The petition calls on the Board of Visitors "to withhold approval of the planned renovations of Alderman Library until losses to its shelving capacity can be brought much closer to zero."
Then-MSU President Lou Anna Simon resigned in January after news reports revealed that MSU physician Larry Nassar sexually abused more than 150 women.
Kirt von Daacke and Andrea Douglas will co-chair the commission, which is chartered for four years and will commence this fall.
Sullivan’s speeches both centered on a core theme of resilience.
Students expressed dissatisfaction with the administrative response to last summer’s white supremacist demonstrations.
An anonymous online petition has been initiated to maintain the existing UIP program.
Some students, activists and lawyers believe the rules might have a chilling effect on speech around Grounds.
A search committee has been charged with finding candidates for the next chief of the University Police Department.
Groups not affiliated with U.Va. will be required to reserve space for "expressive activity."
Beyond structural and safety issues, the renovation aims to improve study spaces, particularly for collaborative work, and reorganize the way books and manuscripts are housed.
The program has cost close to $14 million but has saved the University $31 million in energy expenses.
U.Va. Architect Alice Raucher and consultant Gautam Sundaram present ideas for Ivy/Emmet redevelopment.
Construction on the Chemistry Buildings began last year and will be followed by work on Gilmer Hall.
The demolition could be completed as soon as 2020.
The protest occurred after U.Va. announced a four-year trespass warning to Jason Kessler.
Neither U.Va. nor the Commonwealth’s Attorney have openly granted the requests.
While most first-year students have opted to continue in the Traditional Curriculum, around 600 students have chosen to pilot the New College Curriculum.
U.Va. policy explicitly states that “smoking and vaping by faculty, staff, students, and visitors are prohibited inside facilities owned or leased by the University.”
The new position will consolidate oversight and control of law enforcement and security efforts at the University.
Groves said in a University-wide email there is no known connection between the online threats and U.Va., but called on students to report any threats to University Police.
