The University of Virginia Associates Program offers alumni and friends of the University the opportunity to pursue lifelong learning as members of the U.Va. Distinguished University of Virginia faculty lead regional sessions throughout Virginia on their areas of expertise.
Participants receive readings prior to the presentations to encourage and enable lively discussion.
Associates are also invited to a final program on the Grounds at the end of the academic year. Sessions of the Associates Program are led by University of Virginia faculty at the invitation of President John Casteen. Associates and faculty work together to define subjects of mutual interest, and the President selects the theme for the academic year based on these discussions. With the year 2000 approaching, many Americans are asking what sort of nation we will be in the next century. Americans also face larger questions about sustaining American civilization in a rapidly changing world.