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Envision Magazine

Envision Magazine

Envision

For more than 25 years, Envision has served as the University of Virginia's publication dedicated to highlighting the entire landscape of philanthropic impact. Envision demonstrates the variety of opportunities to support the University by telling the stories of our loyal benefactors and those who have benefited from the generosity of the UVA community.

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Scholarships
A Pathway For Success
Among the initial group of Piedmont Scholars, Christian Garcia and Abdullah "Sam" Al Samaraee represent the promise of the UVA-PVCC partnership.
Student Experience
Supporting Their Service
An anonymous gift provides student veterans with on-field recognition during baseball games and additional support for unexpected expenses.
Scholarships
Empowering Leaders, Scholars, and Citizens
Two scholarships attract the very best students to UVA.
Student Experience
Bridge to Beauty
Students and other members of the University community will soon have an attractive new option for traveling to and from Central Grounds on foot.
UVA
A Shining Star
Walk through the McArthur Squash Center during a varsity team match and you just might be awestruck.
Research
Five Questions: Malo Hutson
Five Questions with Malo Hutson, Dean and Edward E. Elson Professor at the UVA School of Architecture
Scholarships
The Palmers’ Perfect Game
A Virginia Softball icon and her mom provide enduring support.
Democracy
Preserving the Presidency
Former presidents and those who worked with them have much to teach future generations about the presidency.

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Education
3:25
The Gift of Education

At UVA, education is truly everything.

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UVA Democracy in Action: Melody Barnes
Democracy
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UVA Democracy in Action: Melody Barnes
UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy
Democracy
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UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy
The Heart of Research: Daria Skwarznska
Research
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The Heart of Research: Daria Skwarznska

