PARTING SHOT: My words, my self
For most of my life I was not myself.
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For most of my life I was not myself.
Student Council held an informal session at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Chemistry Building to discuss possible responses to Gov. Bob McDonnell's reappointment of University Rector Helen Dragas to the Board of Visitors.
Emails from Board of Visitors Rector Helen Dragas and former Vice Rector Mark Kington obtained Tuesday by The Cavalier Daily through a Freedom of Information Act request suggest the two believed the University should become more amenable to online learning – and quickly.
Fourth-year College student Hillary Hurd, the non-voting student member of the Board of Visitors, released a statement today saying she would push for the Board to provide more information about the resignation of University President Teresa A. Sullivan.
This morning, Student Council added its voice to the growing number of people and organizations calling on the Board of Visitors to provide more information about University President Teresa A. Sullivan’s sudden resignation. University Rector Helen Dragas announced Sunday in a University-wide email that Sullivan would step down Aug. 15 after two years as president. Her email quoted Sullivan as saying a “philosophical difference of opinion” led to the departure. But members of the University community continue to clamor for specifics.
The University Faculty Senate's executive council held an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon during which it adopted a resolution expressing a "lack of confidence in the Rector, the Vice Rector, and the Board of Visitors."
Of the responses to Sunday's news that University President Teresa A. Sullivan would step down Aug. 15, the parody Twitter account @RectorDrago ranks among the most viral. The account critiques University Rector Helen Dragas, who as leader of the Board of Visitors announced Sullivan's departure. The account has nearly 200 followers after it went live about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
University Rector Helen Dragas bowed to pressure from University faculty to disclose more information about University President Teresa A. Sullivan’s resignation, emailing a statement to faculty members around 6:30 p.m. today.
University faculty members are pushing back as the Board of Visitors has yet to offer a full explanation about the resignation of University President Teresa A. Sullivan.
Vroom said he was honored by his victory in such a hotly contested race. Third-year College student Mathias Wondwosen placed second with 2,375 votes after four rounds of voting, and third-year College student Whit Hunter, Council's outgoing VPA, placed third with 1,714 votes.
The Minority Rights Coalition hosted a debate for Student Council, Honor Committee and University Judiciary Committee candidates 6 p.m. yesterday in Maury Hall. The discussion focused on diversity and ways these organizations could reach out to minority students.
Heading into the second year of her tenure, University President Teresa A. Sullivan has sought to maintain the University's stature as a leading institution of higher education. No longer in the inaugural stages of office, Sullivan reflects on her initial months as president and her experiences as an established member of the University community.
Jewish life at the University found a renewed identity April 10, when the Brody Jewish Center building - Hillel's 10,000 square-foot addition to its existing space at 1824 University Circle - officially opened.
Legislation introduced in the Senate last Thursday could broaden federal laws addressing sexual violence on college campuses.
For third-year College student Garrett Barnes, participating in Rooftop Comedy's National College Comedy Competition in early April called attention to ways in which the University's stand-up scene lacks punch, if not punch lines.
A new law will allow motorcyclists, moped riders and bicyclists to disregard sensor-activated red lights that have not acknowledged the riders' presence. The law, which was signed by Gov. Bob McDonnell last month and takes effect July 1, stipulates that riders may only proceed after waiting two light cycles, or 120 seconds, provided there is no oncoming traffic.
The man, the myth, the swiper: \nDean Caulfield
Demand for college psychological counseling services nationwide has risen in recent years, while funding for these services has decreased, according to research conducted by a professor at Old Dominion University.\nAlan Schwitzer, professor of counseling and human services at Old Dominion, shared his findings Monday at the American College Personnel Association's annual convention, an event in which professionals in student affairs and related fields come together to "share best practices and generate new ideas," he said.\nSchwitzer presented a synthesis of about 750 articles on the subject of college counseling - a project undertaken with fellow Old Dominion Prof. Dana Burnett. The two organized the research into a database intended as a resource for student affairs professionals.\n"Counseling centers across the country have seen an increase in demand and an increase in complexity in the problems college students bring to campus or develop on campus," Schwitzer said. "About a million and a half students are seen in college counseling centers across the country in a year."\nIncidents of violence, such as the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings and the recent mass shooting near Tucson, Ariz., have drawn more attention to the mental health needs of college students, he added.\nWhile demand for counseling has risen similarly at the University, services have not been cut because all Student Health funding comes from student fees upon enrollment.\nAbout 9 percent of University students seek counseling services - a number comparable to similar universities, said Russ Federman, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University.\nPre-existing conditions and economic stresses are factors that cause students to seek further counseling, Federman said.\n"Students feel the increasing pressure to find security in an increasingly insecure world," he added. "Our society is also changing technologically. The effects of social media, the effects of instant connectivity to almost anyone ... that complicates late adolescent development because of the extent to which students tend to live online."\nHeightened responsiveness of administrators to student mental health concerns also contributes to rising demand for counseling, Federman said, noting referrals from faculty and student services personnel has increased during the past 10 years.\n"University campuses are simply much more sensitive about the emotional and psychological well-being of students today because they have more concerns about negative outcomes," he said.\nWhile funding for University health services is tied with enrollment, shrinking resources for counseling services elsewhere leads universities to cut staff members or cap the number of counseling sessions to which a student is entitled, Schwitzer said.\n"On a four-year residential campus, typically you'd want one full-time staff member for something in the range of 1,100 to 1,500 students," he said. "That's a rule of thumb that is often used. Most campuses in the U.S. fall short of that; that's an incredibly expensive proposition."\nFederman said many employees of in-student services believe one staff member for every 1,000 students would be a more effective ratio.\n"We're up around 1 to 1,650," he said. "You'll also find that we are no worse off than most other institutions our size. In other words, many university counseling centers are still understaffed despite the attention brought to counseling and psychological services over the last 10 years."\nAlthough CAPS does not limit the number of counseling sessions available to students, if a student's treatment is likely to require more than six to 10 sessions, "we usually speak to them about a referral into the private sector," Federman said.\nHe noted that the University has an extremely low suicide rate.\n"We have had four suicides of enrolled students over the last 10 years," he said. "If you look at national suicide rates at universities this size, they would be two times higher than that at least. You would tend to see rates around 1.3 or 1.2 somewhere in that range per year."\nHe added that the different departments of student affairs collaborated effectively to enhance student wellness.\n"I don't see that many students who fall through the cracks," he said.\nSchwitzer also said counseling has a great value, providing "a bang for the buck."\n"There's research that shows the retention and graduation rates from counseling center students is actually higher than the general student population," he said.\nSchwitzer said he thought it was "short-sighted" for a university to not provide sufficient counseling services.\n"I think offering a student admission to a university is sort of a contract with that student that the institution will do their part to help that student be successful, and in many cases providing these kinds of services is a way to do that," he said.\nAlthough funding is secure, the main problem currently facing CAPS is that the facility does not have room for expansion, Federman said.\n"Even if we see funding resources increase as a result of increasing enrollment, until something changes, we don't have any room to hire new staff," he said. "I'm more concerned about square footage than I am about money."
Things have changed for University radio since 1947, when WUVA was launched in the basement of Madison Hall using electrical wiring in dormitories to pass along its AM signals.
In America today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the religious and non-religious, Irish and non-Irish alike. The day is a busy one for bars and restaurants and usually invokes images of leprechauns, shamrocks and lots of green. But the March 17 holiday originally began as a Catholic festival named after Ireland's patron saint, and the man credited with Christianizing the Emerald Isle.