[caption id="attachment_32121" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council members might put a $5 Green Fee to a vote via a spring referendum.
At the Board of Visitors Educational Policy Committee meeting Monday, faculty members discussed the impact of their Cross-Grounds Initiatives on the University's future. One year after beginning these projects, initiative leaders presented their plans for the year ahead, explaining how these initiatives would "further [distinguish] the University," University Provost Arthur Garson said. The Commission on the Future of the University has identified priorities and core values that are addressed through the Cross-Grounds Initiatives, he said.
College Dean Meredith Woo on Friday announced the appointment of Eugene R. Schutt, Jr. as the College's new associate dean for development. Schutt will help lead the College's fundraising efforts and alumni relation activities.
Student Health officials have seen a 30 to 40 percent decrease in the number of H1N1 cases reported to the clinic each day since the virus' peak, Executive Director James Turner said. This decline, which officials first noted last week, appears to be part of a national trend.
Charlottesville's Department of Neighborhood Development Services selected four designs Saturday that it would consider constructing on the Downtown Mall, as part of the 2009 Sister Cities Clock Design Competition. The competition was first announced in August as a way to honor Charlottesville's Sister Cities Program, the goal of which is to create cultural and economic ties among Charlottesville and its four sister cities: Besancon, France; Pleven, Bulgaria; Poggio a Caiano, Italy; and Winneba, Ghana. A jury of six individuals - including Architecture School Prof.
[caption id="attachment_32080" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A middle-aged black man in a wheelchair was reported to the University police for making inappropriate comments toward a student at Alderman Library on Sunday.
The Board of Visitors' Building and Grounds Committee met yesterday to discuss and vote on a variety of construction projects, including proposed renovations to New Cabell Hall and a concentrated push for more widespread "green" technologies on Grounds. University officials, looking to bring New Cabell Hall's facilities and classrooms up to par with those found in adjacent buildings, approved plans to renovate New Cabell Hall.
[caption id="attachment_32077" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council voted in favor of a resolution to support the construction of a student-initiated memorial site to recognize the contributions of slaves to the University.
Student Health will provide H1N1 vaccines for $19.96 to students 24 years of age and younger tomorrow from 9 a.m.
The Institute of International Education ranked the University ninth in short-term study abroad programs in its annual Open Doors report. The report serves as a comprehensive study of the experiences of international students in the United States, as well as of American students studying abroad.
[caption id="attachment_32039" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Board of Visitors Rector John Wynne discussed the current challenges the University faces from recent state budget cuts.
[caption id="attachment_32036" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Council members discussed possible expenditures using the 2009 fiscal year budget surplus at last night's meeting.
[caption id="attachment_32034" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lian's new iPhone application could make waiting for the bus an easier task for students.
University researchers are developing a smaller, more efficient wind turbine uniquely designed to generate power in low-wind-speed areas such as Virginia. Researchers completed a smaller-size prototype of the wind turbine last month, said Mechanical Engineering Prof.
Scholars at the Miller Center of Public Affairs' Presidential Oral History Program will soon begin to conduct audio interviews with members of former President George W.
[caption id="attachment_31982" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee approved Chair David Truetzel's proposal by a wide margin last night.
Investigators now believe missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington was hitchhiking while on the Copeley Road bridge the night she disappeared after leaving a Metallica concert Oct.
The Center for Digital Government ranked Charlottesville fourth in its list of top 10 digital cities - up one spot from last year - in the category of cities with a population of 30,000 to 74,999. The higher ranking can partly be attributed to improved Internet technologies accessible to city residents, according to the Center's rankings released Thursday. In light of the current economy, this year's digital cities survey focused on how cities can use technology to provide services to residents while spending less money, said Janet Grenslitt, surveys and awards director for the Center. The survey assessed key factors such as the cities' online service delivery implementation, infrastructure, architecture and planning measures. "Our purpose is to showcase city government and how well governments are using digital technology to serve their citizens," Grenslitt said. Among the technologies that helped Charlottesville gain the fourth spot on the annual list are the increased use of broadband wireless internet and social networking. As a result of technological innovation, Charlottesville residents can now make use of city services from home, Charlottesville spokesperson Ric Barrick said.
[caption id="attachment_31402" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="To eliminate the perception of potential bias, the Health System now requires that University doctors make any company ownership interest greater than 3 percent available online.
With the goal of facilitating enhanced communication in their classrooms, several University professors have begun to use a new Web site, NowComment.com.
