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(12/16/20 5:24am)
As part of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s recent Executive Order, more stringent safety restrictions will be enforced from Dec. 14 to Jan. 31 across the Commonwealth. The regulations shrink the in-person gathering limit from 25 people to 10 and create a curfew between the hours of 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
(11/18/20 1:30am)
This fall, international students have faced restricted travel, challenges related to online classes and difficulty connecting with other University students, regardless of whether they are studying in Charlottesville or abroad.
(10/29/20 5:34am)
Though religious gatherings — along with NCAA and intramural sporting events and expressive activities, such as protests and demonstrations — are technically exempt from the University’s 10 person gathering restriction, religious CIOs at U.Va. have still chosen to dramatically change their social and spiritual events to maintain the safety of their members.
(10/19/20 8:55pm)
The number of disciplinary referrals for liquor and drug abuse violations fell by more than 25 percent in 2019, according to the University’s annual Fire Safety and Security report. The number of reports of rape and fondling offenses also decreased in 2019, while the number of offenses for other crimes and violence against women remained constant.
(10/14/20 11:42pm)
As of Wednesday, a total of 232 cases of COVID-19 have been identified among first-year residence halls and Lawn residents, 33 of which have been reported since the start of October. Twenty of the University’s 27 first-year dormitories and all Lawn residents have undergone testing.
(10/08/20 10:49pm)
The University issued partial refunds throughout the end of September to on-Grounds students for housing and all-access dining plans that were not used during the first two missed weeks of the semester, as well as to those who chose to stay home for the fall semester.
(09/22/20 10:14pm)
Residents of Hancock dormitory were sent an email Tuesday informing them that all residents are required to participate in asymptomatic prevalence testing Wednesday. There is currently one confirmed case of COVID-19 in the residence hall, but wastewater indicators suggest other possible infections.
(09/16/20 10:56pm)
UPDATE: Residents of Balz-Dobie were notified Thursday at 9:16 p.m. that there were 10 additional positive cases in the dorm, bringing the total to 15 cases following yesterday's testing. The students with positive results will be moved to isolation housing, and their close contacts will be moved to quarantine housing.
(08/07/20 3:40am)
The University Board of Visitors met July 31 to discuss the administration’s plans for a return to Grounds in the fall. Topics discussed included two COVID-19-tracking apps, the need for off-Grounds students to be prepared to quarantine off-Grounds and the planned response to an outbreak.
(07/14/20 11:22pm)
Following a weekend of students partying during the annual midsummers celebration at the University — many without masks and disregarding social distancing guidelines — Dean of Students Allen Groves sent an email to undergraduate students Tuesday evening condemning the social gatherings in Corner bars, rental houses and apartments and fraternity houses. He affirmed that in-person courses on Grounds will only be possible in the fall if students commit to observing social distancing and wearing masks.
(07/14/20 1:21pm)
The public session of the University’s Racial Equity Task Force occurred virtually Friday, over one month after a group of Black student activists and the Black Student Alliance sent separate lists of demands to the task force. The session was split into three parts — a description of their approach, an open forum — during which members of the public submitted questions displayed over Zoom — and a time for task force members to answer questions that had been submitted by participants before the session began. More than 450 people attended the event.
(07/10/20 3:08am)
The University’s International Studies Office has canceled all fall 2020 study abroad programs due to advisories from the U.S. Department of State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This decision comes months after the ISO canceled spring break study abroad and summer programs. Students were notified of the decision June 26.
(06/30/20 3:59am)
Logan Leemis, a rising fourth-year student in the McIntire School of Commerce, passed away last Wednesday, Dean of Students Allen Groves announced in a community-wide email Monday.
(06/24/20 6:31am)
Dr. Cameron Webb, a University alumnus and director of Health Policy and Equity for the School of Medicine, won the Democratic nomination for the Commonwealth’s Fifth Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. The Fifth District spans from Northern Virginia to the North Carolina border, and includes Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
(06/14/20 3:30am)
More than 200 protesters gathered in the John Paul Jones Arena parking lot Saturday evening for a block party and noise demonstration to call on the local community to divert funds from police to social work services, such as mental health and emergency medical services. Currently, the 2020 city budget allocates 9.54 percent of its funds to the Charlottesville Police Department.
(06/10/20 3:44am)
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of University Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Monday to show support for the demands of the Movement for Black Lives. It was the second consecutive day of protests planned in Charlottesville in response to the murder of George Floyd by police, which also included local demonstrations May 30 and June 7.
(05/27/20 7:13pm)
The results of the University’s Fall 2020 survey found that 73.66 percent of respondents agreed they could adapt to a semester delayed by a month, while 69.6 percent and 69.1 percent agree they could adapt to a semester that starts online or divide the semester up into two “modules,” respectively.
(05/11/20 3:23am)
Nicole Jenkins was named the next Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce May 6 — replacing Carl Zeithaml, who served as dean for 23 years. The University announced in June 2019 that Zeithaml would be stepping down at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year.
(05/05/20 3:12am)
The International Studies Office will decide its travel policies for the fall semester based on the recommendations of the University’s Fall 2020 Committee and the University’s policy on international travel by June 30. Summer study abroad programs have already been canceled, and spring study abroad programs were suspended March 12.
(04/22/20 7:21pm)
Arabic Lecturer Abir Abyad’s students petitioned the University last week to make an exception to the new hiring freeze policy that has been put in place due to the financial impacts of COVID-19 on the University. Abyad currently teaches Elementary Arabic in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, and has taught the course at the University since 2016.