The Hereford Community
The Hereford Community is alive with rich personalities and down to earth attitudes from all over the world. Here, you can meet some of our residents and learn about the folks who make Hereford a great place to live.
Our Fellows Program
Hereford boasts a dynamic Fellows Program that includes distinguished university faculty, staff, Ph.D. candidates, and members of the greater Charlottesville community involved in creative enterprises. Our primary goal is to bring together passionate and committed individuals who are willing to draw on their multiple disciplines, backgrounds, and energies in mentoring students and enhancing their undergraduate experience.
Fellows serve in many creative capacities to build community at Hereford -- from accompanying students to a Shakespeare play in D.C. to tubing the James River to touring The Big Apple Hereford style. Some opt to teach a short course in an area of their research or even around a personal hobby. Hereford Fellows can also serve as academic mentors, offering students access to their expertise in a given discipline. Fellows enrich our community by attending our monthly banquets in Runk Dining Hall or orchestrating a dinner gathering at the Principal’s residence where students and faculty join together to cook a meal. Fellows are encouraged to mingle with one another and develop their own community of professionals. This encourages collaboration, which often succeeds in further enriching the Hereford community. To support the core concept of a living/learning community, Hereford offers two spacious apartments for faculty fellows who reside here as integral members of the community.
The college staff will work individually with fellows to tailor the best way for them to share their talents. For further information, contact Coordinator of Studies Lisa Shutt ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).
Our Principal
The Principal oversees the college operations and administrative budget to ensure that programming and activities are being carried out in support of the college’s mission. In the spirit of a true living/learning community, the Principal and her/his family reside within the community in beautiful Vaughan House atop the complex. An active participant in the daily life of the community, the Principal’s residence is the gathering site for many of the college activities, including student and fellow dinners, college receptions, classes and meetings.
The Principal oversees the staff of Financial Officer and three Coordinators of Studies. An endowment managed by the Principal is directed to supporting short courses and special educational offerings (field trips, minifarm initiatives) and grounds enhancement projects. Principals serve for three-year terms in a half-time position and are drawn from the faculty of various departments across the university.