University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville

Name: University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences
Address: Charlottesville, United States

#114 among attractions in Charlottesville

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University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences

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The University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is the largest of the University of Virginia's ten schools. Consisting of both a graduate and an undergraduate program, the College comprises the liberal arts and humanities section of the University. Edward Ayers was the dean of the College through July 1, 2007, when he was named the ninth President of the University of Richmond; Karen L. Ryan was named Interim Dean after his departure, and Meredith Jung-En Woo became dean on June 1, 2008. The College offers more than 45 undergraduate majors and more than 24 graduate programs. On July 1, 2014, Ian Baucom began his tenure as the Buckner W. Clay Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences after serving 17 years in Duke University's Department of English. Dean Baucom was a professor of English and directed the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke. ()

Established: 1824 (200 years ago)Coordinates: 38°2'5"N, 78°30'22"W

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University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Statue of Thomas Jefferson, John Paul Jones Arena, Scott Stadium, Davenport Field at Disharoon Park.

~980 ftNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville
5 min walk • Thomas Jefferson is a statue of U.S. Founding Father and president Thomas Jefferson in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, the university he founded and designed. The statue was crafted by Moses Ezekiel in 1910 and was a copy of the Jefferson statue in Louisville, Kentucky.
0.8 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville
20 min walk • John Paul Jones Arena, or JPJ, is a multi-purpose arena owned by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since November 2006, it serves as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams, as well as for concerts and other events.
0.5 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Scott Stadium, Charlottesville
13 min walk • Scott Stadium is a stadium located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. It sits on the University of Virginia's Grounds, east of Hereford College and first-year dorms on Alderman Road but west of Brown College and the Lawn.
0.9 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Davenport Field at Disharoon Park, Charlottesville
22 min walk • Davenport Field at Disharoon Park is a baseball stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home field of the University of Virginia Cavaliers college baseball team. The stadium has a capacity of 5,074 and opened in 2002.
1.1 miN
38°3'4"N • 78°30'9"W
Barracks Road Shopping Center, Charlottesville
30 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1180 ftE
Museum, Neighbourhood
The Corner, Charlottesville
6 min walk • The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 12¹⁄₂ Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia.
~490 ftS
Amphitheatre
McIntire Amphitheatre, Charlottesville
3 min walk • The McIntire Amphitheatre is a Greek-style outdoor theater at the University of Virginia. Established in 1921 with a $120,000 gift from benefactor and University alum Paul Goodloe McIntire, it is now used for a variety of outdoor gatherings including concerts, speakers, and other events.
~1600 ftNE
Museum, Art museum
Fralin Museum of Art, Charlottesville
8 min walk • The Fralin Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Virginia. Before 2012, it was known as the University of Virginia Art Museum. It occupies the historic Thomas H. Bayly Building on Rugby Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, a short distance from the Rotunda.
0.4 miNE
Bridge
Rugby Road, Charlottesville
11 min walk • Rugby Road is a street in Charlottesville, Virginia that serves as the center of the University of Virginia's fraternity and sorority system and its attendant social activity.
0.4 miW
Cemetery
University of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville
10 min walk • The University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium is a cemetery on the Grounds of the University of Virginia, located at the intersection of McCormick Road and Alderman Road.
~860 ftE
Palladian architecture
The Rotunda, Charlottesville
5 min walk • The Rotunda is a building located on The Lawn on the original grounds of the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed it to represent the "authority of nature and power of reason" and modeled it after the Pantheon in Rome.

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Which popular attractions are close to University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences?

Nearby attractions include Brown College at Monroe Hill, Charlottesville (2 min walk), McIntire Amphitheatre, Charlottesville (3 min walk), Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Charlottesville (3 min walk), The Lawn, Charlottesville (3 min walk).

How to get to University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences by public transport?

The nearest stations to University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences:

Bus

Emmet St @ Ridley Hall • Lines: Gl, Slv (4 min walk)
Emmet St @ Central Grounds Garage • Lines: Gl (4 min walk)

Train

Charlottesville (21 min walk)