With all the progress we’ve made, there’s still more work to be done for scholarship funding. We are struggling to meet growing demand and risk falling behind without your help. If you’re unable to attend Fall Weekend, please consider making a $100 contribution to the QVA Operating Endowment or the Wavelength Scholarship Endowment using the […]
Welcome to QVA’s quarterly newsletter – please follow us on Instagram and Facebook! 2023 Highlights 2023 was a record-breaking year for QVA, thanks in large part to your support. Highlights include: We supported over 100 students with $250k awarded We engaged nearly 200 alumni and 100 students at in-person events 130 students celebrated Lavender Graduation, […]
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! 2023 Fall Weekend Highlights A couple weeks ago we […]
Welcome to the second quarterly QVA 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. 2023 Priorities As your new Board Chair, I have spent my first few months wrapping my arms around the impressively broad set of […]
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 […]
Welcome to this inaugural edition of the quarterly QVA newsletter. As the outgoing Chair of QVA, I am thrilled to share with you some exciting news and updates about our community — just in time to hand off future publication of this newsletter to our new leadership team. Each quarter, we’ll highlight upcoming events, funding […]
To the University Community: Do not look away. We are all bearing witness—once again—to collective Black pain: the pain of denied dreams, denied opportunities, and denied justice for stolen Black lives. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and too many before them at the hands of police have laid bare wounds […]
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 […]
The Serpentine Society intern works closely with our board to connect the Society with UVA students and administrators. The position is expected to begin in September 2019 and will run through May 2020. Click Internship Position Description 2019 to see job duties. Interested applicants can find more information in the position description. Applicants should submit […]
felix@serpentinesociety.org Felix is proud to call Charlottesville zir hometown, having lived there for 21 years in addition to graduating from UVA. During zir time at the University, ze worked as the Programs and Volunteer Coordinator at the LGBTQ Center as both an intern and the interim manager. Additionally, ze served with Student Council, Sigma Omicron […]