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In 2019, the World Wildlife Fund and Knorr identified 50 foods, known as Future 50 Foods, that have a lower environmental impact, as well as being nutritious. In the 2022-23 school year, �鶹��Ƶ Dining turned existing salad bars at Southside and Ike’s dining halls into Future 50 Food Stations. Students were able to build their own dishes, or select a featured dish created by the chefs using the Future 50 Foods.

�鶹��Ƶ is the top-ranked university in Virginia, and No. 7 nationally, for LGBTQ+ students, according to Best Colleges.

Just weeks after a massive tornado destroyed their high school and half of their town, music students in Wynne, Arkansas, were able to continue their music education and even keep some performance dates, thanks to �鶹��Ƶ’s Instruments in the Attic program.

NTO �鶹��Ƶ and �鶹��Ƶ Korea partnered with the South Korea’s Local Government Officials Institute (LOGODI) to offer a joint program for 25 South Korean local government officials from May 15 to June 2.

�鶹��Ƶ’s 2023 Green Game was held on January 25, 2023, when the women’s basketball team competed against the University of Rhode Island at EagleBank Arena with 868 fans in attendance.

�鶹��Ƶ has earned the American Talent Initiative (ATI) High-Flier distinction as one of 28 colleges or universities that provide “transformative leadership in college access and success for lower-income students, serving as a model for colleges and universities across the country.”

In congratulating the largest public university graduating class in state history, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and �鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington shared a message of renewal and growth at �鶹��Ƶ’s Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 18.

�鶹��Ƶ's 2023 Spring Commencement featured the university's largest graduating class.

Kimmy Duong, an accomplished tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a refugee who has overcome countless obstacles to achieve success in life, will receive the �鶹��Ƶ Medal, �鶹��Ƶ’s highest honorary award, at the 2023 Spring Commencement.

�鶹��Ƶ will graduate its largest class in history this week, and perhaps its most traveled as well—the nearly 11,000 honorees hail from 111 countries, 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and military installations.

In addition to hosting Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as the featured speaker at Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18, �鶹��Ƶ features speakers at its individual school and college degree celebrations.

�鶹��Ƶ is seeing a steady increase in research awards, fall enrollment numbers and in its number of graduates, based on reports to the Board of Visitors at their May 4 meeting.