Virginia Alumni Admission Network (VAAN)
Program Overview
VAAN is a collaborative effort by the Undergraduate Admission Office, U.Va. Clubs and the Alumni Association to extend and complement the recruiting efforts of our Undergraduate Admission Office. Through the VAAN program, volunteer alumni reach out to prospective students through person-to-person interaction.
During our pilot period (June 2007 through June 2009), our goal is to extend the efforts of the Admission Office to reach out to greater numbers of underrepresented high school students in six geographic areas: Richmond, Tidewater Va., New York City, Baltimore, Charlotte, and Atlanta. In succeeding years, we plan to extend the program geographically and to ultimately open the contact program to ALL potential applicants in the U.S. and abroad. Virginia will become the first public institution in the nation's top 25 to establish an alumni admission networking program.
Meet a VAAN Student
Wintre Foxworth, a first-year student from Chesapeake, Virginia, attended Indian River High School. There, she served as Student Council President and was an active member of the National Honor Society, Class Council, Key Club, and the Chesapeake Youth Advisory Board, along with other groups. She graduated with a 4.67 G.P.A. as Salutatorian of her class. She is currently involved in the Madison House Boosters Program, Sustained Dialogue and is a member of Black Voices. She plans to pursue a double major in Politics and African-American Studies as an Echols and Ridley Scholar. She is currently undecided about her career goals but she is passionate about politics and racial activism.