A Home for Every Hoo Progress Update 3
Join Lily West, president and CEO of the Alumni Association and Leidra McQueen, Young Alumni Council president, as they stop by the construction site of the new Home for Every Hoo.

Join Lily West, president and CEO of the Alumni Association and Leidra McQueen, Young Alumni Council president, as they stop by the construction site of the new Home for Every Hoo.
The UVA Alumni Association’s purpose is to ignite lifelong engagement, strengthen the bonds among Hoos, and deepen alumni pride and love of the University. We are committed to nurturing these relationships to drive connection, community, and ultimately, impact. See how the UVA Alumni Association is the Heartbeat of the Alumni Experience for Life!
President and CEO Lily West and Board of Managers Vice Chair Al Park share their excitement and provide a behind-the-scenes look at construction progress for A Home for Every Hoo, our future Aggarwal Hall. They reflect on what this space will mean for the alumni community now and for generations to come.
Alumni Association President and CEO, Lily West, walks us through the first progress update from the job site before demolition of the old Alumni Hall. She provides background and insight into where we’re going as construction begins on our new home. The new building will sit on the same parcel of land as the existing […]
Alumni Hall has been a home to the Alumni Association since 1936. But to fully honor the spirit of those who came before—and those who are yet to come—it is time to build a new home. A home that marries the best of the past with our aspirations for the future. A home that serves a worldwide alumni base while recognizing the unique contributions of each visitor.
Check out our first-ever Impact Report highlighting the impact of the Alumni Association in Fiscal Year 2024. Our hope is that it conveys the breadth and depth of the Alumni Association’s work and its role as an invaluable partner to constituencies across the University and to our alumni around the world.
View the future of Alumni Hall with this first look at 3D renderings and a fly through of the proposed Home for Every Hoo. From the entrance on Sprigg Lane through to the Atrium and upwards to the overlooks this new building will be full of light and inspired by Jeffersonian design.
An actor. An alum. A Wahoo through and through. Jason George (Col ’94) took us along on the ride to JPJ for a quick Q&A before stepping on stage for Valediction in the spring of 2025.
Though Final Exercises for the Class of 2028 may feel far away, it’s never too soon for some good advice. We sat down with the Class of 2024’s valediction speaker, @RyanZimmerman, in the spring of 2024 to talk all things UVA.