The Honor Committee is currently looking at two changes to its constitutional bylaws and general policies that would have a significant impact on the honor system as a whole. The first of these changes occurred at Sunday's weekly meeting, during which the Committee passed its new plagiarism and paraphrasing supplement in a 19-0 vote.
[caption id="attachment_32200" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Primary and special care physicians formerly employed by the University Medical Center must now wait a year before starting another practice near the Charlottesville area.
The City of Charlottesville will launch the new Local Energy Alliance Program early next year to provide area property owners with financing and resources to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and businesses. LEAP will encourage Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents to make upgrades to their homes that will decrease their energy consumption and lower their electricity bills, Charlottesville Environmental Administrator Kristel Riddervold said. "The main goal of the program is to support community residents and businesses to pursue and implement energy efficiency, and through that, there will be good construction jobs retained and created," she said. Property owners who contact LEAP for assistance will be directed to area construction companies that will make the actual improvements.
University professors have acquired $56.9 million from more than 133 separate federal stimulus research grants since the program's inception. The federal stimulus package, which was passed earlier this year, included $21.5 billion for research and development, much of which has been given to higher education institutions across the country. Jeff Blank, assistant vice president for research, said grants at the University will fund a range of projects, from ovarian cancer research to the study of solar energy materials to inquiries into communications and the origins of meaning. Assoc.
The University's Faculty Senate voted unanimously Friday to support the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Culture's proposal to create its first master's degree program.
[caption id="attachment_32163" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Newcomb Business Services Office stated it would not allow retroactive spending by Council.
A group of University Engineering students is working to launch an undergraduate research journal titled The Spectra Engineering and Science Research Journal. "Our goal for the journal is to increase the exposure of engineering research, applied science research and engineering design," said Chris Belyea, a fourth-year Engineering student and The Spectra's founder and editor-in-chief.
[caption id="attachment_31236" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Engineering School revealed its first art exhibit last week to help demonstrate the artistic aspects of the subject matter.
University and Albemarle County Police officials closed the 11th street parking garage Thursday afternoon because of a suspicious box that was thought to contain an explosive, but turned out to be a harmless toolbox. A University security officer discovered the box, which was shaped like a briefcase, and quickly reported it.
[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.
