The Lawn, which was the center of Thomas Jefferson’s original design for the University, is the middle of Central Grounds. While “Lawnies,” the term for those who live on the Lawn, can roll out of bed and into the Rotunda, a trip to the Aquatic and Fitness Center, Gilmer Hall or North Grounds requires a bit of a walk.
Recent protests by the Living Wage Campaign have turned a greater focus towards the University’s use of contractors. Ridge Schuyler, who helped to author a report on poverty in Charlottesville, sees the University’s contracting operations as an opportunity.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato announced last week that he will make his massive open online course entitled “The Kennedy Half-Century” available on iTunes, free of charge.
The negative campaign between Attorney General Ken Cuccinnelli and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe continued at the Virginia Gubernatorial Debate held on Wednesday, with each candidate personally attacking the other’s views on health care, women’s issues and gun rights. The debate was held at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.
Justin O’Jack will serve as the director of the the University’s China office, the University’s first overseas office, as part of a push to extend the University’s global presence.
First-year College student Abraham Axler beat out nine other competitors in the race for First Year Council President Wednesday, securing 55.6 percent of the student vote.
The University will soon open its first overseas office, as part of a push to extend the University’s global presence in China.
Virginia Secretary of Education Laura Fornash will join the University as a new executive assistant to the President, the University announced Tuesday.
The University has recently faced growing demand for the creation of an African Studies major within the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies.
A group of University alumni is leading an effort to redirect the power to select some members of the University’s Board of Visitors away from the state government and to University alumni.
As a part of the administration’s new strategic plan, the University is set to adopt a new model of what University President Teresa Sullivan calls “continuous active recruitment,” in which faculty will be recruited and hired on a rolling basis rather than episodically. The new process will involve collaboration among deans from different schools to help implement broader faculty hiring practices, which Sullivan said would help to combat departmental isolation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit yesterday ruled in the favor of the Cavalier Daily in a seven-year legal battle surrounding the legal advertisement of alcoholic beverages and products in collegiate newspaper publications.
Student Council passed its 2013-2014 budget at its representative body meeting Tuesday night. The total budget approved was $88,563, with $64,563 coming from Student Activity Fund spending and $24,000 coming from non-SAF spending. The top two highest-spending departments approved were Student Organization Support at $15,000 and Student Life at $9,225. The budget will be sent to the Student Activities Committee for final approval.
Virginia congressman Robert Hurt of the Virginia Fifth District in the House of Representatives (R-VA) spoke to the College Republicans at their representative body meeting Tuesday evening.
The city agency responsible for the downtown nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville has granted the Pavilion’s general manager permission to close the facility on nights when there are no shows. This action is in light of the recent vagrancy problems and drug use reported at the Pavillion.
Students and faculty at the University came together Tuesday afternoon at the Research in Action forum to discuss past experiences in service-based undergraduate research, as well as exciting future opportunities for research. The event was a joint venture between the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, the Center for Global Health and the Jefferson Public Citizens (JPC) program.
Guest speaker Anthony D’Augelli, a professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University, spoke Monday evening on the pervasiveness of mental health issues among LGBTQ youth. The event was co-sponsored by the Psychology Department; the Women, Gender and Sexuality program; and the LGBT Resource Center. D’Augelli is widely published author, with particular focus on LGBTQ, mental health and family issues.
Twelve University faculty members were honored on Saturday evening as new participants in the Mead Endowment Program, a program designed to help connect students and professors both in and out of the classroom.
On Thursday, the Board of Visitors approved the Bachelor of Science in Education in Youth and Social Innovation, a new prospective major program in the Curry School of Education.
During the Board of Visitors’ meetings last Thursday and Friday, faculty members described three strategies of the University’s 15-part strategic plan — Research Infrastructure and Services, High-impact Educational Experiences and Continuous Active Recruiting of faculty.
