Tibetan monks visit Charlottesville
By Grace Erard | November 2, 2015Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Phukhang Monastery are stopping in Charlottesville as part of their two-year Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour throughout the country.
Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Phukhang Monastery are stopping in Charlottesville as part of their two-year Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour throughout the country.
The McIntire School of Commerce recently announced plans for its new M.S. in Global Commerce program, which will give students the chance to study in Spain, China and the U.S.
University students have been invited to participate in up to three online modules this year as part of an alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct prevention program.
The Minority Rights Coalition will host a public open mic event focused on belonging at the University.
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County are both beginning the switch to new digital-scan voting machines with paper ballots.
The owner of Newstead Farm, in Cumberland County, Va. will be handing over her property to the winner of an essay contest that she designed.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato spoke Saturday about the upcoming presidential election and current state of the U.S. legislature as part of the “More Than the Score” lecture series.
The student-led project “21st Century Citizens Initiative” presented the outcomes of their first venture titled “The Winneba Project” and discussed future endeavors Thursday. Read this article translated into Chinese here.
The Black Student Alliance invited University of Pennsylvania Political Science Prof. Adolph Reed to speak Thursday as part of Black Culture Week.
Amidst Halloween celebrations on the Lawn Friday, Puppies for a Purpose offered trick-or-treaters the chance to interact with dogs in exchange for donations of any amount to the Charlottesville Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced that it had a record year in alcohol sales for the 17th year in a row.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia recommended an additional $66 million be allocated for student financial aid in the 2016-18 state budget last week.
The Virginia Commonwealth University’s award-winning slam poetry team Good Clear Sound performed at the Chapel on Friday as part of Black Culture Week.
Common Good, the University of Virginia Library and WikiDC are working together to host a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon focused on Black Stories at the University.
The University has announced that second-year College student Claire Romaine is the first recipient of the Hannah Graham Memorial Award.
Governor McAuliffe announced Tuesday a $300,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) would be given to the Sanitary Sewer Project II as a part of the Construction Ready Water and Sewer fund of the CDBG.
In collaboration with the Honor Committee, the Middle Eastern Leadership Council released a video entitled “MELC has Honor,” to highlight the diversity of Middle Eastern and Muslim students on Grounds and raise awareness of the challenges those students may face.
The Black Oasis for Learning and Development announced a change of name to the Black Student Research Network and a renewed focus on expanding its network of student researchers.
Student Council met Tuesday night to discuss student concerns.
The Honor Committee held a popular assembly meeting Monday evening for students to discuss the future of the honor system.