Hereford Handbook 2020-2021 Deeply Rooted Mindfulness | Social Awareness | Sustainability Welcome to Hereford! 1 Our Home on Welcome Table of Contents the Hill Essen%al Informa%on 2 Dear Resident, 3 About Hereford Congratula2ons and welcome to Hereford! You are now officially a Herefordian. Be sure to represent on Grounds with your new green 10 People swag. Hereford has the largest outdoor space of any residen2al college at 29 Living at Hereford UVA, with stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and combines the very best of living and learning. You will find that Hereford is more than just a place to study, eat, and sleep; it is a 36 Learning at Hereford community to call home and place to get “deeply rooted.” At Hereford, we are commiLed to promo2ng well-being so that you 41 Resources & Calendar may thrive during your 2me here at UVA and beyond. Through a rich array of academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular programming, interac2ons with faculty fellows, and student self- governance, we strive to enhance well-being through three interrelated foci: mindfulness, social awareness, and sustainability. We know this year will be an unusual one, but we are excited to forge ahead and strengthen our community with the ingenuity Herefordians have in droves. This Handbook will provide you with some useful informa2on about the Hereford experience. Sincerely, The Hereford Administra2on, affec2onately known as The “Perennial Team” (or PT) Info 2 Essential Information Name Role Contact Info Karen Inkelas Principal [email protected] Caren Freeman Director of Studies [email protected] Aida Barnes-May Program Coordinator [email protected] Cat Strawley Graduate Intern [email protected] Jay Choi HSS Co-Consul [email protected] Channing Williams HSS Co-Consul [email protected] Graham Walters Senior Resident (SR) [email protected] Hereford’s Website Hereford’s Email Address h"ps://hereford.virginia.edu/ [email protected] Hereford’s GPS Address Hereford Residen-al College 25 Hereford Drive Charloesville, VA 22904 Your Mailing Address For Example: Your Name Tina Fey Room # A [Residence Hall] 209 A Norris Charloesville, VA 22904 Charloesville, VA 22904 Hereford 3 Hereford’s History Since its founding, Hereford’s loca%on and natural surroundings have played a major role in community acvies. For example, the community developed a sustainability ini%a%ve wherein students promote green living through the use of re-usable dishware, shower %mers, gardening, and compos%ng. In 2007, students and Hereford Fellows founded the Hereford Garden, which now provides a place for community interac%on and organic food produc%on. Over the span of 27 years, six faculty members Hereford Residential College (HRC) was founded in have served as Principal of the College: Melvin 1992 as the second of UVA’s residen2al colleges. Cherno (Physics, 1992-1996 and 2000), Daniel HRC was originally called “The New College” and Bluestone (Architecture, 1996-1999), Louis then re-named in 1993 in honor of former Bloomfield (Physics, 2001-2007), Nancy Takahashi University President and Physics Professor Frank L. (Architecture, 2007-2013), Wendy Cohn (Public Hereford. The College is located atop Observatory Health Sciences, 2013-2018), and Karen Inkelas Hill, which is part of Thomas Jefferson's original land (Educa%on, 2018-present). purchase when he founded the University. Hereford’s loca2on, with its scenic views, abundant outdoor space, and access to the Observatory Hill trail system, not only make it unique, but also a vibrant part of the larger University community. Hereford consists of Whyburn House, Norris House, and Vaughan House. Also on the Hill are neighboring residence halls: Johnson House, Malone House, and Weedon House (JMW). These residence halls are not part of Hereford, but share the same unique design—notably different from the rest of the University. Together, with Vaughan House, these buildings are a reinterpreta2on of Jefferson's Academical Village plan with residen2al areas surrounding the central Lawn. Photo by: Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects Info 4 Residential Colleges Other Residen7al Colleges at UVA While UVA’s residen2al colleges date back to 1986, the concept of the residen2al college itself is credited Although UVA’s residen2al colleges share similar to Oxford and Cambridge Universi2es in England and structures and ideals, they each have their own stretches all the way back to the 1200s. The early iden2ty, culture, tradi2ons, and programs that address American colonies imported the residen2al college the needs and interests of their specific community system in its first colleges, including Harvard, William members. & Mary, and Yale. In these early models, all of the students and faculty were members of one of several For example: Brown students host an annual haunted residen2al colleges on their campus, and typical house in October known as “The Haun2ngs” and refer residen2al colleges included a dining