Student Council also announced several other cabinet appointments and discussed concerns surrounding parking on Central Grounds.
The Honor Committee manages an endowment upwards of $200,000, and for its 2026-27 academic term, it has budgeted $204,500 — just over its available endowment.
Brie Gertler, interim executive vice president and provost, also provided updates on the University’s developing approach to artificial intelligence.
Sabato shared his insights into how the country’s 2026 midterm elections are unfolding heading into the final weeks of the campaign.
According to University students interviewed by The Cavalier Daily, several expressed frustration with high parking prices on Grounds, as well as the difficulty in finding available parking in general.
The Council also heard updates from Executive Board members regarding the upcoming Fall 2026 elections and new investments in free Sexually Transmitted Infection testing kits for students.
If the effort is successful, participating schools in Virginia and Ohio will join at least 70 higher education institutions across more than 26 states that have already adopted three-year programs in some capacity.
The University submitted its Compliance Certification in September, according to University Spokesperson Bethanie Glover.
This week, From the Archives looks back on the history of visual art displays on Grounds, including following the history of the Bayly Building.
Since President Donald Trump’s first election in 2016, Charlottesville has seen a white supremacist rally, the removal of its Confederate statues and federal pressure influence the University’s governing body.
STC is currently a 20-member council and includes students from across schools and organizations within the University.
After an introduction by Jane Kamensky, president and chief executive officer of Monticello, Woodruff answered Bouie’s prompts on topics such as modern threats to the press, the objectivity of the press and Americans’ declining trust in news outlets.
These midterm Congressional elections are generally viewed as an opportunity for voters to evaluate the incumbent President’s performance in their first two years in office.
The proposed change, if voted into effect, would alter the way students are able to appeal either their hearing or sanctioning panel decisions, should they feel there has been a violation of a granted right or there is new evidence to introduce to the case.
In the spring 2026 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, the University Medical Center received a “B” grade — the second-highest grade awarded by The Leapfrog Group — with a numerical score of 3.18, just 0.02 points below the threshold for an “A.”
