Hoos in Transition: Events & Resources

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Hoos in Transition is an event and resource page for the UVA community—including current students, alumni, and the families of faculty and staff—impacted by recent government workforce changes. Check back often as additional events and resources are added.

EVENTS

Hoos in Transition: Career Resource Fair

If you missed our April 10 Career Resource Fair, please register to receive our follow-up email, including Session Slides and Resource Sheets: REGISTER HERE

UVA Alumni Association Career Engagement Events

About: Ongoing, largely virtual, events open to all UVA alumni.

Location: Virtual

Cost: These are largely free events.

REGISTER HERE 

Navigating a Layoff: Managing Your Job Search and Resilience (Career Virtual Drop-In)

About: Join us for a special Drop-Ins session led by career Coach Hallie Crawford. Have you recently been laid off or are you worried you might be? Facing job uncertainty is stressful, but the good news is that the job market remains strong, and opportunities are still out there. The key is to stay positive, proactive, and strategic in your job search while also taking care of yourself.

When: April 17, 2025 | 12:00PM-1:00PM

Location: Virtual

Who should attend? UVA alumni

Cost: This is a free event.

REGISTER HERE

RESOURCES

UVA Career Connect (Free)

On UVACareerConnect, upload your resume and let AI create your personalized skill profile. Discover the skills employers want, visualize steps to prepare for your desired roles, and gain real-world experience through hands-on projects. Unlock your potential and close skill gaps with personalized recommendations based on your interests and employer data. UVACareerConnect gives you an employer-informed edge. Use Coupon Code: DCHOOS.

Coursera Courses (Free)

For displaced federal workers: Coursera is providing U.S. federal employees and federal government contractors affected by recent workforce changes with access to free courses and career resources to navigate this change and unlock new job opportunities. Please note this offer is limited to the first 5,000 enrollments and access expires December 31, 2025. Learn more here: https://www.coursera.org/enterprise/federal-transition

For UVA community members (with a virginia.edu account): you can find additional cultivated resources with Coursera for UVA.

Career Masterclasses (Free)

UVA | Northern Virginia and the UVA Alumni Association have sponsored access to FREE Career Masterclasses for students, alumni, and friends/family of UVA in our Hoos in Transition population! These courses include:

  • Find Your Fit
  • Accelerate Your Job Search with ChatGPT
  • Build a Resume + Cover Letter that Wins Interviews
  • Land the Perfect Job with LinkedIn
  • Land Your First Tech Job

Here’s your unlimited link to all these courses. Course access expires June 30, 2026. To access these courses, click on the link and click on the “Enroll Free” button (screenshot attached). Register to get free access to these courses: http://thejobinsiders.com/uvaalumni.

UVA Alumni Professional Networks

Alumni Professional Networks (APNs) are industry-aligned communities of UVA alumni supported by the UVA Alumni Association. APNs create opportunities for alumni to connect, network, and engage in industry-focused programming. Learn more: https://alumni.virginia.edu/careers/alumni-professional-networks/.

Lifelong Learning Resources

The Darden Executive Education and Lifelong Learning team is offering resources including: 

Please reach out to Allison Stratton strattona@darden.virginia.edu for more information.

UVA Northern Virginia: Inspire Summer Program for High Schoolers

UVA | Northern Virginia’s Inspire program offers academic summer programming for rising 10th – 12th graders to explore new interests and skills. Our one- to two-week courses, offered in-person and online, provide participants the opportunity to engage in courses that may not be offered at their respective high schools and go beyond the traditional high school curriculum – teaching digital marketing, creative writing, forensic science, engineering, and more.

DISCOUNT: If your family has been impacted by the recent government workforce changes, please use the discount code “INSPIREHIT” for 15% off Inspire Summer 2025 classes.

Find out more here: https://northern.virginia.edu/programs/internal/inspire/

FedSupport Hub

This resource from the Partnership for Public Service is a centralized place for public servants to find answers to their questions, share critical information, build community, and respond to the current moment. They have a vast resource library, a FedSupport Newsletter, a catalog of Webinars and Events, and a free Career Pivot Bootcamp.

 

UVA SCHOOL DISCOUNTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Darden School of Business

Bi-monthly tours of UVA Darden DC Metro building (Rosslyn): https://apply.darden.virginia.edu/portal/tours-dc-metro

Part-time MBA and Executive MBA programs

Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy is offering several opportunities to those impacted by recent transitions. These include:

  • Extended admissions deadline for the Master of Public Policy program.
  • For those admitted into the Master of Public Policy for Fall 2025, a minimum guaranteed annual scholarship of $12,500 (for VA residents) or $20,000 (for non-VA residents).
  • For the in-person Graduate Certificates in academic year 2025-2026, a price discount to $2,625/course.

Contact the admissions team for more information: https://batten.virginia.edu/admissions-aid

McIntire School of Commerce

McIntire has five one-year business masters programs in Accounting, Commerce, Global Commerce, Management of IT, and Business Analytics: https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/graduate-programs

Application fee waivers are available to candidates who schedule and complete a consultation (https://apply.mcintire.virginia.edu/portal/consultation-appointment) with a member of our team.

School of Continuing and Professional Studies: New Scholarships

In its mission to make education more affordable, accessible and achievable, University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies is pleased to announce new scholarship opportunities for federal workers facing unexpected challenges resulting from administrative changes.

Scholarships are available for students applying to the School’s summer 2025 term, including bachelor’s degree completion programs, professional certificate programs and the Master of Public Safety degree program. Award values will range from $500 to the cost of two courses for the summer term. By providing these scholarships, the School seeks to ensure students can achieve their education goals and gain skills, experience and knowledge that will open doors in their career and their future.

Eligible individuals must apply by the summer application deadline of their desired program:

  • April 1, 2025 for the Master of Public Safety
  • April 8, 2025 for Professional Certificate programs
  • May 15, 2025 for the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management degree programs

Learn more: https://www.scps.virginia.edu/news/new-scholarships-support-federal-workers-amid-downsizing

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies is committed to supporting Hoos in Transition, and they are gathering feedback on how best to support this community here:

https://apply.scps.virginia.edu/register/hoos-in-transition

You can indicate interest in learning about educational opportunities and share how SCPS can help you during this time of transition. Follow-up opportunities include coaching and career support.