One of the few such organizations in the region, the Spanish Drama Group draws its actors from undergraduates, graduates and faculty, and performs a play each Spring at UVa and other regional campuses. The Casa Bolivar is open to all undergraduates and applications are issued in early Spring. For further information, see Donald Shaw, or check the Spanish House web page . It sponsors such activities as Spanish film festivals, musical concerts, poetry readings, and trips abroad. As well as running a student newsletter, La Voz, the society organizes a weekly tertulia, where students and professors meet informally to converse in Spanish.
Admission is based on academic achievement and interest.
It holds periodic meetings and hosts lectures by visiting faculty members. The national organization offers fifteen regional scholarships and a fully paid scholarship for summer study in Spain. Though a separate organization, Spanish Majors frequently become involved with their voluntary programs. Knowledge of Spanish makes students ideal participants in such activities as the migrant worker aid program. Students interested in Spanish are encouraged to form conversation groups, and to advertise them on the departmental majordomo list.