{"id":2562,"date":"2023-10-25T13:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/qva\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T17:32:13","slug":"qva-fall-weekend-photos-and-quarterly-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/qva-fall-weekend-photos-and-quarterly-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"QVA Fall Weekend Photos and Quarterly Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to QVA\u2019s quarterly newsletter, where we celebrate achievements and share news from the vibrant LGBTQ+ UVA community being built by students, faculty, staff, and our global network of alumni. Please follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/queervirginia\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queervirginia\">Facebook<\/a> where we&#8217;ll post highlights of our work and events!<\/p>\n<h2>2023 Fall Weekend Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2564\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/QVA-Board-and-Interns_FY24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/QVA-Board-and-Interns_FY24.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/QVA-Board-and-Interns_FY24-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple weeks ago we hosted over 100 LGBTQ+ alumni, students, faculty, and staff for a 3-day weekend on Grounds. We hope you enjoy looking through <a href=\"https:\/\/domenickfini.passgallery.com\/-qva2023fallweekend\/gallery\">photos from the weekend<\/a>! Please credit @finiphotos as you share on social media.<\/p>\n<p>It was a heart-warming opportunity to meet and reconnect with UVA friends, celebrate the incredible accomplishments of QVA and the entire LGBTQ+ UVA community over the past decades, and commit to continue moving forward together. Highlights included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Happy hour downtown on the Quirk rooftop, where we heard from Bernard Mayes Award Winner, Brian Rosman, about his leadership in the LA queer community and the Tennessee LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n<li>Sunset gala at Montalto overlooking Monticello, celebrating our award winners Brian Rosman, Jasmine Hall Ratliff, and Aaron Laushway (In Memoriam)<\/li>\n<li>Sunday brunch at the LGBTQ Center in Newcomb, followed by a farewell toast in Garden II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Events<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2563 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/August-NYC-Event.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/August-NYC-Event.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/August-NYC-Event-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our alumni expressed a craving for a return to in-person connection post-pandemic, so mark your calendars for city-specific events in the next few months!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Washington D.C. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, join us at the new LGBTQ+ bar Shakers from 5:45 &#8211; 7:45PM! More info will be emailed soon to D.C. area alumni<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco (~January)<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles (~March)<\/li>\n<li>Reunions in Charlottesville (first and second weekends in June)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also had a wonderful event in NYC in August at Duplex, the LGBTQ+ bar next to Stonewall, with over 40 alumni in attendance.<\/p>\n<h2>Donation Request<\/h2>\n<p>With all the progress we\u2019ve made, there\u2019s still more work to be done to meet the critical demand we now face for scholarship funding. <strong>We are already struggling to meet growing demand and risk falling behind without your help.<\/strong> Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/20148\/donations\/new\">consider making a $100 contribution<\/a> to the QVA Operating Endowment or the Wavelength Scholarship Endowment using the donate button below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-orange\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/20148\/donations\/new\">Support LGBTQ+ Programming and Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to discuss how a larger donation could support specific types of needed scholarships or programming, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me at <a href=\"mailto:lance@queervirginia.org\">lance@queervirginia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for your support in building a better University of Virginia community. Together we have achieved so much, and I am excited to see where we can build from here.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely yours,<br \/>\nLance C. Guthrie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to QVA\u2019s quarterly newsletter, where we celebrate achievements and share news from the vibrant LGBTQ+ UVA community being built by students, faculty, staff, and our global network of alumni. 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