Student Council met last night to discuss funding constraints it may face in the remainder of the semester and a plan to move the student section at football games.
The Board of Visitors voted last week to increase the tuition rates for many graduate programs offered by the University, both in the College and other schools. The increases in tuition and fees range between 1.2 and 19.6 percent, with rates varying for in-state and out-of-state students.
Monday marked the start of the University’s Every Body Week, a campaign organized by the Women’s Resource Center in association with the University’s Coalition on Eating Disorders and Exercise Concerns.
At approximately 10:50 a.m. Monday, the University Board of Elections voting website, www.uvavote.com, experienced “unplanned downtime” that was likely a crash due to heavy traffic. According to the Board, the occurrence prevented some students from voting during a two-hour window Monday morning, but did not alter votes which were already cast.
Elections for Honor Committee members begin today. Students can log online to www.uvavote.com from now through Thursday to cast their ballots.
Elections for Honor Committee members begin today. Students can log online to www.uvavote.com from now through Thursday to cast their ballots.
Elections for University Judiciary Committee members begin today. Students can log online to www.uvavote.com from now through Thursday to cast their ballots.
The Board of Visitors met from Wednesday to Saturday last week to discuss future plans and approve major initiatives affecting the entire University community. Tuition hikes, new degrees and salary equity were among several items the BOV considered.
Second-year College students Andrew Kwon, the current class president, and Jack Vallar are competing for third-year class president in this week’s student elections.
The Board of Visitors announced the appointment of third-year College student Meg Gould as its student member Saturday. Gould will replace fourth-year College student Blake Blaze when his term ends June 1.
Second-years Colin Baker and Michael Bunting are vying for the position of Engineering Council Vice President, Colin Baker and Michael Bunting. The vice president helps to lead the nine standing committees, five representative bodies and executive board, which make up the Engineering Council.
The Batten Undergraduate Council has only existed for two years, and the constitution was written one year ago, but two candidates, third-years Stephanie Hough and Bryan Kardos are looking to lead the organization this upcoming year.
Candidates for the upcoming Honor Committee elections have reported a wide range of spending patterns for their campaigns — though most said spending was not critical to their campaign nor to election outcomes.
The Fourth Year Class Council vice president race features College students Kieran Dhaliwal and Blake Griggs.
The Advancements and Communications Committee of the Board of Visitors met Thursday afternoon to discuss the University’s fundraising results for the past fiscal year. Alumni giving, corporate giving, foundation giving and friend giving were all addressed, and the University ranked very high among public institutions in most of these categories.
Elections for Commerce Council President, Nursing Council President, College Council President and Architecture Council President will all be uncontested as students log online to vote this Monday through Thursday.
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences has proposed a master’s degree in European Studies to the Board of Visitors, who will discuss the program during its Educational Policy Committee meeting this Thursday and vote on the measure in its full meeting Friday.
A petition filed in late January through Student Council’s SpeakUpUVA website proposing that sexual assault be made a University honor offence has made waves in the University community recently. The proposal has gathered over 500 signatures, making it the fifth most popular petition since the website’s inception.
Thursday afternoon, a proposal to renovate Wilson Hall will be reviewed by both the Finance Committee and the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors.
