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Using the UVa People Search

Common Searches

  • lastname, firstname
  • firstname lastname
  • UVa computing ID
  • phone number

Using Partial Search Parameters

  • Partial search parameters can be used in the Name fields. This will return a match anywhere in the name.
  • A partial search in the Telephone field will only search the last 4 digits of the office phone number.
  • Partial search doesn't work for searches by UVa Computing ID. Those must match exactly.

Using the Advanced Search

  • If you were searching for a person whose last name is Smith: You could simply type Smith in the search field to retrieve as many results with the name Smith as the system allows, based on your location.
  • If you were looking for all the Smiths that work for ITC: You could type in Smith in the Last Name field, then choose ITC from the Department pull-down menu, and you would get a listing of all the people working for ITC whose entry contains the word Smith.
  • If you were looking for someone named Jim Smith: You could type Jim Smith in the Common Name field and the system would return results for anyone whose last name is Smith but who goes by a name (Jim) that differs from their legal name (such as James).

Number of Results Permitted

Any exact matches for a search will be highlighted in yellow in the results, and you will get as many results as the system permits. (UVa’s People Search does not allow an unlimited number of results.) The system will return:

  • up to 100 matches for a particular search from off-Grounds locations; and
  • up to 1000 matches from on-Grounds locations.

About the UVa People Search

The University of Virginia has a searchable online directory called People Search. This directory contains information about members of the University community, derived from ITC’s user database and from the printed University directory. This information includes names (both official and otherwise), telephone numbers, office addresses, and email address information. The People Search database gets updated once a day.

This LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)-driven search engine uses a text search within one or more data fields. This service is available to both members of the University community and to people outside of UVa.