Amnesty International at UVA is part of the larger Amnesty International movement and fights injustice by campaigning for human rights causes ranging from gun control to women's rights to refugee rights. Our chapter organizes educational events, fundraisers, and letter-writing and social media campaigns to advance Amnesty International’s objectives. We also support the Charlottesville community through fundraisers and advocacy for local causes.

A Moment of Magic is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit dedicated to improve the quality of life of vulnerable and underserved children and inspire them to be brave, strong, and fearless. AMOM creates fun and engaging social wellness programming and partakes in hospital volunteer visits with the hope to instill magic within these children.

Animal Justice Advocates at UVA is an organization that upholds students as valued participants in our education, committed to “leading lives of honor." The UVA Honor Committee frames our honor code as one that “calls us to be honorable to each other not merely by not committing transgressions, but also by doing reverence to the other in our midst.” We challenge our university not only to divest from violence against animals, but also to become a leader in progressive and compassionate education. Moving forward with great hope in the university, we are nonetheless mindful of the university’s history of oppression, and while committed to and focused on issues specific to animals, we aim to promote an understanding of the intersections of systems of oppression affecting animals, humans, and the environment. At a university founded on the principle of student governance, it is our responsibility as students to insist that the pursuit of knowledge be rooted in compassion; the alternative is a university grounded in oppression.

The objective of this organization shall be to benefit all students, Cadets, Soldiers, civilians, family members, ROTC alumni, and guests of the Cavalier Army Cadet Association by providing a monetary operating fun to defer the cost of team building activities and to assist in personnel recognition activities and social functions of the Cavalier Battalion.

The Asian Pacific American Leadership Training Institute (APALTI) is a student-facilitated and MSS-sponsored leadership development program for 30-40 1st and 2nd year APISAA (Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian American) students. APALTI is a leadership development program based on the Social Change Model of Leadership and infuses concepts of cultural identity within the curriculum. Within the 10-week program, students are able to learn about their leadership identity and efficacy in the context of their cultural identity(ies) through a number of activities, workshops, speakers, projects, and other educational tools. The hope for the program is that each participant will be able to understand their capabilities of creating social positive change and that each understand that leadership and social change is a process, rather than a position

The purpose of AWM at UVA is to create a community in which women and gender minorities can thrive in their mathematical endeavors, and to promote equitable opportunity and treatment within the UVA Department of Mathematics and across the mathematical sciences. We hold biweekly general meetings to host activities such as roundtable discussions, panels, and informal meet-and-greets. We also host one-off events like lunches with professors.

The purpose of the Astronomy Club is to promote interest in Astronomy in the University community; further knowledge about Astronomy in a "hands-on" atmosphere; provide opportunities for better interactions between students and the Astronomy Department; and discuss and challenge conventional ideas of Astrophysics among members. 

Autism Allies is a CIO that strives to make connections with the autism community in Charlottesville through volunteering, mentoring, fundraising, and raising awareness for local organizations that provide services for individuals on the autism spectrum. We have general body meetings about once a month, as most of our work involves volunteering in the community throughout the semester, usually on weekdays or weekends. There are two main components to our club - general volunteering opportunities that you sign up for online on a first-come first-serve basis and a mentorship program where you are matched with someone in the community with autism and meet up at least 6 times per semester, in both one-on-one or larger group settings. General volunteering opportunities have included the VIA Lunch Buddies Program, CRAAG Social Sundays, and volunteering at Ben and Jerry’s for Free Cone Day. Mentorship activities have included eating on the Corner, playing sports together, or group activities like going to Carters’ Mountain or bowling!

Ballet and Books is a national, non-profit organization striving to reduce the literacy gap through the hybrid storytelling of dance and reading. In our extracurricular programming led by college students, we provide 6-9-year-olds with an opportunity to improve their literacy skills through a combination of dance instruction and dialogic reading.

Who Are We?BAPS (Become A Problem-Solver) is an initiative that applies systems thinking to advance the operations of service organizations at the University of Virginia. While we are led by systems engineering students, we are open to ALL majors, ALL years, and do NOT have an application process. How Does It Work? We network with different service organizations across Grounds to understand some of the problems that they face, then we take on those organizations as our clients for a semester (i.e., we have fall projects and spring projects). Interested BAPS members are split up into project teams, where they employ technical systems expertise to refine and improve the operations of their assigned client, to ultimately help them solve the problem they're facing. At the end of each semester, all the project teams present their solutions to their clients and the BAPS Executive Team. Former clients include Madison House, the Gordie Center, FoodAssist, SWAP UVA, the UVA Wheelchair Tennis Team, YellowRed, and Josie's Way. An example of a recent project conducted by one of our project teams was creating an automated tracking system for FoodAssist to help them see when their volunteers arrived and left their shifts throughout the week.Why Should You Join?Since we are a relatively new initiative (est. March 2024), we have a lot of open Exec Team positions. Also, you can add any projects that you participate in straight to your LinkedIn, resume, etc. Further, if you are interested in following the consulting track, BAPS is a great item to talk about in interviews, as we apply problem-solving skills to address real challenges for real clients. We have gotten feedback from previous members that BAPS was one of the main items their now employers were interested in on their consulting applications.Have Questions?Please visit our website bapsatuva.org for more details on our operations. If you know that you would like to join us or have immediate questions, please feel free to email us at bapscontact@virginia.edu.