Student Spotlight

With a 20 year career at UVA Health, Victoria Sims embarked on a new journey to earn her bachelor's degree with UVA Enlighten.

BIS alumna, Marion Dobbins, credits her school experience with giving her the confidence she needed to pursue her dreams. Today, Dobbins is working toward her Ph.D. and has a book release planned.

Read the story of two School of Continuing and Professional Studies who made time amongst work and family lives to study abroad. They want you to know that you can do it too!

As a single mom and full-time employee with Sentara, the decision to return to school was one long thought out for Maureen Leahey. Refusing to be defined by others, Leahey decided to pursue her education and is now flourishing as a role model for her daughter and a mentor to peers.

Hear from Lyndsay Tolbert Thaxton about her journey to UVA and how it has impacted her career!

Learn more about MPS Alum William McCraw's journey and advice he has for other students!

Learn about Kathiane Schinelli’s inspiring journey of working towards her degree and fulfilling a lifelong dream.

Living their dream of being a writer, SCPS Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies student, Dan Rice, is publishing a second book. Inspired by the colloquial phrase, “I know it like the back of my hand,” Rice’s creative memoir, “The Back of My Hand,” is an exploration into identity and how well we really know ourselves. While blurring the lines between poetry, prose, and poetic prose, the text weaves together mental health, coming out and spirituality.