“Knowledge indeed is a desirable, a lovely possession.”

Report to the

Advancement and Communications Committee of Board of Visitors

Cindy Fredrick Associate Vice President

Alumni & Parent Engagement and Annual Giving University Advancement

Documented Attendees - Seminars 68% growth since FY11

One-day lectures, talks, seminars • More than the Score • Reunion Seminars • Engaging the Mind • UVaClub Talks

Extended Programs • Civil Rights South • Summer Jefferson Symposium • U.Va. At Oxford

Online Resources • Library • Podcasts • Catalog of educational

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2012-2013 107 U.Va. Faculty

132 Lectures

Pre-game football lectures.

Held in conjunction with Football Weekend Festivities at Alumni Hall.

Average attendance in past 7 years has increased 525%.

Coordination of educational experiences during Reunions Weekend.

Topics have included: Civil War, Health Care Reform, Economics, Personal Finance, Politics of Food.

Public Lecture Series in the Commonwealth.

Partnerships with VA communities: Danville Lynchburg, Petersburg, Franklin, and Eastern Shore. Collaborations with VA Festival of the Book, MLK Community Celebration, & UVA schools/units.

Faculty Talks with UVaClubs

Taking the Grounds to where alumni, parents and friends live.

70+ talks by U.Va. Faculty/Administrators each year, around the world.

Civil Rights South Seminar

Personal meetings and discussions with leaders in the movement and with Julian Bond, seminar leader. Visits to key sites of the movement in 5 cities.

Summer Jefferson Symposium

Extended educational, residential experience for 60 alumni, parents and friends on-Grounds.

Lectures, tours, exhibits and thought-provoking discussions led by Jefferson scholars and experts.

U.Va. At Oxford

Week-long program at Oxford University.

Residential learning for 40 alumni, parents and friends.

Online Resources

Free Alumni Online Library - EBSCO

– five research library databases that offer over 10,000 journals and articles.

Catalog of U.Va. educational resources.

EBSCO Online Library +110% growth since FY11

In the past year, Lifetime Learning podcasts were downloaded or streamed over 3,500 times.

Top 5 Faculty Speakers: Podcast Downloads 2013

1. Gregory Fairchild, Darden 701 2. Rosalyn Berne, Engineering 412 3. Meg Jay, Curry 323 4. Balfour, Walsh - A&S; Brown-Nagin, Law 251 5. Barbara J. Lancaster, Nursing 146

Podcasts

U.Va. Faculty Speaker Society We recognize the faculty speakers for their multiple contributions to Alumni & Parent Engagement

2013 U.Va. GOLD Speaker Society: Over 30 Talks since FY08

Gordon Burris, Senior Assistant to the President, Office of the President