hall, chapel, to their community as “quirky” or “artsy.” library, bar, and common rooms. Indeed, J. K. Rowling paLerned the Houses of Hogwarts aoer the IRC students celebrate cultural diversity and are known residen2al college model! for their annual Conversazione Grande dinners at Alumni Hall. As American higher educa2on expanded over the past 300+ years, the residen2al college model gave The three residen2al colleges also collaborate to host way to the more modern concep2on of the inter-residen2al college programs and events, such as university, much like the ones we see today. However, the Morea Cup and Inter-Residen2al Ball. residen2al colleges experienced a renaissance in both the early and late 20th century, with many large universi2es seeking to create smaller, more in2mate communi2es within their student body in order to help everyone find a place where they could belong. UVA’s three residen2al colleges—Brown, Hereford, and the Interna2onal Residen2al College (IRC)—share similar structures and resources beginning with their emphasis on student leadership and self-governance. To support the student leaders, each college has a team of faculty and staff. The Principal and Director of Studies live on-site at Hereford with their families. The Program Coordinator and Graduate Intern do not live on-site, but have offices situated adjacent to the Brown College at Monroe Hill residence halls. Hereford 5 Hereford Traditions As you have probably gathered by now, Mr. Jefferson’s University is a place steeped in tradition, and Hereford is no different. Herefordians eat together, study together, and play together. From the day they arrive, Herefordians are warmly invited to be active members of the community by participating in some of the existing traditions mentioned below and/or inventing new ones. **Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our Hereford traditions will be on hiatus until it is safe to resume in-person group activities. Hereford’s leadership remains committed to building our community virtually and exploring creative new ways to maintain connections.** Bloomfield Cup Dome Room Dinner Named aoer our third Principal, Lou Bloomfield, the The Dome Room Dinner is a semi-formal dinner Bloomfield Cup is the annual flag football held every fall in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. tournament held between the two Hereford This event is popular because of its unique loca2on residence halls. Each spring, the current and past and the fact that it provides students with the halls (Whyburn and Norris, along with Johnson, opportunity to break-out their evening-wear. Malone, and Weedon) compete for the coveted cup on the Hereford Lawn. The winners have the honor of displaying the Bloomfield Cup (a trophy) in their residence hall for the year. Bloomfield Cup Dome Room Dinner 6 Hereford Breakfast Club Every Tuesday morning, star2ng at 7:30 am, the Student Senate provides a breakfast catered by Panera. Be sure to stop by on the way to class for coffee, bagels, fruit, and orange juice on these days! **ON HIATUS FALL 2020** Cookie Night Every Thursday evening, the Hereford Student Senate provides a study break with warm assorted cookies in the Hereford Hub! Cookie flavors include: chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, sugar, oatmeal raisin, peanut buLer chip, white chocolate macadamia, and M&M’s. **ON HIATUS FALL 2020** Alpha Banquet + Convocation Held at the beginning of each school year in the Hereford amphitheater, this ceremony welcomes all new members into the Hereford community. This celebra2on marks the unofficial start of the new school year and is ooen an2cipated as one of the first official gatherings of the en2re Hereford community. **CELEBRATED VIRTUALLY FALL 2020** Jefferson Cups & Grad. Stoles Gradua2ng Hereford residents are gioed with a tradi2onal Jefferson Cup inscribed with the UVA seal and their name. These cups and stoles are distributed at the Omega Banquet at the end of the year. These gios are biLersweet as we are so proud of our graduates, but sad to see them leave! Hereford 7 The Groves of Hereford At Hereford, we like to consider ourselves as more than simply a dorm: We are a community, and as such, we would like to create a Hereford in which everyone feels connected to and responsible for one another. It’s hard to do this when we have 200+ community members, but everyone can connect with the 25 or so students living alongside them. What are the Groves? That’s why this year, Hereford is conGnuing the “Groves” concept, based on our tree logo and “Deeply Rooted” mo"o. Each floor of Norris and Whyburn consGtutes a Grove, and each grove is named aPer a tree that is naGve to this geographical region. Each Grove is a micro-community within Hereford; residents within each Grove are expected to look out for one another, include each other in social ouGngs, and generally be caring and friendly neighbors. Below is the list of the Groves of Hereford for 2020-2021: Each Grove has one RA.