Name: Students Unite: The Future Starts with Us (Campus Engagement)
Start: 2026-04-22T11:30:00-0400
End: 2026-04-22T12:30:00-0400

Students Unite: The Future Starts with Us (Campus Engagement)

Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

The Common House Space - North Room @ 206 W Market St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Students are shaping the future of campus life in real time—through leadership, scholarship, athletics, and efforts to build stronger communities across differences. This roundtable brings together student voices to reflect on the opportunities and challenges facing today’s college experience. Athletes, scholars, and campus leaders will discuss how students are navigating academic pressure, social change, and the evolving culture of university life. The conversation will also explore how students are building bridges across backgrounds and perspectives while helping define what community, leadership, and engagement look like on today’s campuses.

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Note: This Summit session is ticketed.
Please purchase your tickets on Humanitix. You will then receive an email from Sched with login information that allows you to make your personal schedule.

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A special thank you to our sponsors: The 14th Annual Tom Tom Festival is presented with the University of Virginia, Virginia Tourism, R.L. Beyer Custom Homes, Ludwig Kuttner, and The City of Charlottesville

Speakers

Sonia Birate

President, Organization of African Students at UVA

I'm a Posse Scholar from Houston majoring in Computer Science at UVA, aspiring to bridge my technical background with a career in product management. My academic work has deepened my interest in how technology can be used to create meaningful impact in communities.
Outside the classroom, I serve as President of the Organization of African Students at UVA (OAS), one of the largest Black organizations on grounds, where I lead efforts to celebrate African culture, build community, and create space for students across the University... Read More →

Zach Davidson

Chari, University Judiciary Committee

Stefan Regalia

Student Athlete, UVA Men's Tennis

I am a third year student athlete tennis player majoring in Data Science. I grew up in Arlington, Virginia and spent my high school years traveling nationally and internationally playing tennis tournaments while doing high school online. I was recruited to and joined the University... Read More →

Arjan Dulai

President, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity at UVA

Arjan Dulai is a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia double majoring Global Security and Justice and Cognitive Science. On Grounds, he serves as President of UVA’s chapter of Phi Alpha Delta (PAD), which focuses on building a supportive and accessible pre-law community... Read More →

Brock Moore

Fellow, Tom Tom Foundation

Brock Moore is a first-year Master of Public Policy student at the University of Virginia. He is currently working with the Tom Tom Foundation to support its annual festival and build a strategy to strengthen engagement between the organization and UVA community. Prior to graduate... Read More →

Amy Xu

Founder/President, Muay Thai at UVA

Amy Xu is a second-year student at the University of Virginia studying Public Policy and Leadership at the Batten School, with a focus on health policy. On campus, Amy founded Muay Thai at UVA during her first year, a student organization created to provide free access to Muay Thai... Read More →

Genny Freed

Chair for Sanctions, UVA Honor Community

Genny Freed is a third year from New York City, studying Political Philosophy, Policy & Law with a minor in General Business at UVA. Her primary involvement at UVA is the Honor Committee, where she serves as the Vice Chair for Sanctions and a representative for the College of Arts... Read More →

Keoni Vega

President, Class of 2026, UVA

Keoni Vega is a student leader at the University of Virginia, where he is pursuing a B.A. in American Politics as an Echols Scholar. Originally from South Texas, Vega has built a record of student leadership on campus while gaining experience in government, politics, and public s... Read More →

Beth Wu

Vice President, The Washington Literary Society and Debating Union

Lilie Puck-Karam

Executive Director, BAPS

Lilie Puck-Karam is the Executive Director of BAPS at the University of Virginia, a student-led consulting organization that applies systems thinking to help nonprofits and community organizations solve real operational challenges. BAPS has grown to over 450 members, secured nearly... Read More →

Sponsors

C-VILLE Weekly

Common House

United Way of Greater Charlottesville

University of Virginia

The University is an iconic public institution of higher education, boasting nationally ranked schools and programs, diverse and distinguished faculty, a major academic medical center and proud history as a renowned research university. The community and culture of the University... Read More →

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