Hello, Hola, and Olá, As we wrap up the year, thank you for showing up for one another, celebrating our stories, and strengthening our alumni network during these critical times. Here is a quick recap from this year! Bolívar Connections/Conexões Happy Hours (DC & NYC, Feb–Mar) Kicked off the year with opportunities to reconnect and […]
Hi all! With the change of the seasons from summer to fall, we are also excited to announce the transition of the Bolívar Network board, inviting new alumni who are eager to engage with our broader community. We welcome nine new board members joining the following committees: Admissions, Alumni Community Engagement, Fundraising & Development, Professional […]
Spring 2023 We are still reminiscing about the first-ever Juntos event on Grounds hosted by the University of Virginia Alumni Association! Thanks to all of the alumni and students that gathered in Charlottesville this April to reconnect with each other and the broader UVA community. We can not wait to do it again! We also […]
December 2022 Whether a student, alumnus, staff, faculty, and/or parent, we all make up the UVA familia. In the spirit of being a part of this community, we wanted to recognize the shooting that killed three UVA students: Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry, and injured two others: Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan. […]
October 2022 Happy end of National Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month! We hope you had a good month and first few weeks of fall, which is always a time of transition and change. The Bolívar Network has been working diligently to plan a series of engagements over the coming months. Whether you made it to […]
June 2022 Before we go into this edition of our quarterly newsletter, we wanted to take a moment to remember the lives lost during the devastating school shooting at Robb Elementary School. Our community in and outside of Uvalde is still in mourning, and we send our thoughts and prayers to all those impacted by […]
April 2022 The Bolívar Network was founded in 1997, exactly 25 years ago. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, we are excited to share that within the next few weeks we will be launching a new logo to reflect our commitment to the BN’s mission! Throughout this year and into the future, the Bolívar Network will […]
January 2022 ¡Saludos! We hope you have had a nice fall season and enjoyed some quality time to rest and gather safely during the holiday season! As we begin another calendar year, and a particularly important one for the Bolívar Network as we are celebrating our 25th anniversary, we wanted to share some of our significant work from […]
September 2021 Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! We hope you had a great summer as we are excited to share some updates on what the Board has been working on since our spring newsletter. As UVA students, new and old, were preparing to go to Grounds after a year filled with much uncertainty, we have […]
June 2021 Congratulations to the Class of 2021 on their graduation and the Class of 2020 on their belated graduation walk! For those who just graduated, we commend your perseverance and dedication to concluding your undergraduate career during such a difficult time, and we welcome you to the alumni community with open arms. This past […]