UVa Sustainability hosted a walk of the Rotunda yesterday to discourage driving and to raise awareness of environmental sustainability.
Alumni contributions are the source of major renovations for the library in the Engineering school.
Former Republican Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman spoke to students and faculty yesterday evening about current policy failures in the United State’s relationship with China in a forum moderated by Batten School Dean Harry Harding at the University Chapel.
The University announced it began to take down the Rotunda scaffolding on Monday. Chief Facilities Officer Donald Sundgren said the University saved $150,000 by completing the first phase of the project ahead of schedule.
The University Honor Committee attempted to host representatives from the Hispanic community in a Hispanic Town Hall forum Monday, but only one student from the Hispanic community came out for the event.
The University Judiciary Committee announced its Issues, Sexual Misconduct and Marketing subcommittee chairs Sunday evening. Judiciary Chair David Ensey, a third-year Engineering student, said the Alumni Outreach subcommittee chair went unfilled due to lack of interest in the position.
The Honor Committee unanimously approved the formerly temporary bylaws governing the implementation of informed retraction with nine changes on Sunday evening, along with 13 other bylaw changes. Informed retraction, which was passed by the student body in February, permits reported students to admit to an honor offense and leave the community for two semesters.
The Batten school hosted a conference entitled “Women, Leadership and Policy” Friday, in which a panel of federal, state and local female leaders discussed challenges facing women in policy-making careers.
More than 1,000 University students and community members gathered in Memorial Gymnasium Friday to walk non-stop for 12 hours at the annual Relay for Life at U.Va. event.
The Alumni Association’s Jefferson Trust awarded more than $670,000 to 16 different University-based programs in a public ceremony held on the Lawn last Friday. This marks the eighth straight year the Trust has presented the grants.
As a result of these increases, in-state undergraduate students will see a $452 increase in tuition and fees, which amounts to 3.8 percent of current rates. Out-of-state students’tuition will increase by 4.8 percent, or $1,826 annually.
UVa Honor Comittee held a town hall meeting last night open to the public where they discussed several topics of interest.
The battle between living wage protesters and the Board of Visitors continues, despite heavy security surrounding Thursday’s meeting.
Virginia was deemed the best state for small businesses for the second consecutive year by thumbtack.com.
University administrators confirmed earlier this week that they have eliminated a proposal that would have established an upperclass fee in the immediate academic year.
The College Republicans issued an open letter to the University community Tuesday regarding what the organization called “recent infringement on student self-governance by the U.Va. administration and local law enforcement.”
A probable case of mumps has been diagnosed within the student body, Executive Director of Student Health Dr. James Turner said in an email to the University community Tuesday.
StudCo passed bills with unanimous consent, including an initiative in respect for the tragedy in Boston yesterday.
T.J. Sullivan spoke to the dynamics of groups of student organizations and how to lead effectively while keeping individual needs in mind.
An annonymous hacker has infiltrated the UVa homepage, and continues to threaten students and administrators with the release of confidential information.
