Our Purpose. |
In 2007, Frank Batten Sr. founded the Frank Batten School for Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. The Batten School's mission is to educate and produce civically responsible leaders dedicated to public service and capable of initiating transformational change. To help achieve this goal, the Batten Undergraduate Council (BUC) established the Batten Undergraduate Mentorship Program (BUMP). BUMP connects Third-Year Batten undergraduates with Fourth-Year mentors who provide valuable advice and guidance on navigating Batten and the world of leadership and public policy more broadly. Mentors, in turn, receive the opportunity to exercise leadership and compassion while passing down helpful information they've acquired. These relationships, which BUMP encourages and fosters through events such as roundtable policy discussions and social gatherings, promote learning outside the classroom and friendship ties that last beyond our time at UVA. They lead to a more connected Batten community that bolster's students ability to understand not only policy, but each other, and to create meaningful change and a lasting legacy.
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Our Leadership.
Meet the BUC Internal Committee, BUMP's leadership:
Becca Edelstein, Chair ([email protected]) Collin Campbell, Member ([email protected]) Audrey Dyer, Member (cad7yb@virginia.edu) Chandler Rosenberg, Member (cmr8qc@virginia.edu) |
Our Activities. |
BUMP participants get the opportunity to participate in a number of fun, exclusive activities that are designed to help them bond with their BUMP buddy! Events include roundtable discussions, social gatherings, outings into Charlottesville, study breaks, and community service trips.
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