National Geographic On Campus: UVA

ByJennifer Kingsley
Jenny spoke at a National Geographic event.

National Geographic ran a pilot project at the University of Virginia this month. The organizations worked together to create one day of presentations and discussions and another day of workshops, all with the goal of supporting students to think creatively about their futures.

Jenny at NatGeo event.
Photo by Robinson Imagery.

It was an honour to be part of this day and of a panel that included moderator Debra Adams Simmons, an executive editor at National Geographic, Giulia Paoletti from the University of Virginia, and Losang Rabgey from Machik.

All photos by Robinson Imagery.

 

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