The Fourth-Year Trustees vice president race features College students Kieran Dhaliwal and Blake Griggs.
Griggs, the current vice president of Third-Year Class Council, is hoping to keep his position. Dhaliwal, meanwhile, has been a part of Council since her first year and attributes most of her proudest undergraduate accomplishments to Council.
Both candidates said the Rotunda construction will be a major point of interest and concern for their class in the upcoming year.
“I’d rather eat my left foot than have us graduate not on the Lawn,” Dhaliwal said.
Both Dhaliwal and Griggs hope to be able to reach out to more of the class through better communication and taking into consideration the students’ ideas and concerns. This, they both said, will help maximize the enjoyment of their fourth year.
Additionally, both candidates addressed the need to recruit enthusiastic members of the Fourth-Year Trustees — not only students of the University, but as members of the Class of 2015.
Griggs said Trustees “have to be able to represent a part of the school,” citing problems and conflicts a lack of diversity on Trustees could entail.
Read More
How does U.Va.’s agreement with the Justice Department compare to the Compact?
By Nicolas Biernacki | 19 hours agoWhile both the rejected Compact and the Justice Department agreement faced resistance from the University community and have several similarities, the agreement provides firmer protection for academic freedom.
New residential college policy prioritizes rising second-years in rehousing assignments
By Brandon Kile | 20 hours agoA new on-Grounds housing policy concerning residential colleges will change the reapplication system to give rising second years who are returning to the colleges priority in the housing process.
Paul Cherukuri leads U.Va.’s entrepreneurship strategy as its first chief innovation officer
By Bertie Azqueta | YesterdayPaul Cherukuri was recently named the University’s first chief innovation officer in August, a role within the Office of the Vice President for Research that was created to help expand student entrepreneurship and start-up activity at the University.
