UVA men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett is known not just for wins, but for his emphasis on character and leadership development, on and off the court. (Photo by Matt Riley, UVA Athletics)

UVA fourth-year student Rachel Politi is the epitome of a student-athlete, according to UVA swimming coach Todd DeSorbo. (Photo by Dan Addison, University Communications)

Irene Cheng, Danielle DaCrema, Chris Fu and Kassandra Grimes are Mirzayan Fellows at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. (Photos courtesy of National Academies)

Authors Lee Smith, (from left,) and Adriana Trigiani, both from Southwest Virginia, and historian Douglas Brinkley, have appeared as book festival speakers multiple times and will return Wednesday night. (Contributed photos)

Alumnus Roger Werner was part of the early executive team that planned ESPN's coverage of college basketball, now epitomized by shows like College GameDay, which visited UVA in February. (Photo by Dan Addison, University Communications.)

UVA’s Center for Survey Research will convene an ongoing panel of local citizens to offer their views on issues of the day. (Photo of Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)