Welcome to Learning in Action — a UVA website dedicated to connecting students, faculty and community members to academic community engagement and co-curricular service opportunities within and beyond the University.
Service Events and Opportunities
Southwood Community Outreach: Tutoring
The Southwood Community Outreach Program provides dedicated academic support and guidance to the Southwood community in Charlottesville. The Southwood neighborhood is a mobile home park with a 60 percent majority of Latino residents, and it is owned by Habitat for Humanity. The diverse neighborhood is home to more than 215 Albemarle County School students. As a volunteer for the program, you will tutor elementary schoolchildren once a week for two hours. For more information, please e-mail amc9uc@virginia.edu ...
Register to Volunteer at Madison House
Register now through 02/15/2011 | Registration periods end based on programs
Madison House service opportunites are organized into programs. You can read about the volunteer opportunities on their website and decide on a program that fits your interests. Once you have selected a program, you can reigster online ...
CITY CLAY'S PURE-MADI INAUGURAL CELEBRATION
02/10/2012 7:00 - 11:00 PM
PureMadi, a blend of art and economics, focuses on the development and distribution of ceramic water filters for households in South Africa. Ceramic filters help combat the high rates of water-borne infection and solve global water quality problems. PureMadi is working to create, test, and implement appropriate technologies to improve water quality, human health, and quality of life for the world’s poorest communities.
The PureMadi Inaugural Celebration is sponsored by the Third Year Student Council and the Engineering Student Council at U.Va.. Festivities include dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Please support PureMadi and reserve your ticket.
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Public Service News
Public Service Spotlight: Kevin Rankin
2012-02-07 00:00:00
Miller Center's LBJ Recordings Win American Association of Publishers' PROSE Award 2012-02-08 00:00:00
U.Va. Employees Set New Records in Giving Through Annual CVC Campaign 2012-02-07 00:00:00
U.Va. Researchers: Virginia's Growth Outpaces Nation's 2012-01-27 00:00:00
Featured Organization
CAKE
CAKE will be an organization based upon incorporating community service with the culinary arts in a way that will help the local community. The club's weekly activities will include joining together to cook and bake new recipes and explore the culinary arts. We will dedicate a substantial amount of time to helping our local community by...More.
Featured Center
The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership was founded in 1993 to bring together diverse individuals with a passion for politics and public service. All have a wide variety of viewpoints and backgrounds but want to work together for the common good. Their non-partisan mission is to strengthen and enhance the quality of government at all levels throughout Virginia.
