Apply for YAC - Young Alumni Council

Thank you for your interest in Young Alumni Council. To apply for the 2024–2025 Council year, please submit the application form below by Sunday, March 3 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Questions? Email YAC's advisor, Mariel Childress, at mariel@virginia.edu

1Contact Info

2Short Responses

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Undergraduate Class Year(Required)

Young Alumni Council is currently accepting applications from undergraduate alumni from the Class of 2013 through the Class of 2024.

Undergraduate School(Required)

Job Title

Employer

While there is no maximum or minimum word count for the short responses below, please help us get to know you with answers that provide insight on the unique perspective and experiences you could bring to YAC.

Question 1

Young Alumni Council (YAC) is composed of UVA alumni from the 12 most recently graduated classes who work in partnership with the UVA Alumni Association to build strong bonds among young alumni and between young alumni and the University, establishing a foundation for strong, lifelong relationships.

Why do you want to serve as a member of YAC? What will be your mission as a member?(Required)

YAC acknowledges that not every graduate had a wholly positive experience at the University. We welcome responses highlighting the diversity of the UVA experience.

Question 2

Young Alumni Council aims to:

Keep the young alumni community informed and provide young alumni with opportunities to share their voices.
Advocate for the unique needs and perspectives of a diverse, evolving young alumni community.
Serve the Alumni Association and the University as an invaluable partner.

Considering these aims, and thinking beyond more common topics like staying connected to UVA friends or finding work after graduation, what topics and issues are top of mind for you and your UVA classmates? How might YAC work to impact these things?(Required)

Question 3

Consider your professional experience and other involvement outside of the University. How might your career and other interests allow you to bring a unique, specific skill set to YAC (i.e. data mining, marketing, administration, fundraising, etc.)? Be as specific as possible.

What skills do you have, how have you used them, what successes have you seen because of them?(Required)

Question 4

Tell us about something you do in your free time that you are passionate about and why it’s important to you. This could be a club/organization, volunteer role, side hustle, hobby, etc.

How do you carve out time to dedicate to this passion? How have you improved or developed this passion?(Required)

Question 5

YAC, along with the Alumni Association and the University, promotes an inclusive and welcoming environment that embraces the full spectrum of human attributes, perspectives, and disciplines.

What communities can you help represent as a member of YAC?(Required)

Question 6

How did you learn about Young Alumni Council and the application for YAC?((Required)

Please note that your response to this question will not impact your application and will be used for our own data and informational purposes.

Question 7

The application questions above simply couldn’t capture everything.

What else should we know about you that sets you apart from the rest of the crowd?

Please try to avoid repeating information you’ve already shared in your answers to the previous questions.