Third-year College Student Evan Behrle was elected chair of the Honor Committee this weekend during the Committee’s annual retreat. He ran unopposed for the position and will replace fourth-year College student Stephen Nash when the new committee takes office on April 1. The Committee also elected its four vice chairs.
Environmental and activist groups across Grounds used the United Nation’s World Water Day on Friday to raise awareness about local and international water issues. U.Va. Sustainability, a student-run organization supported by the University’s Office of Sustainability, set-up several tables on the west plaza of Newcomb Hall to educate students about their water consumption.
Nursing School Dean Dorrie Fontaine confirmed last week Bill and Joanne Conway gave $5 million over the next five years to the Nursing School to double the size of the Clinical Nurse Leaders program. The CNL program grants a master’s degree and focuses on giving students with non-nursing backgrounds training in both undergraduate nursing skills and leadership for the hospital setting.
The Batten School continued its Leadership Working Group Speaker Series Thursday afternoon as it hosted two visiting professors speaking on the role of women in power.
McDonnell signed a bill to prevent the use of substances similar to marijuana illegal in the state.
University hospital restrained patients for unknown amounts of time and failed to document the incidents in which this occurred.
The University Health System awarded $2.4 million to five project proposals.
The Charlottesville Fire Department responded to a car fire in the Health System South Parking Garage Wednesday morning.
The University Democrats hosted Attorney General Candidate Justin Fairfax in Monroe Hall on Wednesday evening. Fairfax outlined both his background in the judicial system, as well as his plans pending election as Attorney General of the Commonwealth.
The University announced the appointment of Dr. Nancy E. Dunlap as interim Dean of Medicine on Monday.
Student Council held a meeting where Greek housing and transparency of the StudCo leadership were discussed.
A Cambridge University professor spoke in Minor Hall to students and faculty on Tuesday. He presented his ideas on the importance of the study of humanities in a hard-sciences world.
The University is in the process of finalizing the details of a program that would partner with the Trinity college of Arts and Sciences at Duke University to give students access to less commonly taught languages.
The Education School hosted Stanford Psychology Prof. Carol Dweck at their annual Walter Ridley lecture. She spoke about fixed mindsets in education and how students can achieve more by pushing themselves out of their comfort zones.
On Monday night, the Charlottesville City Council held its first public hearing on the budget and tax rates for the 2014 Fiscal Year.
University President Teresa Sullivan highlighted the need to aggressively recruit faculty in her annual report, which was released Monday. She identified three “immediate” priorities: faculty recruitment, curriculum redesign and improving research.
The US News & World Report published the 2014 rankings of graduate programs, and many University graduate programs retained their status or moved up on the lists. The Darden School moved up from No. 13 to No.12 in this years rankings and Curry School of Education also moved up one spot, from No. 23 to No. 22.
The Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney’s office is overseeing the Charlottesville Police Department in an investigation of a shooting involving two adult males and a police officer. The incident occurred Saturday morning shortly before 1 a.m. near the 100 block of Second Street NW, just off the Downtown Mall.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced in a press release Wednesday that February state general fund revenue collections were down 2 percent from January.
Graduate Arts & Sciences student Adam Lees has announced he is intending to run for a seat on the Charlottesville City Council this November to improve the University’s relationship with the community and better represent students in City Hall.
