Orientation Leaders
Orientation Leaders serve as your first "Welcome" to UVA. Our OLs are well-respected leaders in their communities around Grounds, and are eager to help you find yours!
After you meet your Orientation Leader (OL), please feel free to contact them. They are here to answer your questions on a variety of UVA topics, whether general, academic, or social. Click on each OL's name below to read their bio.
Talk to me about...Black Student Life, Echols, Schedule Building, and First Year Dos and Don'ts
Talk to me about...Ask me about volunteer work, meal exchange places, psych classes to take, dorm life.
Talk to me about...Multicultural events, Latinx Student Center, Latinx CIOs, Residential Colleges, First-Gen resources.
Talk to me about...study spots on grounds, Camp Kesem at UVA, good eats in charlottesville (and coffee!), Carter Mountain Sunset Series
Talk to me about...English classes, poetry on grounds, LGBTQ resources, FGLI resources, multicultural events
Talk to me about...Best AAS classes, where to get good coffee, Office of African-American Affairs, Speech and Debate, UVA Sports
Talk to me about...Ask me about: music and bands on grounds, obscure study spots where you won't be discovered, how to find free merch/food events, religious groups on grounds, pre-med/pre-PA advising, and how to get around if you don't own any means of transport
Talk to me about...pre-med classes/clubs, volunteer opportunities, food/dining at UVA
Talk to me about...volunteering on grounds or in the Charlottesville community, living in dorms, first year, pre-med advice
Talk to me about...Being a Black Student at UVA, Collegiate 100, Black CIO's on grounds, Being out of state, Being a Posse Scholar, & Mental Health Resources.
Talk to me about...Latinx Student Center, Peer Mentoring Program, Computer Science stuff, Center of Diversity for Engineering, Acapella
Talk to me about...UGS, best places to eat on the corner, living on grounds, best history classes, multicultural events, sustainability, and how to spend 90% of your time on the lawn!
Talk to me about...Ask me about: UVA dance scene, makerspaces on grounds, cultural orgs, architecture school,
Talk to me about...Chemistry, pre Med/PA/Pharm, Econ, joining clubs, live laugh-loving on grounds, food options here, the organizations Im part of, ... really just ask me anything and i will serve :)
Talk to me about...Anything nursing, the best local restaurants, easy & interesting classes, cultural organizations/clubs, best study spots
Talk to me about...intro bio, Hoos Getting Ready, AP credits, the Corner, Saxbys, dorm life
Talk to me about...The pre-med track, Residential college life, volunteering, the best study spots
Talk to me about...Arts on grounds, time-management, courseload, support systems, UVA culture and traditions.
Talk to me about...Arts on grounds, fun classes, humanities resources, diversity equity and inclusion.
Talk to me about...Ask me about, how to prioritize your self and handle stress, as well as commerce pre-reqs, and multicultural organizations.
Talk to me about...Food places downtown, Multicultural events, Sports, Pre-Med or Media Studies classes.
Talk to me about...Exploring Charlottesville, best local restaurants & coffee shops, balancing pre-med at UVA, study abroad, Spanish, volunteering in cville, working in college, staying active, finding your community!
Talk to me about...Ask me about: Pre-med classes, study abroad, the dance program, EMT work, and being in the E-school!
Talk to me about...Pre-Med Classes, Greek Life, Multicultural Student Centers, Clubs, Mental Health Resources, Transportation, Residential Colleges
Talk to me about...Ask me about: Choir and A cappella, Latinx Student Center, double majoring, being an RA, best meal exchange places on grounds.
Talk to me about...best food on/around campus. being queer at UVA, greek life, data science, dorm life
Talk to me about...Best places to eat on the Corner, UVA in Valencia, Outdoors Club, volunteering with Madison House
Talk to me about...Ask me about: pre-law opportunities, club sports, underrated study spots
Talk to me about...ask me about pre-med classes, any black organization, boba, and food!
Talk to me about...The Multicultural Student Center, African and African American Studies classes, Cafes downtown, and the Washington Society
Talk to me about...GPH Major, being a first-generation student, Latinx Student Center, handling extracurriculars, pre-med resources.
Talk to me about...Transferring to UVA, the School of Education and Human Development, Queer Student Union events, meal plans, and student accommodations
Talk to me about...Anything english major, transfer process and credits, area programs, Latinx center, fun clubs, editing and social media opportunities, UVA facts and lore, food on and off grounds.
Talk to me about...Ask me about: Batten, applying to majors, Christian community, finding a job on Grounds, searching for classes