{"id":50,"date":"2023-02-01T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T12:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.virginia.edu\/students\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:40:34","slug":"student-alumni-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/student-alumni-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Alumni Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/StudentAlumniCouncil_Horizontal_ext_600.webp\" alt=\"Student Alumni Council\" width=\"600\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/StudentAlumniCouncil_Horizontal_ext_600.webp 600w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/StudentAlumniCouncil_Horizontal_ext_600-300x67.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"dots orange\" \/>\n<h2>Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-99\" src=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/SAC_GroupPhoto.webp\" alt=\"The Student Alumni Council in front of Alumni Hall\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/SAC_GroupPhoto.webp 800w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/SAC_GroupPhoto-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/07\/SAC_GroupPhoto-768x960.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Student Alumni Council (SAC) seeks to enhance the UVA student experience by providing engaging events and programs, fostering meaningful relationships among fellow students and alumni, and strengthening students\u2019 overall bond with both the University and the Alumni Association.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mt-5\">Why join the Student Alumni Council?<\/h2>\n<p>Serving as a member of the Student Alumni Council is a great opportunity to enhance your leadership skills, connect with alumni, plan events, and support the broader UVA student body. SAC members also receive free swag, food, and special programming throughout the year such as career development sessions. And on top of all that, you get to work with a fun, energetic group of people who love UVA and are excited to strengthen the UVA community!<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"mt-5\">Key SAC Programs<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-marker-orange list-spaced-3\">\n<li><strong>Alumni Speaker Series: <\/strong>The SAC plans <a href=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/students\/alumni-speaker-series\/\">Alumni Speaker Series dinners<\/a>\u00a0throughout the year where students can hear from alumni in different career fields. The Council determines industries and topics that would be valuable to students\u2019 professional development, identifies speakers to participate, and develops programming to foster connections between students and alumni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Popup Events:\u00a0<\/strong>The SAC plans fun popup events to build community and share information about Alumni Association resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SAC enhances the overall student experience at signature Alumni Association events, including support of Bingo Nights, Study Breaks, and more. Members also assist the Alumni Association with social media content creation and in planning exciting giveaways and popup events!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement The Student Alumni Council (SAC) seeks to enhance the UVA student experience by providing engaging events and programs, fostering meaningful relationships among fellow students and alumni, and strengthening students\u2019 overall bond with both the University and the Alumni Association. Why join the Student Alumni Council? 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