Unlocking Growth: Alumni Discount on Talent Development and Employee Education Programs

Starting January 2025, UVA alumni will receive 10% off the design and delivery of custom talent development and employee education programs for their companies.

For many professionals, learning doesn’t end with a degree—it’s a lifelong pursuit. And for UVA alumni, the opportunity to continue growing their skills has just become more accessible. In a fast-evolving workplace, the need for ongoing development is paramount, not just for individual growth but also for organizational success. Recognizing this, UVA | Northern Virginia is extending a 10% discount on custom talent development and employee education programs for alumni and their companies—a step toward empowering alumni to lead, innovate, and uplift their teams.

What Does This Mean For You? 

If you are a UVA alum, this means you can work with UVA | Northern Virginia to co-create a program to meet your business needs. This can take many forms to fit whatever your organization needs most. Here are some possible scenarios:

• If you’re an executive, your leadership team may need advanced training. We can identify UVA faculty experts in any subject area who will design a custom curriculum to address your specific business needs. You let us know how your team wants to learn—online, in-person, or asynchronously—and for how long—an intensive one day, a multi-week series, or other flexible formats. We’ll make it happen.
• If you’re a new manager, you may need leadership training to develop essential skills like team building, decision-making, and strategic planning. Our custom programs can focus on leadership fundamentals or advanced management techniques tailored to your industry, helping you confidently navigate new challenges in your role.
• If you’re an HR professional, you may be focused on enhancing employee engagement or fostering an inclusive workplace culture. We can create workshops led by UVA experts to address topics like diversity and inclusion, change management, or effective communication strategies, equipping you to drive meaningful transformation within your organization. These programs can be delivered as one-time solutions, or we can take on a larger role as an ongoing education partner for your company, supporting multiple areas of development.
• If you’re an entry-level employee or don’t have the power to create a custom program yourself, tell your employer about this discount. If you come to them with a way to deepen your team’s skill set with UVA-led professional development programs at a discounted price, they just might listen to what you have to say.

A Legacy of Lifelong Learning

Thomas Jefferson envisioned UVA as an institution for lifelong learning, believing education should continue well beyond the classroom. “To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education,” he once noted. This philosophy, still central to UVA’s mission, resonates with today’s alumni, who seek continuous advancement to meet modern challenges. UVA | Northern Virginia extends Jefferson’s vision by empowering alumni to remain at the forefront of their fields, encouraging them to pursue personal and organizational enlightenment.

Understanding the value of alumni investment, UVA | Northern Virginia is pleased to offer this 10% discount on custom talent development and employee education programs. This initiative ensures alumni and their companies can access the resources to build skills, improve leadership, and foster organizational growth affordably. Whether you’re enhancing personal skills or elevating your team’s capabilities, this discount underscores UVA’s commitment to fostering long-term success for alumni.

We invite you to explore this discount as part of your commitment to personal and organizational growth—because lifelong learning is a journey best shared. Book your free design consultation to get started.

Questions? Contact Director of Business Development, Dillon Kuhn, at dillon@virginia.edu.