Programs

"A Guide to Primary Resources for U.S. History" by the Virginia Center for Digital History and the Miller Center of Public Affairs is a Web site dedicated to helping secondary school teachers, particularly 11th grade history teachers in Virginia, find primary resources on the Web.

Designed expressly for technical professionals and managers, the Accelerated Master's Degree Program in Systems and Information Engineering is a hands-on, practical program of study that will give you the problem-solving and analytical skills you need to maximize existing resources and uncover breakthrough opportunities for your organization. The Program's dual emphasis on engineering and business skills will place you in a unique position to further your company's strategic goals.

AccessUVa is the University of Virginia’s financial aid program designed to keep a higher education affordable for all admitted students regardless of economic circumstance.

This 10-course certificate program prepares individuals to assume greater responsibility for the accounting function. Course offered at UVa's Northern Virginia Center.

The mission of Adopt-a-Grandparent is to create meaningful, one-on-one relationships with seniors in the Charlottesville community that will improve the quality of life of participants, both seniors and volunteers. We want to make sure the seniors in our community know how special they are to us!

Students represent elderly clients in negotiations, administrative hearings, and court proceedings on a variety of legal matters, including basic wills and powers of attorney, guardianships, consumer issues, Medicaid and Medicare benefits, nursing home regulation and quality of long-term care, elder abuse and neglect, and advance medical directives. Students develop practical skills by participating in client interviewing, counseling, and trial advocacy. Students may engage in policy analysis and advocacy work with partnering organizations including including the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), the Legal Aid Justice Center, the Virginia Elder Rights Coalition, and the Senior Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association.

VFH is a catalyst for the cultural, civic, artistic, and educational vitality of the Commonwealth. Their purpose is to understand the past and confront issues in the present, in order to help shape a more promising future. They seek to discover and share untold stories, encourage lifelong learning, and promote civil discourse.

The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) has developed the African American Heritage Program as an educational and economic resource for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The initiative is designed to encourage tourism to African American heritage sites and organizations in Virginia, while increasing knowledge of the African-American experience.

Directed by ethnomusicologist & Africanist Michelle Kisliuk This ensemble focuses on traditional music and dance forms from West Africa (Ghana, Togo) and Central Africa (BaAka pygmies). The group develops tight ensemble dynamics, aural musicianship, and a polymetric sensibility, and performs several times per year.

"Afro-American Sources in Virginia: A Guide to Manuscripts" is an electronic, searchable archive of primary source materials at Virginia repositories that relate to the Afro- American experience.