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Student Experience
What Makes for a Successful UVA Student? Veteran Professor Weighs In as Classes Begin
Sherri Moore has been on Grounds for more than 30 semesters. We tap into her wealth of institutional knowledge on the first day of classes.
Flores stands in front of a sign reading, 'McLoad Hall, School of Nuring, UVA Health.'
Student Experience
Walentas Scholar Katherine Flores Goes From ‘Word Thief’ to Fluent Nursing Student
Flores, who learned English after she came to the U.S. six years ago, graduated at the top of her high school class and plans to become a neonatal nurse, and to continue studying art.
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University News
President Ryan to the Class of 2026: Be Curious, Not Judgmental
A change of location didn’t deter UVA’s annual Opening Convocation and Honor Induction ceremony.
A student looks excitedly at a towel with a painting of the Rotunda and the Lawn held by her mother, as Jim Ryan laughs happily
Student Experience
What Do You Know About UVA? Ryan’s Trivia Quiz Tests Incoming Students
“Move-In Day Trivia” tests local knowledge of first-years who had just arrived on Grounds.
College students in blue and orange clothing cheer from the stands
Student Experience
Photos: First-Years, 4th Side, Fun Run
Move-in at UVA started strong and steadily built momentum throughout the weekend as 4,000 first-year students officially joined the University community.

Emotional Move-In for the Class of 2026

Video: Emotional Move-In for the Class of 2026

A woman moves a blue moving cart down a short flight of stairs
Student Experience
Helpful Greeters, Perfect Weather Welcome Students as Moving-In Begins at UVA
By Saturday evening, the 4,000 members of the Class of 2026 will be on Grounds, ready to hit the ground running.
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