WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.630 --> 00:00:07.029 Capturing the past 365 days at the University of Virginia is no easy task for just one person, 00:00:07.029 --> 00:00:10.680 so we decided to ask for some help from those who lived it. 00:00:10.680 --> 00:00:14.840 After all, it takes a lot of people to make a year as unforgettable as this. 00:00:14.840 --> 00:00:16.220 [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00:16.220 --> 00:00:18.220 [CROWD CHEERING] 00:00:23.880 --> 00:00:27.800 We started the year off welcoming Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć ninth president, Jim Ryan, 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:29.800 and, from the moment he arrived, he hit the ground running. 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:30.800 Literally. 00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:35.400 From his weekly runs with students, to listening events at UVA, in the Commonwealth 00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:38.580 and throughout the nation, President Ryan inspired us to be both 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:40.700 great and good in all that we do. 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:45.680 We built wheelchair ramps into the Lawn, making this iconic space 00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:48.040 more accessible than ever before. 00:00:48.040 --> 00:00:52.180 We celebrated our annual Fall traditions by flipping pancakes for Parkinson’s, doling 00:00:52.180 --> 00:00:55.440 out candy to hundreds of trick-or-treaters, and pulling our community together 00:00:55.440 --> 00:00:57.280 for Lighting of the Lawn. 00:00:57.290 --> 00:00:58.750 And speaking of the fall… 00:00:58.750 --> 00:01:03.360 We spent many cool, fall days cheering for the Hoos right here in Scott Stadium as well 00:01:03.360 --> 00:01:07.760 as ending a successful season by taking home the W at the Belk Bowl, making it our first 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:10.400 bowl game win since 2005. 00:01:10.460 --> 00:01:15.240 [CHEERING] 00:01:19.780 --> 00:01:22.720 Football wasn’t the only team that celebrated victory. 00:01:24.780 --> 00:01:28.220 Jordan Scott won the NCAA championship in the triple jump. 00:01:28.229 --> 00:01:33.280 Anna Redding took the stage at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship. 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:37.060 And wrestler Jack Mueller was an NCAA finalist. 00:01:37.060 --> 00:01:38.460 As for men’s basketball… 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:44.500 The NCAA tournament this year was tough on our nerves. 00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:50.290 But it gave us some incredible shared moments: Kihei and Mamadi connecting on a buzzer-beater 00:01:50.290 --> 00:01:55.740 for the ages, Kyle Guy hitting the biggest free throws in the history of basketball, 00:01:55.740 --> 00:02:00.280 and De’Andre Hunter leading a last-minute comeback in the championship game. 00:02:00.740 --> 00:02:02.180 To put it simply… 00:02:02.180 --> 00:02:03.900 We won! 00:02:03.900 --> 00:02:05.440 [MUSIC PLAYING] [CROWD CHEERING] 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:15.800 We strengthened our ties with Charlottesville, enacting a new living wage of for UVA employees, 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:20.240 brought thousands together for events like the Community Bridges 5K, and took a fresh 00:02:20.240 --> 00:02:24.040 look at our influence on the city with a new University-community working group. 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:31.560 Construction on the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University is underway, and 00:02:31.570 --> 00:02:36.240 we’re having difficult – but important – conversations about Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć history, including 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:41.140 the contributions made by enslaved individuals and the University’s role during segregation. 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:46.700 A picture says a thousand words, and we said a lot this year. 00:02:46.710 --> 00:02:51.040 Photographers around Grounds captured countless moments now woven into our shared history 00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:52.080 forever. 00:02:53.660 --> 00:02:59.320 We had hundreds of scholars this year, including three Schwarzman Scholars and one Marshall Scholar, 00:02:59.320 --> 00:03:03.900 ensuring that we continue to excel in our academics wherever they may lead us. 00:03:04.500 --> 00:03:08.760 We brought Broadway to Grounds, with Hamilton star, Leslie Odom Jr., gracing the stage at 00:03:08.760 --> 00:03:13.960 JPJ to talk to President Ryan about his successes, his failures, and his love for theater, 00:03:13.960 --> 00:03:17.620 reminding all of us why we should always celebrate the arts. 00:03:17.620 --> 00:03:19.620 [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:03:28.880 --> 00:03:33.340 UVA announced its newest school, the School of Data Science. 00:03:33.340 --> 00:03:35.940 Funded by the largest gift in our history. 00:03:35.950 --> 00:03:39.950 The Dave Mathews Band returned to their hometown of Charlottesville to put on an incredible 00:03:39.950 --> 00:03:44.660 show and also donated five-million dollars to support public housing in our community. 00:03:44.660 --> 00:03:48.660 We even found ourselves in space when a UVA student designed satellite, called CubeSat, 00:03:48.660 --> 00:03:50.320 was launched by NASA. 00:03:52.640 --> 00:03:57.980 And finally, to the class of 2019: best of luck as you begin new adventures beyond Grounds 00:03:57.990 --> 00:04:01.910 and thank you for your help in making this year as unforgettable as it was. 00:04:01.910 --> 00:04:06.120 As for those of us who will be returning to Grounds in the fall, well, we’re just excited 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:08.200 to see what’s in store for us next year. 00:04:08.200 --> 00:04:11.960 [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:04:20.420 --> 00:04:21.440 Not bad.