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Preserving the Presidency
Grid of former presidents
Democracy
Preserving the Presidency
Former presidents and those who worked with them have much to teach future generations about the presidency.
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Lines of Hope
Dr. Bauer
Research
Lines of Hope
The Farrell Family makes $1.3 million gift to pancreatic cancer research at UVA in honor of late Board of Visitors Rector and alum Thomas F. Farrell II.
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Gift of Education: Risa Goluboff
Risa Goluboff
Engagement
Gift of Education: Risa Goluboff
Risa Goluboff is the dean of the School of Law and the Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law.
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Honoring a Vision
Diane and Paul Manning at Home
Research
Honoring a Vision
The exciting new Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology will achieve a vision of better health for all.
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Multi-Million Dollar Gift Creates Two Professorships for UVA’s Center for Politics
Drone Lawn View
Democracy
Multi-Million Dollar Gift Creates Two Professorships for UVA’s Center for Politics
Gifts and Matching Funds Totaling $4.5 Million to Fund New Bicentennial Professor of Politics and John S. McCain Professor of Practice
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The Heart of Research: Dr. Bill Petri
Bill Petri
Research
The Heart of Research: Dr. Bill Petri
Whether providing expert care or advancing knowledge about infectious diseases, Dr. Bill Petri remains a vital asset to the UVA community—and the world.
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How UVA’s Honor the Future Campaign Helps Turn Ambitions Into Reality
Aviator Statue in Blue
UVA Giving
How UVA’s Honor the Future Campaign Helps Turn Ambitions Into Reality
Generosity from friends and supporters has enhanced UVA’s vibrant community, its culture of service, and the collaborative curiosity of its faculty and students.
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Leaning into a Curve
Deb and Judy
Research
Leaning into a Curve
A mother’s diagnosis inspires a bequest for cancer research.
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Small Students, Big Opportunities
Daphna Bassok
Research
Small Students, Big Opportunities
Daphna Bassok, Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the School of Education and Human Development.
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Where Data Meets Hope
Carol Manning
Research
Where Data Meets Hope
The new Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease Center Data Commons is helping researchers like Dr. Carol Manning better understand and treat the neurodegenerative disease.
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Nau Foundation Gift Will Strengthen Democracy
Kristina Richardson teaching
Democracy
Nau Foundation Gift Will Strengthen Democracy
John L. Nau III (Col '68) has created an endowment to support democracy and the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History.
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The Heart of Research – Daria Skwarzynska
Daria Skwarzynska
Research
The Heart of Research – Daria Skwarzynska
Daria Skwarzynka (Med ’24) believes in working together to discover something big. Learn about her research and how she wants to motivate other researchers.
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Like a Fingerprint
Nathan Swami
Research
Like a Fingerprint
Critical research investments spark the invention of a diagnostic microchip with great potential.
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UVA Democracy in Action: Melody Barnes
Melody Barnes in library
Democracy
UVA Democracy in Action: Melody Barnes
From a career in Washington, D.C., to the Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Melody Barnes remains focused on democracy.
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January 6th Insurrection
Update  •  January 6, 2022
Karsh Institute Board Members Discuss Threats to Democracy
The Karsh Institute of Democracy’s inaugural advisory board meets Thursday, January 6th, the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Advisory Board’s Diverse Perspectives to Guide UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy
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Democracy
Advisory Board’s Diverse Perspectives to Guide UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy
The advisory board features a breadth of personal and professional experiences—business, law, academic, political, philanthropic, service, entrepreneurial, journalism—as well as a current UVA student.
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Discovering DNA at UVA
Kate Theisen
Leaders in Philanthropy
Discovering DNA at UVA
Kate Theisen’s path to a distinguished career at the FBI Laboratory started with undergraduate research at UVA. Her bequest will provide that opportunity to future students.
  • Leaders in Philanthropy
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Expertise & A Gentle Nature
Dr. Fadul
Research
Expertise & A Gentle Nature
Joanne Walsh’s positive experience at UVA Cancer Center inspired her to fund future research on brain cancer.
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Led by Karsh Family Gift, UVA Plans $100 Million for Institute of Democracy
Bruce and Martha Karsh
Democracy
Led by Karsh Family Gift, UVA Plans $100 Million for Institute of Democracy
The Institute will build on UVA’s expertise in the study of democracy, public policy and leadership and fund construction of a new building for public forums, classes, and research.
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A Place to Learn and Flourish
UVA Contemplative Commons Rendering at Dusk
Student Experience
A Place to Learn and Flourish
The Contemplative Commons will be an innovative complex that connects the UVA community through opportunities for intense collaboration and quiet reflection.
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Ready for Impact
Cam Morales
Scholarships
Ready for Impact
Cam Morales is looking forward to shaping the public good in the world of Washington, D.C., policymaking.
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A Pathway For Success
cap toss
Scholarships
A Pathway For Success
Among the initial group of Piedmont Scholars, Christian Garcia and Abdullah "Sam" Al Samaraee represent the promise of the UVA-PVCC partnership.
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Supporting Their Service
Tim and Thomas Widmark Gift
Student Experience
Supporting Their Service
An anonymous gift provides student veterans with on-field recognition during baseball games and additional support for unexpected expenses.
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Empowering Leaders, Scholars, and Citizens
Lawn with a light blue filter
Scholarships
Empowering Leaders, Scholars, and Citizens
Two scholarships attract the very best students to UVA.
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The Palmers’ Perfect Game
Softball game in Palmer Park
Scholarships
The Palmers’ Perfect Game
A Virginia Softball icon and her mom provide enduring support.
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Rotunda Early Spring
Update  •  March 3, 2023
UVA Invests Additional $65 Million in Bicentennial Funds for Scholarships, Professorships
The matching funds have enhanced access to UVA for students and helped attract and retain top faculty.
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The Gift of Education: Joseph Williams
Joseph Williams
Faculty Support
The Gift of Education: Joseph Williams
Joseph Williams is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Development
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What Drives Us
Jomar Aryee and Taylor Thompson
Scholarships
What Drives Us
Catching up with Jomar Aryee (Med '20) and Taylor Thompson (Arch '21) talk about what drives them since leaving UVA.
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Ahead of Their Time
Blake and Paulette Morant on the beach
Leaders in Philanthropy
Ahead of Their Time
In the nearly five decades since they graduated from UVA, Blake and Paulette Morant have forged a lasting and deep connection with the University.
  • Leaders in Philanthropy
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Fueled by Passion
John and Patricia Epps
Scholarships
Fueled by Passion
John and Patty Epps met on Grounds in the early seventies. Fifty years later, they’re still passionate about supporting the university that brought them together.
  • Leaders in Philanthropy
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How UVA’s Honor the Future Campaign Helps Turn Ambitions Into Reality
Aviator Statue in Blue
UVA Giving
How UVA’s Honor the Future Campaign Helps Turn Ambitions Into Reality
Generosity from friends and supporters has enhanced UVA’s vibrant community, its culture of service, and the collaborative curiosity of its faculty and students.
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The Power Generator
Jill Tietjen, Leader in Philanthropy
Faculty Support
The Power Generator
Trailblazing engineer, author, and advocate Jill Tietjen is ensuring that future engineers have the tools to succeed.
  • Leaders in Philanthropy
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Set on Success
Leslie Oviedo outside McIntire
Scholarships
Set on Success
Leslie Oviedo never imagined she’d end up at UVA. Now that she’s here, she’s ready to seize every opportunity and take care of business.
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That First Year at UVA
Drone over Grounds at Sunset
Scholarships
That First Year at UVA
As the fall semester began, first-year scholarship recipients shared their hopes and aspirations for their time at the University.
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A Legacy for a Free Spirit
Waimea Canyon
Scholarships
A Legacy for a Free Spirit
Good friends create a bicentennial scholarship to serve as a lasting tribute to Sachi Pace (Engr ’96).
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For the Commonwealth
Joseph Webster Whitehead
Scholarships
For the Commonwealth
Extending loving care to the public good, Mary Frances Morris remembers Joseph Webster Whitehead, Virginia statesman and UVA Law alumnus.
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Her Confident Start
Darnisha at a foodtruck
Scholarships
Her Confident Start
Blue Ridge Scholarships bring high-achieving students like Darnisha Augustin to Grounds.
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Rotunda on a sunny day
Update  •  March 4, 2022
Nau Foundation Supports Establishment of 10 New Democracy Professorships at UVA
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors approved a resolution authorizing the establishment of 10 endowed professorships in the College of Arts & Sciences to be allocated among the history, politics, classics and philosophy departments.
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Bridging the Affordability Gap
Rotunda - Days on the Lawn
Scholarships
Bridging the Affordability Gap
Out-of-state students bring value to the UVA experience and a new scholarship will help middle-income families.
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A Faithful Fan
Gregory Ledford greeting baseball team
Scholarships
A Faithful Fan
Gregory Ledford (McIntire ’79) was an avid fan of UVA men’s basketball and baseball. His enduring gift is helping to promote excellence on and off the court.
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