Black Alumni Weekend

Taitu Gultneh, Danielle Mills, Rochelle Upshur, and Doronda Bailey

Tomika Ferguson and Rochelle Upshur

Rochelle Upshur and Greg Morris

Rochelle Upshur

Taitu Gultneh, Greg Morris, and Rochelle Upshur at the 2019 BAW Cookout

Rochelle Upshur, Tab Enoch, and Greg Morris

NaShai Alexander, Rochelle Upshur, Raquel Upshur, and Jade Sanders

Raquel Upshur ’11, Rochelle Upshur ’10, and Michael Fields ’01

With besties for life – 30 year reunion 2022

What does the BAW community mean to you?
It means I have family all over the world.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
My forever AKA Sisters are the closest friends I’ve ever had.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
It means getting together with and enjoying the old friends as well as meeting new ones. Love learning from the experiences of all the
alumni as well as sharing mine.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Friends for life and academic excellence

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Pride

What does the BAW community mean to you?
I would not be a physician if it were not for the MAPS chapter of SNMA at UVA. Most of my colleagues, mentors, encouragement comes from the friends I have met at UVA.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Family

What does the BAW community mean to you?
EVERYTHING

What does the BAW community mean to you?
We have a strong community of black professionals who have graduated from The University. We celebrate our trials and triumphs and help others to do the same.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
A family/home away from home.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Reconnecting with old friends

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Smiles, memories and unbreakable bonds.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
EVERYTHING

What does the BAW community mean to you?
EVERYTHING

What does the BAW community mean to you?
EVERYTHING!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Being a part of the BAW community to me means cultivating strong relationships with like-minded individuals who all call UVA “home.”

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Being surrounded by Black excellence

What does the BAW community mean to you?
It’s family. We have known each other since we were teens. It’s a blessing to see everyone.

Travis Johnson, Brian Osbourne, Quentin Washington, Cedric Odom

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Community is where I found life-long friends who support me no matter what. UVA is where I grew up really – coming there at 17 years old and adulting through age 21. As friends, we did many firsts together – as Wahoos. Friendships established later in life are not as deep and fulfilling as those established at Virginia. That’s a forever community. Wahoowa!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Our community meant everything to me! My 4 years at UVA (89-93) were some of the best years of my life for so many reasons. The Black student population was TIGHT! It’s been 31 years but some of my GOOD GOOD GIRLFRIENDS today are from UVA, including my AKA line sisters and prophytes. These were special times that I’ll forever cherish!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
“Education is emancipation” as Frederick Douglass proclaimed. The BAW upholds this legacy.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Black Excellence is our legacy to UVA and BAW!

Shawn & Deborah (AKA Sorors)

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Black Scholarship & Leadership!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Black Excellence Personified!!!!!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Black Pride!

Shawn, Deborah, Elaine attending AKA Sorority Reception

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Black Legacy & Perseverance!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Black Excellence Personified!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Interpersonal relationships and feeling like I belonged at UVA

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Interpersonal relationships and feeling like I belonged at UVA

There may have been 10-15 of us in attendance.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Interpersonal relationships and feeling like I belonged at UVA

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Interpersonal relationships and feeling like I belonged at UVA

Reagan, Jobila, and Sabrina at Double Tree Hotel in Charlottesville

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Interpersonal relationships and feeling like I belonged at UVA

Days filled with laughter, playing spades and fun!

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Laughter, friendship, leadership and love

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Family

UVA Graduation 2021

The Muntu Dancers and I did the show The Wiz. I was the lion. We got a standing ovation for our show.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
BAW community means to me a fun and memorable event to reconnect with friends and classmates that attended UVA.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Respect. Loyalty. Inspiration.

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Respect. Loyalty. Inspiration.