What is U.Va.’s Faculty Senate?
By Adeline Miller | 2 days agoThe Senate is able to represent the faculty perspective to legislative bodies through positions such as the faculty representative to the Board of Visitors.
The Senate is able to represent the faculty perspective to legislative bodies through positions such as the faculty representative to the Board of Visitors.
10 pending cases remain on the docket to be processed in the fall.
The Committee also blocked appointees to the Board of Visitors at other Virginia schools.
The Board also elected Rachel Sheridan as the next Rector and Porter Wilkinson as next Vice Rector.
The committee oversees the University's internal and external auditors, reviews financial and operational risk mitigation strategies and assesses University compliance with state and national reporting requirements across the University's academic and medical divisions.
“I guess I'm wildly disappointed,” Davis said. “I think we have gone above and beyond to try to be incredibly transparent, to be incredibly fiscally responsive.
Wise offers the Year in Wise program in which in-state students on the U.Va. College of Arts and Sciences waitlist may enroll in Wise for one year and then transfer to University Grounds in Charlottesville to complete their degree.
Changes to the 2025 plan include the removal of three previously authorized projects and the deferral of 12 also previously approved projects which currently do not have sufficient funding sources.
Student participants from the University Career Center’s Internship Placement Program also spoke before the Committee to share their experiences.
The Honor the Future campaign was launched in 2019 with the pillars of sustaining education, securing democracy and driving research, and will officially end June 30.
The Board also discussed the goals and vision of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology and voted to approve the fiscal year 2026 operating budget.
The Support Officer pool is chosen by existing Senior Support Officers and the Selection and Recruitment Committee members through an application and interview process.
Before the full Board meets, members of each Committee will convene in separate meetings to discuss business and vote on action items Thursday and Friday.
UNESCO selected the Academical Village to be inducted as a World Heritage Site in 1987, making it the only American university to hold the honor.
As part of the 2030 Plan’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 and fossil fuel-free operations by 2050, the University has prioritized environmental resilience and sustainability.
Doctor Jayakrishna Ambati and his research team have begun work on a new drug called K9 which could treat and prevent Alzheimer’s.
Many students find the Career Center to be a valuable tool during the job search and application process.
In University President Jim Ryan’s welcome address, he acknowledged the support of family members and friends present in the audience and beyond that played supportive roles in these graduates’ lives.
Catholic students on Grounds expressed surprise about Leo’s election.
Edwards and Shortmann will be responsible for reunion events, including the Young Alumni Reunion which includes a celebration with alumni from the three most recent graduating classes.