Alumni Encuentro, NYC
Wonderful evening catching up with our alumni in NYC! Thanks for coming out and sharing good company and conversation.
Events & News
2022 Spring Blast
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to Spring Blast on April 8, 2022, in Newcomb Hall to make it a success! It was great getting to see prospective students, current students, and alumni all get together in Newcomb at the Latinx Student Center and other locations.
2022 Scholarship and Award Recipients, Engagement Opportunities, and a Recap of Spring Blast
June 2022 Before we go into this edition of our quarterly newsletter, we wanted to take a moment to remember the lives lost during the devastating school shooting at Robb Elementary School. Our community in and outside of Uvalde is still in mourning, and we send our thoughts and prayers to all those impacted by […]
Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness (SOCA) + Bolívar Network Alumni Panel
A huge thank you to everyone that came out to the first Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness (SOCA) and Bolívar Network (BN) alumni panel on Wednesday, April 27, 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, advice, and […]
Afro-Latinx Student Organization (ALSO) + Bolívar Network Alumni Panel
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: […]
Celebrating 25 Years of the Bolívar Network, Spring Blast and Job Opportunities
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 […]
Looking Back at Fall 2021
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 […]
Alumni Spotlight: Paola Sánchez Valdez (Educ ’18)
We caught up with Paola Sánchez Valdez (Educ ’18) to hear about her work on the recently published book Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Dr. Brené Brown, in community activism, and graduate school. As a Postgraduate Researcher for the Brené Brown Education and Research Group, Sánchez […]
The 2021 Bolívar Network Awards Brunch
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 […]
Bolívar Network Feature – Amplify UVA Division for DEI (Fall 2021)
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)!