WHAT MAKES FOR A SUCCESSFUL UVA STUDENT? VETERAN PROFESSOR WEIGHS IN AS CLASSES BEGIN

Moore’s passion for UVA stretches back to her undergraduate days in the early 1980s as she began pursuit of her government and foreign affairs degree. The 1985 graduate estimated that Tuesday marks the beginning of her 31st semester on Grounds.

Q. What have you learned about students over your years as a professor? Any noticeable changes?

A. I am always impressed with the intellectual curiosity of so many of my students. But, I am also impressed at how many appreciate their good fortune, gifts and talents and feel determined to share them with those who are less fortunate. Over the years, more and more of my students share with me their plans to seek humanitarian careers.

Also, as a board member, and now the co-chair of the Madison House, I have been impressed by the number of students who dedicate themselves to a number of community programs, while juggling a rigorous academic load.

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