U.Va. Curry School granted millions in education research funding
The Institute for Education Science has awarded University faculty members $9.2 million for four different education research projects.
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The Institute for Education Science has awarded University faculty members $9.2 million for four different education research projects.
At a Dec. 19 Board of Visitors special meeting, University President Teresa Sullivan announced several new safety programs set to begin in the spring semester, which include updating on Grounds cameras, partnering with Corner merchants to implement cameras, increasing on-Grounds lighting and lighted crosswalks, creating a patrol system around grounds, hiring new sexual assault counselors and hiring two Title IX investigators.
Several University deans are seeking student advice on how to address sexual assault at the University and how to turn this feedback into a course of action.
The University released its proposal for a new sexual misconduct policy Wednesday — the latest revision since 2011 — in response to recently increased federal pressure to clamp down on sexual violence. The proposal is open for public commentary until Dec. 5.
The University received 16,185 early action applications this year — the highest volume recorded since 2011, when the option was first added to the application.
Charlottesville Bus Lines, a local association which solicits poetry from students and Charlottesville residents to display inside city buses, announced its annual contest this week.
Students who work multiple on-Grounds jobs reported the University does not adjust its salaries either for inflation or increases over time in everyday prices.
Charlottesville’s general registrar and a former electoral board member are facing several felony charges regarding the improper use of city-owned cellphones. General Registrar Sheri Owen and former electoral board member Bettye Commander are facing charges of misuse of public funds and embezzlement dating back to 2011.
The Board of Visitors Finance Committee met Thursday, approving renovations for McCormick Road residence areas, Gooch-Dillard residence areas and Clemons Library.
A growing number of innovative risk-management solutions are sprouting up at universities nationwide — increasingly aimed at combatting sexual assault on campuses.
Ed Gillespie, the likely Republican nominee for the Virginia Senate seat currently occupied by Mark Warner, recently announced his campaign raised $2.2 million in fundraising in the first quarter. Three out of five donations made to the Gillespie campaign were from Virginians, with donations coming from 89 different counties across the state.
Student Council passed the Sexual Misconduct Awareness, Recovery and Tangible resolution Tuesday evening, outlining tangible points of advocacy on the issue of sexual assault at the University.
The University has officially joined the global Rolls-Royce University Technology Centers Network, the two organizations announced Wednesday. The network is made up of “research groups in world class universities identified to develop long-term research and technology programs,” according to a press release. Both Engineering and Commerce students will be involved in research projects and business projects for the company.
Student Council hit the ground running Tuesday evening with its second meeting of the term.
The University will likely redefine its sexual assault policy next fall pending the approval of new clarifications put forth by the U.S. Department of Education related to the Violence Against Women Act. The DOE approved a draft Tuesday which clarified the policies and definitions found in the Clery Act, a piece of 1990 legislation which governs national campus security, as amended by VAWA. The changes will largely redefine how the University views cases of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.
The 2014-15 Student Council held its first meeting Tuesday. Student Council President Jalen Ross, a third-year Engineering student, opened the meeting.
For some, college — with its enormous financial costs — never seemed to be a possibility.
In the last Student Council meeting for outgoing executive committee members, the general body passed resolution SR-1402 in support of opening a Green Revolving Fund at the University. The fund will be used for various sustainability projects around Grounds.
Eight candidates have kicked off their campaigns for Batten Graduate Council positions this week. Responsibilities of the Council include planning and organizing events to promote student life at the Batten School as well as determining which students will receive funding for professional development.
David Neuman, University architect and chief planning officer, spoke Tuesday evening to Student Council, outlining numerous projects for the near future including renovations of science buildings and the University Hospital System.