Service & Advocacy Clubs
Volunteers with International Students, Staff, and Scholars (VISAS)
VISAS (Volunteers with International Students, Staff, and Scholars) is a free English language and cultural exchange program that serves UVA’s international community and their families. Through VISAS programs, volunteers and international participants practice English together, meet new people, build meaningful …
Warm Up America @ UVA
Warm-Up America is a nation-wide, service-oriented organization that has its own chapter here on grounds. Warm Up America's mission is to crochet and knit different items to then donate to people in need. Every week, we meet for one hour, …
Women in Computing Sciences
WiCS at UVA is organized for educational purposes to spread awareness about issues confronting women in the field of technology, providing a network and community to inspire women to explore educational and professional opportunities in technology, grow interest in and …
Women in Medicine Initiatives
Women in Medicine Initiatives (WIMI) is a peer mentoring group for women interested in careers in health-related fields. We meet biweekly, bringing in doctors, medical school faculty, nutritionists, research faculty and more to talk about their paths to successful careers …
Women in Policy at UVA
Women in Policy at UVA is established for the expressed purpose of:1. Creating an environment to share viewpoints, exchange perspectives, and expand knowledge and understandings of complex policy issues 2. Engaging with the Charlottesville community and local and national policy …
Women's Asian American Leadership Initiative at UVA
The Women’s Asian American Leadership Initiative (WAALI) is a student-facilitated and MSS-sponsored leadership development program for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th year Asian/Asian-American women identifying students. For 2 hours a week within an 8-week span in the Fall Semester, cohort members …
Women's Business Forum at McIntire
We are a student-run organization at the University of Virginia, providing an open forum to discuss issues that are unique to gender and explore the challenges faced in the workplace. This group also focuses on networking with top companies and …
Yellow Door at UVA
Yellow Door at UVA is a service-oriented outreach club that helps raise money and awareness for a local Charlottesville nonprofit: the Yellow Door Foundation. Founded in 2017 by UVA Alum JoAnne McTague, this organization provides long-term lodging for pediatric patients …
Young Americans for Freedom at UVA
MissionYoung Americans for Freedom (YAF) at UVA is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values. YAF chapters can provide …
Young Democratic Socialists of America at UVA
YDSA at UVA is a part of the youth section of the Democratic Socialists of America. YDSA and DSA are committed to building economic, social, and political power for the mulit-racial working class through strategic issue campaigns, labor organizing, mutual …