both human and financial, todiversifying U.Va.s student body. The mission of theOutreach Office is to welcome students from

underrepresented minority groups to the University ofVirginia, to help students compete successfully in theadmission process at UVa, and to give studentsgeneral advice about finding a college that will helpthem reach their potential and achieve their dreams.

Gregory Goering

[email protected] Professor of Religious StudiesProf. Goering teaches courses and conducts researchon classical (biblical) Hebrew language, the HebrewBible, ancient Judaism, and on religion and sensory

perception. A first generation college graduate, Prof.Goering always thought he would attend college, buthe never expected to attend graduate school, let aloneteach at a university. He is happy to talk to studentsabout any subject, but especially about: being a firstgeneration college student, coming from a lower socio-economic background than many peers, issues ofidentity (including LGBT, race, ethnicity, etc.), andmatters of religious faith (of whatever religiousbackground), especially as personal religious

commitments might be challenged by higher learning.

Patrice [email protected] Dean of African-American Affairs andAssociate Professor in the Curry School of EducationAt OAAA, Dr. Grimess responsibilities includecoordinating the Faculty-Student Mentoring Program

and implementing the GRAD-STAR Program topromote academic excellence and leadershipdevelopment. She also advises students who pursuepre-professional and post-graduate degree programs.

Since 2006, Dr. Grimes has been an OAAA facultymentor and conducted a variety of workshops. She hasparticipated in many university efforts to increasediversity among faculty and students. In 2011, shereceived UVas EOP Champion Award recognizing hercommitment to the advancement of equal rights andsocial justice.

Megan [email protected] & Assistant Director of RaineyTransition ProgramMegan Haury is a lecturer in the EnglishDepartment who also facilitates the Rainey

Transition Program. Rainey is an academicsummer program geared to transition lower-

income students into college. As part of herwork with Rainey, Megan has worked withstudents from a diverse array of backgrounds.She encourages you to reach out with anyquestions or even just to chat.Dreama [email protected]

Career Counselor, University Career ServicesDreama Johnson is a Career Counselor atUCS. With previous appointments in the Officeof the Dean of Students and UndergraduateFinancial Aid, she has extensive experienceconnecting students to valuable experiencesand resources. She has extensive work withunderrepresented populations including first-generation and low-income students, andencourages you to reach out with questions or

concerns.

Marcus [email protected] President and Chief Officer for Diversity

and EquityDr. Marcus L. Martin is Professor and pastchair of the Department of EmergencyMedicine at U.Va. as well as the first AfricanAmerican to graduate from Eastern Virginia

Medical School, to play varsity football at NCState, and to head a clinical department atU.Va. Dr. Martins involvements include co-chairing the Health System Diversity Councilin 2000, serving as an inaugural member ofthe UVa. Womens Leadership Council,directing the January-term course in St. Kitts

and Nevis, and establishing EMCERT(Emergency Medicine Center for Education,Research and Technology) and the Life

Saving Techniques course for medicalstudents. Dr. Martin is also the PI of theVirginia-North Carolina Alliance to supportunder-represented minority students in theSTEM fields. He hopes to be a valuableresource and looks forward to helping in anyway possible.

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Paul [email protected] in Public Policy at the Batten SchoolI dropped out of the University of SouthernCalifornia after my first year of college. It wasdepressing to say the least. I ran out of money

and hope. I recovered with some help from myfriends and graduated magna cum laude (andPhi Beta Kappa) from the University of Californiaat Irvine. Shortly thereafter I completed a Ph.D.at the University of Wisconsin in PoliticalScience. I'm a first-generation college graduateand look forward to helping out.

Randolph [email protected]

Professor of SpanishI was born in Chile, which at the time was part ofwhat was classified as the Third Worldandindeed we were then much poorer than the US--where I did my undergraduate work. When Icame to study for my graduate degrees in NewYork it was quite a shock, so I know abouttransitions that put us to the test, and how theycan ultimately prove a most positive event in ourlives.

Julie Roa434.924.7449

[email protected] Coordinator, Multicultural StudentServices, Office of the Dean of StudentsThe diversity of our community is a core strengththat enriches the intellectual and socialexperience of all students, faculty and staff onGrounds. By interacting and participating invaried experiences - both inside and outside theclassroom - students develop into educatedcitizens. My goal is to listen to the voices ofvarious communities; to empower students toeducate, support and collaborate with oneanother; and to promote intercultural dialogue,awareness and celebration. If you have anyquestions, or are just looking for someone tochat with, my door is always open and I wouldlove to talk with you more!

Josipa [email protected] Professor of Sociology and Education

Professor Roksa studies social inequality instudents experiences during and aftercollege. If you have questions about academicmatters or navigating the universitybureaucracy, or just want to chat about your

experiences, successes and challenges, shewould be glad to meet.

Carol Anne Spreen

[email protected] Professor of Leadership, Foundations,and Policy at the Curry School of Education

My research centers on political and socio-cultural studies of educational change,particularly the influences of globalization on

teaching and learning.Over the last decade Iserved as a researcher for several of thenations leading educational research centers:School Redesign Network (SRN), NationalCenter for Restructuring Education, Schoolsand Teaching (NCREST), Center forResearch and Evaluation on Standards andStudent Testing (CRESST), and North CentralRegional Educational Laboratory (NCREL).Internationally, I\ve worked with manyeducational development and planning

organizations, and assisted numerousschools, districts and educational Ministrieswith various reform innovations.Christian [email protected] Coordinator of the SAPHE (Student

Affairs Practice in Higher Education) M.Ed. atthe Curry School of EducationProfessor Christian Steinmetz is a Curry

School Lecturer whose teaching experiencehas included classes on College StudentDevelopment and the Politics of Difference.

A first generation college student herself, sheis particularly sensitive to the difficulties oftransitioning to college and finding a sense ofidentity. Feel free to reach out to her forquestions or to talk through any issues relatedto the college experience.


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