Learn more about the place you will call home for the next four years.
There's more to Charlottesville than the Corner. Enjoy dinner with some of the city's most influential and impactful community members and find out how you can engage beyond the "UVa bubble". Explore the rich history of this community, current problems and successes, and the organizations that are defining the city's future.
Table Topics & Community Members
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Housing & Homelessness
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Music
hosted by Sam Bush, Founder of the Garage
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Technology
hosted by John Feminella, Founder of UpHex
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Racial Inequality
hosted by Wes Bellamy, Founder of Helping Young People Evolve (HYPE) and President of the Young Black Professional Network
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Food
hosted by Kristen Suokko, Executive Director of Local Food Hub
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Refugees
hosted by Harriet Kuhr, Executive Director of International Rescue Committee
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Education
hosted by Juandiego Wade, Chairman of the Charlottesville City School Board
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Small Business & Entrepreneurship
hosted by Toan Nguyen, Co-Founder of the Community Investment Collaborate and C'Ville Central
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Politics
hosted by Kristin Szakos, Chair of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail Authority Board and the Metropolitan Planning Organization
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Arts
hosted by Matthew Slaats, Executive Director of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
Schedule
6pm
Sign in and meet your table!
6:15-6:30pm
Keynote presentation from Julie Caruccio
6:30pm
Dinner and topic discussion
7:15pm
Thank you from sponsors and organization exploration
Keynote Speaker: Julie Caruccio
Director, Student Affairs Community Engagement
Julie Caruccio serves as the Director of Student Affairs Community Engagement at the University of Virginia and is a Charlottesville native. She took her B.A. in history at U.Va. in 1994, her M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from UVM in 2000, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from U.Va. in 2013.
