A huge thank you to everyone that came out to the first Afro-Latinx Student Organization (ALSO) and Bolívar Network (BN) alumni panel on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 6:30 pm EST! It was great getting to connect and we appreciate our panelists for taking the time to share their backgrounds and post-undergrad lives with students: […]
April 2022 The Bolívar Network was founded in 1997, exactly 25 years ago. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, we are excited to share that within the next few weeks we will be launching a new logo to reflect our commitment to the BN’s mission! Throughout this year and into the future, the Bolívar Network will […]
January 2022 ¡Saludos! We hope you have had a nice fall season and enjoyed some quality time to rest and gather safely during the holiday season! As we begin another calendar year, and a particularly important one for the Bolívar Network as we are celebrating our 25th anniversary, we wanted to share some of our significant work from […]
On Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 11:00am, the Bolívar Network, UVA’s network for Hispanic/Latinx/Latino alumni, hosted a Virtual Awards Brunch honoring the recipients of the annual Book Scholarship Award, the annual Pablo J. Davis Award, and the inaugural First-Year Scholarship. The Bolívar Network is excited to announce that this year, three Latinx students […]
Have you checked out the inaugural edition of Amplify, a publication from the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Virginia? Check out the two Bolívar Network features: First-Year Scholarship article (pg. 27-29) and an alumni spotlight on Gina M. Flores Stumpf (pg. 30)!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our event in partnership with the MSS on November 6, 2021, from 1-3pm at the Latinx Student Center (LSC)! It was great to see alumni and undergraduate students get together both in person and virtually as alumni answered industry-specific questions. Check back for more events like this […]
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Bolívar Network / Latin American Identities Coalition (LAIC) Young Alumni Reunions (YAR) Mixer on October 16, 2021 at the Latinx Student Center (LSC). It was great getting to see so many alumni and current students get together as we celebrated our first in-person event […]
The story of our First-Year Scholarship and Bolívar Network related activities was recently featured in the Envision September 2021 edition out of the UVA Office of Advancement. Check it out!
Have you gotten your Fall 2021 UVA Magazine in the mail yet? If so, check out page 65 for a feature of our First-Year Scholarship! A huge thank you to our alumni that made this possible including Jenny Willier Murphy (’89); Hernando Herrera (’89); Alexandra Arriaga (’87); Board chair, Claudia Quintero (’11); Vice-Chair for Fundraising […]
Nominations are now open for our annual Pablo J. Davis Award! The Pablo J. Davis Award seeks to identify an individual whose work has contributed significantly to the Hispanic/Latinx community within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Deadline to submit nominations is Saturday, October 15th, 2022, by 11:59pm EST. To nominate someone please use […]