UVA student volunteers are helping walk young children to Clark Elementary School, joining the “walking bus.”

Several years ago, a trio of UVA doctoral students in English decided to see if they could create Jefferson’s unrealized idea for a planetarium in the Dome Room.

JPJ doors open at 2 p.m. and seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Overflow seating will be available at Old Cabell Hall and Klöckner Stadium.

As a longtime liaison to UVA’s Young Women Leaders Program, Burley Middle School counselor Leslie Fendley encouraged her undergraduate daughter, Ella, to get involved.

The Virginia Film Festival brought together dozens of contemporary actors, directors and producers to screen their films and talk about their work before many sold-out crowds.

The film highlights community members and descendants of the enslaved laborers who helped build and maintain the University in its early years.

Jonathan Majors stars in the new film, “Devotion,” and was honored for his early achievements.

Kern Jackson, a 1987 UVA graduate, was crucial to making the documentary “Descendant,” which will be screened at the Virginia Film Festival on Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. at Violet Crown.

The Virginia Film Festival, which runs through Sunday, features several directorial debuts and films made by UVA alumni, faculty and staff.

Morton has years of experience carving pumpkins for entities at the University.