UVA Career Community: Women's Soccer is Leading the Way!
UVAWSOC is piloting this innovative platform which is a dedicated space for the Cavalier community to celebrate our people and our programs. It's your gateway to lifelong connections, professional support, and career opportunities - all tailored to empower the future of Virginia Athletics, on and off the field.
Why Do We NEED A Career Community?
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Uniting Our Entire Community:
Creating Community is baked into the fabric of UVA Athletics. This Platform helps Cavalier Country come together and do that more effectively and efficiently.
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Empowering Our Athletes:
Equipping current student-athletes with the tools, network, and resources to succeed both on and off the field, now and in the future.
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Supporting Alumni Career Pivots and Transitions:
Assisting Alums, both young and old in navigating early career moments or normal career pivots is essential to the future of our community.
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Attracting Future UVA Families:
Elevate our recruiting of families who value our amazing community with a systematized approach to leveraging our professional network. Identifying the RIGHT Recruits for UVA is key.
Want To Join Us Inside?
Click Below to Set up your Career Community Account
Filling out this form thoroughly and thoughtfully will help us create a powerful online community that will be an invaluable tool for current student-athletes and young alums in their early career navigation!
Click HERE
Time Needed | 10 Minutes
FAQs

What's in it for me to join?

Reconnect with teammates and parents of teammates that you have fallen out of touch with. .. Offering internships and mentoring are incredible ways to give back and support our program, without writing a check. Feel good about sharing your journey and professional expertise to help the current athletes and young alums navigate theirs. Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings around Grounds with real-time team updates behind the scenes insights not available on Instagram. It will be fun - we promise!

If I'm "just a Parent" right now or I'm not currently working, should I still join?

First - Yes!! Secondly - Being a Parent is a REAL job and your story and support of this community is going to be essential to its success, so please join. We want EVERYONE in because everyone has a story to tell that will help our players and young alums navigate their story. Our Career Community will support all alums who left their careers to raise families, providing resources to help them re-enter the workforce if they would like to do so. It will also serve as a valuable resource for Community members who are considering stepping away from careers, offering guidance from those who have previously navigated this transition. And finally, beyond the value you'll add to the career component of the community, the true joy comes from you being in here with us, maintaining those lifelong connections with teammates, fellow alums, and the current student-athletes.

What/Who is Upstream Solutions?

Upstream Solutions is a company that supports College Coaches and College Athletic Departments in many ways Executive Coaching Facilitation Training Online Career Communities for College Programs and Departments What role is Upstream Solutions/Michelyne going to play in our Career Community? Think of Upstream Solutions as Assistant that is focused on player, parent and alumni engagement and career networking support.

I think my Parents might be interested too? Can Parents of Alums join?

Yes! We are hoping that parents of alums will join us! In addition to reconnecting with the program, they also have so much professional expertise to share! Please forward them this link and have them follow the process.

Have Other Questions?
Contact Steve or Michelyne:
Steve Swanson
Email: ss4ub@virginia.edu
Michelyne Pinard
Email: mjp@upstreamsolutions.co