Finance Matters

The relaunched version of Finance Matters is back for installment number two of our Values Series. This time, Patty and Brandi focus on Collaborative Partnership with guests Joey Carls and Kellyn Morris of the Finance Solution Center. Resources Mentioned: Service Excellence podcast UVAFinance Values Symbiotic Relationship between Ants & Acacia trees

Finance Matters returns, this time with a focus on the UVAFinance values. Each quarter, Brandi and Patty will bring you guests from UVAFinance who have demonstrated the value. This first episode focuses on Service Excellence, with guests Danielle Hancock and Kevin Crabtree. Resources Mentioned: UVAFinance Vision, Mission, Values: https://uvafinance.virginia.edu/about-uvafinance Fin

Patty and Brandi discuss Ryan Holiday's book Stillness is the Key, a NY Times bestseller that describes how to stay steady and draw on inner peace while the world is anything but quiet. We go over the book's main concepts, historical examples, and practical applications, in the hopes that you'll find at least two or three ways that you can increase your own clarity, calm, and happi

Vice President for Finance Melody Bianchetto will retire from UVA on February 3 after 26 years of service. She sat down with Patty and Brandi to reflect on her career and her pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion in UVAFinance. Resources Mentioned: UVAFinance Mission, Vision, Values Melody's Brown Bag Series (under "Resource Library") Melody's Career Reflections Podcast

Vice President for Finance Melody Bianchetto will retire from UVA on February 3 after 26 years of service. She sat down with Patty and Brandi recently to reflect on her career. Resources Mentioned: UVAFinance Mission, Vision, Values Melody's Brown Bag Series (under "Resource Library") Melody's DEI Podcast

Our fight or flight response kicks in when we perceive a situation as potentially dangerous or threatening. It's an automatic and unconscious impulse that stems from caveman days (thanks, evolution!) and could be causing you to burn out, make bad decisions, and all around feel pretty crummy at work and at home. Patty and Brandi talk to Augie Maurelli, James Gorman, Gretchen Kriebel

Two of the Business Analysts who joined the Change Management team during Finance Strategic Transformation share their perspectives on change, big projects, and what sets UVA and FST apart from other projects they've been a part of. Featuring guests Derrick Carter and Detria Thomas. Resources Mentioned: The Change Curve

Six members of UVAFinance's first summer intern cohort are here to talk with Patty and Brandi about their experience in Central Finance at UVA. Thank you to Luke Blair, Samyukhtha Venkateswaran, Karly Fuentes-Parades, Raymond Costa, and Amanda Lin (all UVA students), and Maheswar Ghimire (Piedmont Virginia Community College student) for taking the time to join us. What an inspiring

In this episode, we welcome members of UVAFinance's Inclusive Excellence Committee and Equity Action Team to discuss the trajectory of diversity and inclusion efforts in UVAFinance. Our guests are Melody Bianchetto, ToShun Campbell, LaVerne Harris, and James Cobb. Resources Mentioned: More on the UVAFinance blog about Inclusive Excellence activities: http://uvafinance.blogspot.com/

We've got a panel of creative folks from the UVAFinance team in today's episode, talking about the benefits of creative pursuits on them as individuals and also as professionals on the Finance team. Join Patty and Brandi as they talk with Jay Gallimore (musician), Matt Bonham (photographer, graphic artist), and Mary Wagamon (artist, writer), and get inspired to pursue your own crea