The new members replace previous Board members Dr. L.D. Britt, Frank Conner, Barbara Fried and C. Evans Poston.

Governor Youngkin appoints four new members to the Board of Visitors

By Ava MacBlane and Lexi Baker | 4 days ago

Composed of 17 voting members appointed by the governor, the Board meets four times per year and is responsible for the long-term planning of the University.

Provost Ian Baucom was raised in South Africa and gained degrees from Wake Forest University and Yale before coming to Virginia.

Provost Baucom names advising, research, faculty diversity and graduate support as priorities

By Ava MacBlane and Lexi Baker | June 19, 2022

The 2022-23 proposed operating budget for the three divisions — the Academic Division, Medical Center and the College at Wise — is $4.78 billion.

BOV Finance Committee approves budgets, Major Capital Projects

By Margaret Glass | June 10, 2022

Advancement Committee receives $10 million gift, surpasses fundraising goals

By Tanner Kissler | June 9, 2022

The Audit, Compliance and Risk committee of the BOV is responsible for inspecting the University’s accounts and processes and assessing potential risks for the academic and medical center divisions of the University.

Audit, Compliance and Risk committee discusses two-year audit plan, financial sustainability work groups

By Julianne Saunders | June 9, 2022

Provost Ian Baucom presented the University's research priorities to the board, including investments of $15 million to neurology and environmental sustainability research.

University to improve advising, invest $30 million in research

By John Bedell | June 7, 2022

Board of Visitors discusses rising costs of construction projects, new Public Service pathway at meeting of the full board

By Jamie Jeong | June 7, 2022

The Board of Visitors convened for a full board meeting held Friday afternoon to end the June session.

Thirty-one percent of projects included in the current budget are under construction, and 30 percent are in the planning and design stages.

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Buildings and Grounds Committee seeks to increase on-Grounds housing, preserve connectivity of Grounds

By Merrill Hart | June 7, 2022

The Major Capital Plan has a total budget of 2.8 billion dollars — down from 3.1 billion dollars last year.

Students must actively participate in the Bicentennial and the celebration's critical conversations.

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No credible danger determined by UPD after University officials receive threat to community

By Rahul Sharma and Tanner Kissler | April 29, 2022

No credible threat was determined following a preliminary investigation by the UPD.

The student member of the Board of Visitors is an unconventional form of student leadership in that students enter into the position without a platform, instead aiming to reflect the wishes of the student body and convey student concerns at Board of Visitor meetings.

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Sarita Mehta looks back on tenure as student member of BOV

By Merrill Hart and Elizabeth Rambo | March 31, 2022

While on the Board, Mehta has worked to connect as many students as possible with the Board and University administration in order to give them a voice in a body she feels many students feel disconnected from.

The Board gathered in the Rotunda for the meeting, which was one of the final sessions of the three-day session.

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Board of Visitors extends Ryan’s employment, approves next student member

By Tanner Kissler | March 7, 2022

University leaders discussed efforts to bolster relations with the local community as well as the consequences of two years of COVID-19 policy.

A survey conducted on advising found that students are largely more satisfied with advising after they’ve declared their major and are assigned a major-specific advisor as opposed to a general academic advisor.

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Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee discusses advising and first-year experience, hears from Coach Tony Elliott

By Ava MacBlane | March 7, 2022

Baucom provided insight into these survey results, noting that some of the issues with first-year advising comes from general advisors who know little about areas of study outside of their own fields.

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Advancement Committee discusses $2.5 million gift, Cavalier Opportunity Fund

By Julianne Saunders | March 7, 2022

Fundraising for the University in 2022 has surpassed that of 2021 with total commitments to the University, including current gifts and pledged future gifts, reaching a total of $322 million.

The presentation acknowledged the trend of increasing digital adoption as a result of COVID-19.

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Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee agenda focuses on IT risks, audit post-sourcing partners and refreshing the audit plan

By Margaret Glass | March 7, 2022

During the meeting, the committee went through a slideshow, summarizing what they hope to achieve in the new fiscal year 2023-2024 audit plan.

The Board additionally voted to authorize the transfer of land bequeathed by Shirley McIvor from the University to the University of Virginia Foundation.

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Board of Visitors approves request for $75 million budget amendment

By Rahul Sharma | March 7, 2022

The Finance Committee voted Friday morning in favor of budget amendments that call for an additional $75 million.

The Finance Working Group reported to committee that the operating income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 was favorable to the six months ending at the end of the 2021 calendar year, with an operating income of $47.7 million.

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Health System Board reviews financials, Committee on College at Wise discusses student retention

By Zach Rosenthal and Lauren O'Neil | March 6, 2022

The Health System Board is the governing board for both the University’s Medical Center and the Transitional Care Hospital.

Since the Board approved the 2021 Capital Plan, three projects are in need of design authorization for the 2022 Capital Plan — a new Center for the Arts, additions to the School of Architecture Center for Design and a new School of Engineering building.

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Buildings and Grounds committee renames Maury Hall, discusses revisions to the 2022 Major Capital Plan

By Lexi Baker | March 6, 2022

The Buildings and Grounds committee will be given the opportunity to vote on any revisions to the capital plan and capital projects during the next meeting of the Board of Visitors in June.

The Faculty Senate is an elected body of 80 University professors, drawn proportionally from all of its schools, including Batten, McIntire, the College, Engineering and Nursing.

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Faculty Senate to write statement affirming academic freedom, greets new provost

By Stratton Marsh and Jack Siegel | March 3, 2022

The Senate voted to draft a statement in favor of academic freedom across all American universities.

In a meeting Monday, Faculty Senate members recapitulated ongoing concerns about the appointment of Ian Baucom as Provost, need for protection against academic censorship.

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Faculty Senate Members discuss new state administration, potential changes to Honor’s constitution

By Kristin O’Donoghue | February 10, 2022

Aramark Marketing Coordinator Kaylee Sciacca also provided senators with an overview of faculty meal plan options.

President Ryan joined Friday's Faculty Senate meeting to explain the decision to appoint Ian Baucom, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Provost of the University without a formal search process.

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Faculty Senate members oppose decision to not conduct national search for new provost

By Lauren O'Neil | January 31, 2022

Senators spent the meeting expressing concerns over the failure to maintain standard best practices for appointing a high-level administrator.

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Governor Youngkin appoints four new members to the Board of Visitors

Provost Baucom names advising, research, faculty diversity and graduate support as priorities

BOV Finance Committee approves budgets, Major Capital Projects

Advancement Committee receives $10 million gift, surpasses fundraising goals

Audit, Compliance and Risk committee discusses two-year audit plan, financial sustainability work groups

University to improve advising, invest $30 million in research

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