Jefferson Scholars Foundation http://www.jeffersonscholars.org Jefferson Scholars Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:38:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Who Owns Your Personal History? by John Villasenor (JS ’85) http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/02/who-owns-your-personal-history-by-john-villasenor-js-85/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/02/who-owns-your-personal-history-by-john-villasenor-js-85/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:19 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=3007 Another OP-ED article by John Villasenor has been published online.  He discusses how, in an era when nearly everything we do is recorded, we have less control over what we choose to remember, and perhaps more crucially, what to forget.

John, a Jefferson Scholar Alum, is a professor of electrical engineering at UCLA and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Read the article:  http://www.fastcompany.com/1812994/who-owns-your-personal-history

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/02/who-owns-your-personal-history-by-john-villasenor-js-85/feed/ 0 Kaz Komolafe ’14, Conor Sheehey ‘14 elected to Cavalier Daily. http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/kaz-komolafe-%e2%80%9914-conor-sheehey-%e2%80%9814-elected-to-cavalier-daily/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/kaz-komolafe-%e2%80%9914-conor-sheehey-%e2%80%9814-elected-to-cavalier-daily/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:26:45 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=3001 Kaz Komolafe ’14 and Conor Sheehey ‘14, second year Jefferson Scholars, are elected to the 123rd staff of the Cavalier Daily.

Read the article:  http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2012/01/30/paper-elects-123rd-staff/

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Meghan O’Leary has been named to the Olympic training squad in Chula Vista. Next step: countless hours of training. Meghan is the 2007 Hilliard Family Jefferson Scholar.

Read the full story at http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/7503070/rowing-rookie-meghan-olea

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/meghan-oleary-js-%e2%80%9907-makes-olympic-training-team/feed/ 0 Row2k: Interview with Forrest Brown ’15 http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/row2k-interview-with-forrest-brown-15/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/row2k-interview-with-forrest-brown-15/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:54:52 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=2994 Forrest Brown, Class of 2015, discusses rowing with Row2k. Forrest is the current Ann Vernon and Gilbert J. Sullivan Jefferson Scholar.

Excerpt:  “I’d actually say being a good student has been my biggest strength as an athlete. I’m a believer in the philosophy that success isn’t something you achieve in isolation- if you’re working hard as a student, you’ll work hard as an athlete as well. All the best athletes I’ve known have been hard-working students.”

Read the full article:  http://row2k.com/features/features.cfm?action=read&ID=605

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/row2k-interview-with-forrest-brown-15/feed/ 0 Laura Nelson ’11, Sarah Munford ‘ 11, and Ben Wallace ’12 featured in Presidents Report http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/laura-nelson-%e2%80%9911-sarah-munford-%e2%80%98-11-and-ben-wallace-%e2%80%9912-featured-in-presidents-report/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2012/01/laura-nelson-%e2%80%9911-sarah-munford-%e2%80%98-11-and-ben-wallace-%e2%80%9912-featured-in-presidents-report/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:34:28 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=2987 Excerpts from this year’s President’s Report:

In the course of their explorations, many students show exceptional promise, as demonstrated by the honors and awards they received. A political and social thought major in the College of Arts & Sciences, Laura Nelson was one of just thirty-two students nationwide to win a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University, where she plans to study literature. Among her many contributions to the U.Va. community, Ms. Nelson was the driving force behind U.Va.’s innovative “flash seminars.” Taking their cue from “flash mobs”—sudden assemblies of people brought together by social media—students organized impromptu lectures, tours, and presentations with faculty members, notifying interested people by e-mail. Past flash seminars included topics such as the photography of Andy Warhol and the politics of food.

Two students, Sarah Munford (College ’11) and Robin Kendall (McIntire ’11), both global development studies majors, won a Davis Projects for Peace grant, which will enable them to developa business training curriculum for a trade school associated withthe Seeds of Hope orphanage in São Paulo, Brazil. Ms. Munfordspent four of her spring breaks working at the Seeds of Hope orphanage, and received a Jefferson Public Citizens grant for a research project with Heifer International in northern Uganda and a Community-Based Undergraduate Research Grant for her work in South Africa. Ms. Kendall received two Jefferson Public Citizens grants, a Community-Based Undergraduate Research Grant, and a Harrison Undergraduate Research Award for a series of projects in Bluefields, Nicaragua.

Other students earning national honors in 2010–11 include Sarah Kim (College ’12), Ben Wallace (College ’12), and Jira Vinyoopongphan (College ’12). Ms. Kim, a biology major, received a Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to students who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. She is researching the effects of aging on plants, which age despite the presence of tissue that functions like stem cells. Mr. Wallace was selected for a Truman Scholarship, given to students demonstrating leadership potential who are committed to careers in public service. A Jefferson Scholar and an Echols Scholar, he studies “grand strategy” in U.S. public policy. Mr. Wallace plans to pursue a law degree and a master’s degree in public policy.

Read the President’s Report:  http://www.virginia.edu/presidentsreport/

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Read the full story at http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/7345949/meghan-oleary-rowing-newbie-olympic-caliber-talent

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/meghan-o%e2%80%99leary-07-rowing-newbie-with-olympic-caliber-talent/feed/ 0 Justin Reich (JS ’00) examines use of social media in education http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/justin-reich-js-%e2%80%9900-examines-use-of-social-media-in-education/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/justin-reich-js-%e2%80%9900-examines-use-of-social-media-in-education/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:28:02 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=2899 “Justin is the cofounder of EdTechTeacher, a social venture devoted to helping teachers and schools leverage technology to support student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments.”  He is the 2000 Reginald S. and Julia W. Fleet Foundation Jefferson Scholar in memory of Alexander Frederick Fleet.  He is currently an Ed.D candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Watch an interview with Justin here: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2011/11/thoughts-on-digital-equity-justin-reich/

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/justin-reich-js-%e2%80%9900-examines-use-of-social-media-in-education/feed/ 0 Brad Wilcox (JS ‘ 92) reports on the “State of Our Unions” http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/%e2%80%a2brad-wilcox-js-%e2%80%98-92-reports-on-the-state-of-our-unions/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/%e2%80%a2brad-wilcox-js-%e2%80%98-92-reports-on-the-state-of-our-unions/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:26:12 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=2896 Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project, discusses the results of a new survey examining the link between parenthood and marriage. The report finds that “a hybrid model of married life appears to be the best path to successfully combine marriage and parenthood for today’s parents,” said Wilcox, the report’s lead author. Brad Wilcox is the 1992 Deerfield Academy Jefferson Scholar.

Read the full UVa Today story here: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=16816&tr=y&auid=9981931.

Read a column on the report in the New York Times here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/is-generosity-better-than-sex/?scp=1&sq=%22University%20of%20Virginia%22&st=cse&tr=y&auid=9982018

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/12/%e2%80%a2brad-wilcox-js-%e2%80%98-92-reports-on-the-state-of-our-unions/feed/ 0 A Sustainable Career http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/11/a-sustainable-career/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/11/a-sustainable-career/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:12:10 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=2889 In Darden’s current edition of Pillars, meet Julia Abell and read how she wants to help companies reduce their environmental impact.  Julia’s article can be found at the top of page 2.

Download the article (PDF) >>

]]> http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/11/a-sustainable-career/feed/ 0 Witness to Revolution http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/10/witness-to-revolution/ http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/2011/10/witness-to-revolution/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:44:33 +0000 admin http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/?p=2879 Read about Jia Tolentino’s first week in the Peace Corps during which the April 2010 coup in Kyrgyzstan occurred.

Read the article from UVa Magazine >>

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