Will Hancock

The Honor Committee educated students, adjudicates Honor reports, and restores guilty students to the University community. The authority of the Honor System is delegated to the student committee by the Board of Visitors. Distinctive Contributions: Designed and facilitated the first ever Restorative Ethics Seminar (RES) for the newly created multi-sanction system, planned the first and second annual Honor Weeks, wrote the Bylaws for the new system’s Constitution, planned the first and second annual International Student Days to support the disproportionately accused international student community. Additional Roles and Subcommittees: Chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Sanctions, RES Lead Facilitator, Senior Educator, Faculty Advisory Committee Member, Policies & Procedures Committee Member, Sanctioning Guidelines Committee Member

The prominent 200-member UVA student organization runs three annual Model UN conferences with 1500+ attendees; publishes the Virginia Journal of International Affairs, UVA's only undergraduate foreign affairs journal; produces the Global Inquirer podcast; hosts distinguished speakers; and sends teams to compete at MUN conferences nationwide. Distinctive Contributions: Led a 14 person executive board with a $125,000+ annual budget, doubled attendance at the Virginia High School Model United Nations Conference (VAMUN). Additional Roles: Model UN Head Delegate (Captain), 50th Anniversary Committee Chair, Historian, VAMUN Under-Secretary General of Delegations, Virginia Journal Executive Board, Model UN Director of Team Affairs and Director of Crisis Training

Narrative leverages expertise in politics, journalism, and business to manage communications initiatives tailored to the needs of large-scale, corporate clients. I delivered time-sensitive media and regulatory analysis for four leading clients in financial services and software, and I was selected to the business development team for a global payments company.

Awarded to one student annually pursuing research on Dante Alighieri. I explored, through modern American poetry, the elements of Dante’s work that continue to influence the American consciousness.

Focused on organizing and coordinating canvassing, phone banks, and other voter outreach efforts. Organized on the regional level in Virginia to support candidates in the 2021 gubernatorial race.

Gained hands-on experience with political organizing, grassroots engagement, communications & press tactics, and Get-Out-The-Vote practices