The Retold Virtual Experience

Welcome

April Woodard (Col class of ’91), Emmy-nominated TV personality and host of the Retold Virtual Experience

No Longer Footnotes: Retelling UVA’s History

Presented in partnership with the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center at UVA

Abby Palko, director of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center, and current UVA students recount twenty little-known moments in the history of women at UVA. 

When Women Tell the Story

A conversation with Margaret Brennan (Col class of ’02), moderator on Face the Nation, and Sheryl Gay Stolberg (Col class of ’83), Washington correspondent for The New York Times, on the unique perspective of women in journalism at this moment in history.

Women in Athletics

Presented in partnership with the Virginia Athletics Foundation

A conversation with Val Ackerman (Col class of ’81), commissioner of the Big East Conference, and Carla Williams, director of athletics at UVA, about their role as leaders in athletics and the impact of women in sports. 

Break

Take a break with:

• A poetry reading by Emma Karnes (Col class of ’21)
• A conversation with Carey Albertine (Col class of ’96), director of experience at Shift Thinking, and Jenny Turner Hall (Col class of ’97), award-winning writer and director, on the power of authenticity in telling our stories
• Performances by the Virginia Sil’hooettes and the Virginia Women’s Chorus
• A modern calligraphy tutorial with calligrapher Jodi Macfarlan (Col class of ’08)
• A Rotunda watercolor demonstration with artist Lucy Clare Spooner (Col class of ’14)
• A fall cocktail/mocktail session with LUMI Juice founder Hillary Murray (Darden class of ’13)
• A mac ‘n’ cheese cooking demo with food writer and cookbook author Polina Chesnakova (Col class of ’14)
• A kids yoga session with Diana Williams (Col class of ’05, Educ class of ’06), owner of Fusion Fit, LLC
• A kids cooking video with recipe tester Kate Malay Hopewell (Col class of ’05). Recipes can be found here.

Trusting Your Intuition

Presented in partnership with the McIntire School of Commerce

A conversation with clean beauty trailblazer Nancy Twine (Com class of ’07), founder and CEO of Briogeo, and Nicole Thorne Jenkins, dean of the McIntire School of Commerce, on following your instincts and forging your own path to success.

More to the Story

Presented in partnership with the University’s Double Take storytelling initiative

Alumnae Ann Brown (Col class of ’74, Law class of ’77), Dorothy Lewis Kluttz (Nurs class of ’66), Sandra Wicks Lewis (Col class of ’72), Nicole McKinney Lindsay (Darden class of ’99, Law class of ’99) and Nancy Park (Com class of ’12) share reflections on their UVA experiences after an introduction by President James E. Ryan (Law class of ’92).

Storytelling Through Design

Presented in partnership with the School of Architecture

Zena Howard (Arch class of ’88), principal and managing director of the North Carolina practice of design firm Perkins and Will and former senior project manager for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on leveraging story to create designs that are meaningful, relevant, inclusive, and enduring.

Uncovering Untold Stories

Presented in partnership with the School of Nursing and the School of Engineering and Applied Science

A conversation with Jill Tietjen (Engr class of ’76), president and CEO of Technically Speaking, Inc. and Victoria Tucker, BSN, RN (Nurs class of ’12, Grad class of ’22), PhD Candidate in the School of Nursing, about the importance of expanding narratives in the telling and retelling of women’s history.

Break

Take a break with:

• Performances by the University Singers and the X-Tasee Dance Crew
• A conversation with Pamela Cipriano, dean of the School of Nursing
• A quick stretching routine with Diana Williams (Col class of ’05, Educ class of ’06), owner of Fusion Fit, LLC
• A meditation session with Estelle Brodeaur (Nurs class of ’80), registered yoga instructor and wellness coach
• A 20-minute total body workout with Tasha Turnbull (Col class of ’02), founder of T2 Fitness
• A session on preventing work from home burnout with Peggy Mitchell Clarke, PhD (Educ class of ’87, Grad class of ’91), founder of The Living Well Solution and president of Living Well Press, LLC
• Fun + family-friendly activities for your little Wahoo

Agents of Change

Presented in partnership with the IDEA Fund and the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

A conversation with Niya Bates (Col class of ’12, Arch class of ’15) and Zyahna Bryant (Col class of ’23) on transforming narratives through activism.

Turning the Page: Student Leaders at UVA

Current student leaders Jayla Hart (Col class of ’22), Pilar Jimenez Larre Borges (Col class of ’21), Anna Winter (Engr class of ’21), and Ellen Yates (Col class of ’21) discuss writing their next chapters with Mary Elizabeth Luzar (Col class of ’02, Educ class of ’09), director of student engagement at the UVA Alumni Association.

A Story That Is Uniquely Yours and a Narrative That Is Decidedly Ours

Kelli Palmer, PhD (Educ class of ’07), head of global inclusion & diversity and corporate citizenship at the CFA Institute, shares her reflections on our interconnected stories and collective impact.

Closing

Close out the day with Lily West (Darden class of ’12), interim CEO and president, UVA Alumni Association and Patty Epps (Col class of ’74, Grad class of ’79, Law class of ’83), chair, UVA Alumni Association Board of Managers.