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University sees increased international enrollment

By Maddy Weingast | November 18, 2013

In keeping with national trends, the University has seen a growth in the number of international students stepping on Grounds. The number of international students coming to the United States for the 2012-13 year was a record high of 819,644 — a 7.2 percent increase from last year, according to a recent survey on international enrollment by the Institute of International Education.

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Gay Marriage: Laycock speaks out

November 17, 2013

University Law Prof. Douglas Laycock has publicly challenged a new Hawaiian same-sex marriage law, claiming the legislation lacks sufficient exemptions for religious institutions.

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OYFA holds vigil for typhoon victims

By Owen Robinson | November 17, 2013

The Organization of Young Filipino Americans held vigil on the Rotunda steps Friday evening for victims of typhoon Haiyan, which recently devastated the Philippines. The storm hit last Thursday, killing a confirmed 3,600 and displacing nearly 700,000 others.

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Students protest AccessUVA cuts

By Jenna Dickerson | November 17, 2013

In response to the recent cuts to AccessUVA, the University’s financial aid program, students stood together in silent protest on Friday afternoon to get the attention of the Board of Visitors. Students wore signs stating what AccessUVA means to them as well as duck tape covering their mouths that read “Access Denied.”

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Strategic Planning at forefront of University future

By Matt Comey | November 14, 2013

Finance was the topic of the hour at the Board of Visitors’ Strategic Planning Committee meeting Thursday afternoon. As University President Teresa Sullivan and the rest of the University administration sought the Board’s approval of their strategic vision, several committee members questioned the plan’s vague price tag. “If we approve [the plan], aren’t we just setting up contention at later meetings year after year?” Board member Frank Genovese said.

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Ed. Policy committee approves new mission statement

By Matt Comey | November 14, 2013

The Board of Visitors’ Education Policy Committee met Thursday afternoon to discuss a new University mission statement and the future of the school’s global presence. President Teresa Sullivan approached the Faculty Senate earlier this year about revising the current mission statement, which was developed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Board in 1985.

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Board lauds student self-governance tradition

By Henry Pflager | November 14, 2013

The Board of Visitors’ Student Affairs and Athletics Committee met Thursday to discuss the importance of student self-governance and to express support for members of the University’s athletic community. Patricia Lampkin, vice president for student affairs, began the meeting by speaking about student self-governance within University student organizations and how it allows engaged students to deal with “the messy realities” of leadership. “Nothing is in a box and then handed by professionals to them,” she said.

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University investments show surprisingly high returns

By Katherine Wilkin | November 14, 2013

In discussions of the University’s finances, one word constantly crops up: the endowment. But an endowment is nothing if managed poorly — the University can credit a large portion of its endowment’s size and comparatively high growth rate to the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO), the non-stock corporation that manages the University’s investments. UVIMCO is administered by a Board of Directors, three of whom are specifically selected by the Board of Visitors and one whom is selected by the University President.

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Attorney General election remains too close to call

By Sara Rourke | November 14, 2013

After an uncharacteristically tight race between Virginia State Senators Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, and Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, unofficial results posted by the Virginia State Board of Elections show that Herring currently leads the polls by a mere 164 votes more than a week after the Nov.

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