Darden Immigrants & Friends Association (DIFA) is dedicated to empowering immigrants, second-generation, and their supporters at Darden. We advocate for immigrant interests, celebrate diverse identities and cultures, and create professional development opportunities to enhance our members’ growth and success.

The Darden Jewish Student Association (DJSA) seeks to further the awareness of Jewish culture, tradition, and history within the Darden Community through educational and social avenues. The club aims to create a safe space for Jews at Darden, as well as in the Charlottesville community, through engaging in discussions, celebrations, and gatherings of all avenues. DJSA also strives to engage non-Jewish allies to educate them, integrate them into the Jewish community, and fight antisemitism, whether it’s within the Darden community, the greater Charlottesville area, or beyond. The DJSA cultivates and supports a friendly community for all students to congregate, converse, and learn at Darden, while strengthening relationships with other Jewish groups and organizations in Charlottesville and nationally.

The mission of LASA is to provide students interested in Latin American cultures with a forum to pursue cultural, professional, and social opportunities with initiatives designed to encourage a mutually beneficial integration of Latin American Students with the rest of the Darden Community. The club maintains and expands relationships with Latin American alumni and companies to support the career development for LASA members.

Mission Statement:Develop an active community that shares the passion of photography and supports members in their growth and development as photographers?Provide ample opportunities to learn and practice the art of photography?Collaborate with other student clubs and organizations to elevate the Darden student experience?Club Values:Care and respect each other deeply ??Foster an inclusive environment for members irrespective of their photography level?Celebrate creativity of individuals while promoting collaboration with others?

The purpose of the Darden South Asia Society (DSAS) is to create a platform for the students, faculty, and community members to engage with South Asia and its diaspora through academic, social, and cultural initiatives.We aim to achieve the following:Facilitate discussions about cultures and business in South Asia among the Darden CommunityFoster the feeling of a home away from home for the South-Asian Americans and South Asian origin studentsSupport our members and other international students in career and recruitmentSpread awareness about South-Asian region including the countries that are under-represented at DardenEngage with the vast alumni network Events organized by the club would aim to mirror this mission and to bring together a diverse and wide community. 

Darden Student Association Mission Statement“Strengthen the fabric of the Darden community by bridging student voices with the faculty and administration, working to create an environment that fosters community and enhances the social, academic, and professional experiences for students.”Darden Student Association Vision"Empowering the fullest Darden experience.”

Deafness Education & Awareness For Students is a student-run organization that strives to bring awareness to Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL) around grounds. Through recurring meetings, field trips, and partnering with the UVA American Sign Language department, our organization brings to light the history of the Deaf community, discusses current news/issues in the Deaf world, and supports ASL students at the university. 

The purpose of Diversity in Nursing for a Better Community (DNBC) is to promote the importance of creating a diverse and inclusive environment in both the School of Nursing and the nursing profession and unite nursing students by building camaraderie and teamwork through community service and humanitarian efforts abroad.                                                            

Division for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

HistoryDream Corps International was founded in 2004 in North Carolina by students, scholars and overseas Chinese. It is committed to providing quality books to children in disadvantaged communities, promoting the regular opening of libraries, working with teachers, parents and volunteers. Through reading, more children can enrich their understanding of the world and life, and become subjects of independent learning and self-cultivation. At the same time, young people at home and abroad can improve themselves and grow up better through grassroots public welfare activities.Over the past nine years, Dream Corps has opened 48 libraries in 14 provinces and cities across China, donated nearly 60,000 books, and 374 volunteers from all over the world participated in the Dream Action Summer Volunteer Activity (SVP), helping nearly 40,000 students, affecting about 800 teachers and more than 20,000 migrant community residents.MissionWith high-quality books, open libraries, active reading services for children; Educate young people through grassroots public welfare activities.VisionAll children can achieve their dreams through reading.What we are doing in UVAOrganize student activities and raise funds to donate to DC headquarters for public good