About News News Subscribe Facet Area of Focus - News Facet People - News Facet UVA Partner - News Research and Commentary Student Stories Alum in Action Racial Justice and Equity Faculty In Action Accolades Batten 15th Anniversary Featured Research (-) Profiles In Public Service Facet News Type - News Oct 16, 2023 Living With a Public Service Mindset Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-7) spoke to 150 students and community members about holding a mindset of public service -- engaging with community and country -- no matter what career path one chooses. Learn more Oct 11, 2023 Values are Foundational to Effective Leadership From waging a war to writing a letter, or navigating any situation in between, leaders who stay true to their values and the nation’s values, and exhibit their integrity and humanity will be the ones who are successful, said Tom Monheim, Inspector General of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Learn more Mar 08, 2023 Profile in Public Service: Chloe Cohen (MPP ’20) builds career around housing and public policy Chloe Cohen (MPP '20) utilized her Batten experiences and research opportunities to launch her career as a a senior budget analyst on Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget team, focusing on housing and economic development agencies. Learn more Dec 07, 2022 Profile in Public Service: A Passion for Education and Community Impact Drives Andrew Bishop (MPP ’20) Andrew Bishop (MPP '20) relies on lessons from his Batten education, including foundational knowledge in education policy, ability to analyze complex data sets and the leadership and presentation skills to explain complex solutions, in his role today in the Richmond school system. Learn more Nov 02, 2022 Profile in Public Service: James Cathro (MPP ’16) Brings Passion for Service to His Role at the Batten School James Cathro (MPP '16) is currently the director of finance and administration at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, but as a graduate of the Batten School and currently a U.S. Naval Reserves Officer, he brings a heart of servant leadership to all he does. Learn more Oct 12, 2022 Profile in Public Service: Althea Pickering's Purpose ‘Came Together’ at Batten While at the Batten School, Althea Pickering (Col ’17, Batten ’18) discovered a way to bring her passions together in a field she feels strongly about. Today, she is a logistics officer for the United Nations World Food Programme in South Sudan. Learn more Sep 14, 2022 Profiles in Public Service: Asha Chadha Fine-Tuned Her Voice at Batten Asha Chadha (BA ’20) taught sixth grade math through Teach for America and recently entered law school seeking ways to do more to address the issues her students faced. Learn more Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Oct 16, 2023 Living With a Public Service Mindset Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-7) spoke to 150 students and community members about holding a mindset of public service -- engaging with community and country -- no matter what career path one chooses. Learn more
Oct 11, 2023 Values are Foundational to Effective Leadership From waging a war to writing a letter, or navigating any situation in between, leaders who stay true to their values and the nation’s values, and exhibit their integrity and humanity will be the ones who are successful, said Tom Monheim, Inspector General of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Learn more
Mar 08, 2023 Profile in Public Service: Chloe Cohen (MPP ’20) builds career around housing and public policy Chloe Cohen (MPP '20) utilized her Batten experiences and research opportunities to launch her career as a a senior budget analyst on Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget team, focusing on housing and economic development agencies. Learn more
Dec 07, 2022 Profile in Public Service: A Passion for Education and Community Impact Drives Andrew Bishop (MPP ’20) Andrew Bishop (MPP '20) relies on lessons from his Batten education, including foundational knowledge in education policy, ability to analyze complex data sets and the leadership and presentation skills to explain complex solutions, in his role today in the Richmond school system. Learn more
Nov 02, 2022 Profile in Public Service: James Cathro (MPP ’16) Brings Passion for Service to His Role at the Batten School James Cathro (MPP '16) is currently the director of finance and administration at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, but as a graduate of the Batten School and currently a U.S. Naval Reserves Officer, he brings a heart of servant leadership to all he does. Learn more
Oct 12, 2022 Profile in Public Service: Althea Pickering's Purpose ‘Came Together’ at Batten While at the Batten School, Althea Pickering (Col ’17, Batten ’18) discovered a way to bring her passions together in a field she feels strongly about. Today, she is a logistics officer for the United Nations World Food Programme in South Sudan. Learn more
Sep 14, 2022 Profiles in Public Service: Asha Chadha Fine-Tuned Her Voice at Batten Asha Chadha (BA ’20) taught sixth grade math through Teach for America and recently entered law school seeking ways to do more to address the issues her students faced. Learn more