QVA is thrilled to partner with the Virginia Film Festival for the Charlottesville showing of Emilia Pérez, an energizing queer film with recent wins at the Cannes Film Festival and in the running for an Oscar. Emilia Pérez stars Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón (the first openly trans actor to win a major award at […]
Welcome to QVA’s quarterly newsletter, where we celebrate achievements and share news from the vibrant LGBTQ+ UVA community being built by students, faculty, staff, and our global network of alumni. Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook where we’ll post highlights of our work and events! 2024 Fall Weekend Highlights A couple weeks ago we […]
Celebrate 25 Years of QVA! QVA Friends, We are just one-week away from celebrating QVA’s 25th annual Fall Weekend! We hope you will join us September 20-22, 2024, as we celebrate over two decades of LGBTQ progress on Grounds. Fall Weekend events will take place on Grounds, the Downtown Mall, and around the Charlottesville area. […]
Celebrate 25 Years of QVA! QVA Friends, We look forward to connecting with you September 20-22, 2024, for our 25th annual Fall Weekend! This year’s event will take place on Grounds, the Downtown Mall, and around Charlottesville. Join us as we celebrate honorees who have helped make the past 25 years of LGBTQ progress possible: […]
Dear QVA Friends, We are excited to connect with you September 20-22, 2024, for our 25th annual Fall Weekend. This year’s event will take place on Grounds, the Downtown Mall, and around Charlottesville. We hope to see you there! Register Today! Although we sold out of our initial discounted room block, the Omni Hotel has […]
We hope you’ll join us in Charlottesville Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22, 2024, for QVA’s 25th annual Fall Weekend! Last year we were joined by over 100 alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and we are excited to once again celebrate the people who make LGBTQ+ progress possible as we forge ahead towards a […]
Fall Weekend Registration We hope you’ll join us in Charlottesville from the evening of Friday, September 20 – the afternoon of Sunday, September 22, 2024, for the major milestone of QVA’s 25th annual Fall Weekend! Last year we were joined by over 100 alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and we are excited to once again […]
QVA hosted a wonderful pair of receptions during Reunions in June, with nearly 70 alumni stopping by our happy hours and brunches. A huge thank you to Dean of Students Cedric Rucker (Grad ’84), one of QVA’s founders, who hosted us in his home at Pavilion 6! Also a huge thanks to Bryan Myers (COMM […]
All alumni, friends, and families are invited to an LGBTQ+ happy hour at Shakers in D.C. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, hosted jointly by QVA (the University of Virginia’s Queer Alumni Network, formerly known as The Serpentine Society) and the UVA Club of Washington, DC! Your registration fee includes a complimentary drink ticket and light […]
November 1-2, 2019 Every Fall semester, the Serpentine Society is proud to host its Fall Weekend. This event is composed of festivities, awards, and alumni reunions. This year, commencing with an awards dinner, recipients and guests alike converged on Thomas Jefferson’s Montebello for a light-hearted evening full of celebrations of the accomplishments in the UVA […]