Jambo! The summer is here and for most of us, it is hot, sticky, and sweaty.
We encourage you to:
- Make the time to get outside during safe weather conditions and soak in the Vitamin D.
- Enjoy quiet and fun time with your family and friends.
- Reflect on your life journey and commitments for the rest of the year.
- Consider how you will help with the conditions — social, political, and economic — of our nation (without undue stress, if possible).
And lastly, please send us ideas about how we can continue to create more awareness and engagement with Ubunye this upcoming 2026-27 year. We are going into the upcoming season being mindful of how we have to be intentional to “protect our being” at UVA.
Follow us on Instagram @ubunye_uva and join the Black alumni groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Please share this link with fellow alumni and in particular, young alumni, to ensure their contact information is up to date.
Go Hoos!
Debby Stroman (Educ class of ’82)
If you have friends who are Black alumni and are not receiving our emails, please share this post so that they can join our listserv to receive communications, event invitations, and more!

