{"id":560,"date":"2019-09-05T17:42:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T21:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/raven\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:18:13","slug":"alumni-membership-nominations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/alumni-membership-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Membership Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Each year, the Raven Society solicits nominations for alumni membership. Admission to the Society as alumni ranks among the most selective honors the University confers upon its graduates, and new alumni members are invited to walk with the President\u2019s party at Final Exercises. \u200bMembership is a way to recognize alums for their significant contribution to their field of study, as well as their noted interest in the welfare of the University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Historical procedures for soliciting nominations for alumni membership have reinforced the traditional ways that opportunities are stratified by privilege and wealth, leaving nominations entirely up to those with institutional power. This clearly disadvantages many first-generation, low-income, and otherwise marginalized students and alumni who do not have the benefits of personal connection with high-level administrators. We will now be soliciting nominations from a wider pool, and we strongly encourage all to consider nominating those who fall outside of traditional academic or professional success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><p>Sorry. This form is no longer available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Afe7WWYFrCxGm3grjHyqwp_-7Py5oInyTP5_A8wtcUw\/edit?tab=t.0\">this document<\/a> for the full alumni membership nomination guidelines. <strong>Nominations should be submitted no later than 5 pm on Monday, October 13, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">All nominations must consist of the attached nomination form (below), a letter of support detailing the candidates qualifications (pdf format only), and the candidate&#8217;s CV or resume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Please contact Raven Society Vice President, at <a href=\"mailto:ravensociety-vicepresident@virginia.edu\">ravensociety-vicepresident@virginia.edu <\/a>with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Raven Society solicits nominations for alumni membership. 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