She was a founding student member of the Bolívar Network in 1997, now, 24 years later she’s helping lead the charge in the Network’s revival Gina M. Flores Stumpf (’00) was in her second year at the University of Virginia when she helped found the Bolívar Network, the University’s Hispanic and Latino/a/x Alumni Network, alongside […]
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 […]
We caught up with Nathália Dunlap (Col class of ’19) to hear about her initiative in creating Somos, the first early-in-career Hispanic and Latinx network at Microsoft. A computer science major and former DoD employee, when Nathália arrived at Microsoft she joined HOLA, the company’s Employee Resource Group (ERG) for Hispanic and Latinx employees. However, […]
March 2021 Although so much in the world has changed since the last Bolívar Network newsletter was released December 2020, the Bolívar Network board continues to meet regularly to foster engagement across the alumni community and the students and leaders at UVA in a virtual capacity. We are proud to announce that we met our […]
In collaboration with Bolívar Network and UVA’s Multicultural Student Center, Batten Latinx Network is looking to support our current UVA Latinx community by providing them a conversation with alumni making an impact in their community. Currently, Latinx students at UVA have a variety of interests and long-term career goals, but one thing is sure: they […]
Please join us in congratulating Patrick Riccards (Col class of ’95) on the launch of the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement (DFI). The DFI is a national effort designed to improve the teaching and learning of history, using short, provocative videos to make history more interesting and relevant to today’s learners. The centerpiece of […]
On Saturday, December 5, 2020, at 11:00am, the Bolívar Network, UVA’s network for Hispanic/Latinx/Latino alumni, hosted a Virtual Awards Brunch honoring the recipients of our annual Book Scholarship Award, the Pablo J. Davis Award, and announced a new impact award, the Valerie Gregory Award, along with its inaugural recipient. The Bolívar Network is excited to […]
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Alumni in Activism panel in partnership with the Latinx Student Center. Together, we discussed turning our passion for advocacy into an impactful career alongside trailblazing UVA Latinx alumni who are currently working in different areas of advocacy. Speaking on these experiences, they discussed how […]
November 2020 Whether you are a recent alum or graduated many years ago, we want to invite you to join us in rebuilding the Bolívar Network! In this unprecedented time when the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for racial and social justice are calling us to navigate challenging dynamics, we know how important it is to […]
Please join us in recognizing Jenny Willier Murphy (Col class of ’89) for her dedication spending over 20 years working on rule of law, citizen justice and security reform programming, and issues with the U.S. State Department, USAID (US Agency of International Development), and other organizations/companies. She has special expertise in the Americas and has […]