Teresa A. Sullivan, Office of the President, University of Virginia

Holiday Greetings from President Sullivan

December 15, 2010

In this season of thanksgiving and celebration, we reflect with gratitude on the gifts of the past year. My husband Doug and I are especially grateful to be sharing the holidays with new friends and colleagues. More.

Extraordinary events to celebrate MLK legacy

December 13, 2010

Earlier this year, Marcus Martin, our interim vice president for diversity and equity, and I discussed how we might create a fitting community tribute to honor the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.More.

President's Address to Parents

November 6, 2010

Welcome, and thank you for coming. I'm Teresa Sullivan, and I have the privilege to serve as the University's president. I'm very pleased to have this opportunity to visit with our students' families. Many of you were here on Opening Weekend - especially the parents of our first-year students. Welcome back. More.

Fall Convocation Speech: The Heart of a University

November 5, 2010

I'm honored to speak at my very first Fall Convocation as the University's president. Today we honor students who have demonstrated excellent academic work during their first two years of study. Each of you who is being recognized today received a letter notifying you that you had earned Intermediate Honors. Enclosed with that letter was an additional invitation to this ceremony. You were encouraged to give the invitation to a faculty member who had contributed significantly to your academic life during your first two years of study. More.

Internal Audit Department Audit Report of the Virginia Quarterly Review

October 20, 2010

The Audit Department has completed a review of the Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR) at the request of the President. The objectives were to review the financial operations and management of VQR for the period up to July 31, 2010. Read the Audit Report.

Day of Dialogue: Next Step Toward a Caring Community

September 28, 2010

Last Friday's Day of Dialogue was an extraordinary day in the life of the University community - a day for us to begin a sustained effort to build a more caring, compassionate community. More.

Join President Sullivan for Day of Dialogue

September 14, 2010

After the news of Yeardley Love's death reached me in Ann Arbor last May, I began to think about what we as a community could learn from this horrific event and how we might begin to identify the characteristics of a caring community, one in which members recognize their mutual responsibility to each other. More.

Message to the Vice Presidents and Deans

August 24, 2010

As you all know, when I was appointed president I started to look at the University's organizational structure, to rethink reporting lines and to review the portfolios of the leadership team. More.

Convocation

August 22, 2010

Class of 2014, welcome to the University of Virginia! This evening we celebrate your arrival at the University founded by Thomas Jefferson – an institution, in his words, "based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind." More.

Welcome to Parents

August 21, 2010

Good afternoon. I'm Teresa Sullivan, president of the University. I want to thank the Virginia Sil'hooettes for performing for us. This is just one of several a capella groups we have on Grounds. If your son or daughter enjoys singing, he or she may want to audition to join one of these groups. Information about them is available on the University web site. More.

Statement from President Teresa A. Sullivan

August 19, 2010

The untimely death of Kevin Morrissey, the managing editor of Virginia Quarterly Review, has caused a great deal of pain for his family, friends and colleagues. It has also raised questions about the University's response to employees' concerns about the workplace climate in the VQR office. I therefore am announcing that we will be undertaking a thorough review of VQR's operations. More.

President Sullivan invites you to a Day of Dialogue

August 12, 2010

After the news of Yeardley Love's death reached me in Ann Arbor last May, I began to think ahead to joining the University of Virginia community and about what we as a community could learn from this horrific event and how we might begin to identify the characteristics of a caring community, one whose members recognize their mutual responsibility for each other. More.

Greetings from President Sullivan

August 1, 2010

Good morning, University community! I want to thank you for your warm welcome to the Grounds on my visits to Charlottesville since January.

Doug and I are beginning to settle in at Carr's Hill, and we look forward to welcoming members of the University community to events at our new home over the next year. In the meantime, I hope to meet many of you in the coming days and weeks as I make my way across the Grounds. Please do not hesitate to stop and introduce yourself. More.