The 27th annual Virginia Film Festival saw a 45.6 percent increase in ticket sales over last year. This increase continues along the five-year trend of setting a box office sales record for the festival.
Recently, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs created a handful of focus groups to gauge students’ knowledge of the University’s sexual misconduct policy. The groups were part of the University’s broader efforts to combat sexual misconduct.
The committee discussed the University's financial aid program, AccessUVa, which cost $48 million in the 2014-15 academic year, an uptick from $45 million last year.
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative hosted their monthly meeting of The Arts Incubator Thursday night at their headquarters on Monticello Road. The Bridge’s Programming Manager Serena Gruia described The Incubator as a support group and salon for local artists and creative thinkers in the Charlottesville community.
In an effort to ameliorate tensions and strengthen U.S.-China economic relations, President Obama announced a new reciprocity agreement between the two countries Monday.
Emanuel Brown, a 61-year-old contracted University employee, was pronounced dead Thursday after a student found him unconscious in a men's restroom in the basement of New Cabell Hall. The student found Brown shortly before 12:30 p.m.
The University Office of Admissions has been working to reach out to minority students in a recent attempt to increase both racial and economic diversity. Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said that increasing diversity is a top priority for the Office of Admissions.
Darden’s ranking has dropped significantly in this year's Bloomberg Businessweek’s listing of the nation’s best business schools, slipping from No. 10 in 2013 to No. 20.
OrderUp Charlottesville, an online and mobile marketplace which allows individuals to order food from select local restaurants for delivery, expanded its pool of restaurants to include Bodo’s Bagels and Christian’s Pizza this past week. This expansion supplements OrderUp’s goal to offer service from a full range of restaurants enjoyed by both Charlottesville locals and students.
A collaborative effort between the University, charity organizations and research groups brought a swath of engaged professors, politicians and aid workers to Grounds last month for a panel to discuss the Islamic State, the violence the organization perpetrates against women and various strategies the international community can employ to alleviate the challenges victims face.
The University received 16,185 early action applications this year — the highest volume recorded since 2011, when the option was first added to the application.
Student Council met Tuesday to discuss student security and two newly-formed organizations aimed at increasing safety, Buddies on Call and Student Watch.
The Virginia State Crime Commission presented its Missing Persons and Search and Rescue study to lawmakers Monday in response to resolutions from the state government.
The Virginia Joint Legislative and Audit Review Committee released its final report on the costs of higher education in Virginia on Monday.
The Medical Center initiated a new plan to expand its Emergency Department, which the Board of Visitors will discuss Thursday at the Medical Center Operating Committee meeting.
Education Prof. Carolyn Callahan, along with her colleagues at the University of Connecticut and Virginia Tech, has been awarded two federal grants to investigate and improve the education of underrepresented gifted students in urban and rural areas. The two grants will allow Callahan and her colleagues to study schools in Colorado, North Carolina, Florida and Virginia to find schools in both areas that successfully identify and educate their gifted students, given that students of color, students of low-income backgrounds and students in rural areas are all more likely to be overlooked than students elsewhere.
The University Alumni Association has launched a new app to enable easy communication with members and convenient access to membership cards.
The Undergraduate Research Network hosted their first installment of a new dinner series on Tuesday night in Newcomb Hall. The Undergraduate Research Network, or URN, is a student-run organization aimed at engaging undergraduate students and informing them about research opportunities.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday the creation of a contingency fund of up to $2 million for Virginia Ebola response efforts to address public health and safety issues surrounding Ebola.
The Class of 2015's Class Giving campaign is underway, and Fourth Year Trustees have already started the year-long effort to solicit donations to the University from the graduating class.
