The newly created? Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy will move to its permanent home in Garrett Hall by spring 2011.
High school students seeking to earn as many Advanced Placement credits as possible before heading to the colleges of their choice will soon have fewer opportunities to do so; the College Board recently announced it will discontinue administering the Advanced Placement Latin Literature, French Literature, Computer Science and Italian exams to high school students starting in the 2008-09 academic year?. The decision developed after the College Board evaluated how best to support AP programs financially. "We must allocate resources appropriately so that AP teachers and students are supported in the most meaningful, effective and wide-reaching ways," Jennifer Topiel, College Board executive director of communications, wrote in an e-mail.
The University's International Studies Office is offering a new study abroad scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year in conjunction with Universitas 21, a network of 21 universities in 13 countries around the world that seek to encourage collaboration of various sorts among participating institutions. ISO Study Abroad Advisor Stacey Hansen explained that one of the main aims of U21 is student mobility and international opportunities. Although U21 encompasses faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students, Hansen added that the new scholarship will send undergraduate students to one of the 21 participating universities through an exchange program in an attempt to increase University undergraduate interest in U21. The scholarship is available to students studying abroad for a semester or a year, Hansen said, noting that students are awarded $2,000 for one semester and $5,000 for one year. The funding is provided through the office of University President John T.
In light of the recent publicity regarding pro-independence movements in Tibet, the University held a student conference yesterday afternoon, "Understanding the Current Conflict in Tibet." Rabten Khekho, Tibetan supporter and College graduate student described how open dialogue was used to strive toward mutual understanding on the divisive issue.
There were 521 students on a waiting list for Spanish 201 last semester, according to Ricardo Padron, Faculty Senate chair and associate professor in the department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
The Sons of Liberty, a secret society at the University, will publicly apologize for a prank pulled on a Range resident that was misconstrued as a personal act, a member of the Sons of Liberty said. The group annually honors 13 "rebels" and pulls pranks on "redcoats" on Thomas Jefferson's birthday, said the Sons of Liberty member, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Charlottesville City Council passed its 2009 fiscal year budget Tuesday, which totals $141 million, an increase of 4.7 percent from last year.
The University Judiciary Committee recently implemented a new online system designed to improve case reporting and increase efficiency within the organization.
Relay for Life, which raises money for the American Cancer Society, had its proceeds from a fundraising event on the Corner stolen early yesterday morning.? Students were holding a bar night at Mellow Mushroom when a man entered the restaurant and stole an envelope containing the group's money, said third-year College student Kathy Feeney, president of Relay for Life at the University.
Student Council members proposed a resolution last night that, if passed, could help University resident advisors better address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
The one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings will be marked today by a series of remembrance events at Virginia Tech, as well as by a ceremony at the University. The Virginia Tech administration has cancelled class today and has planned a commemorative event set to begin at 10:30 this morning on the school's Drillfield.
Beth Hellwig, one of three finalists for the dean of students position, addressed a group of faculty and students yesterday in the Dome Room of the Rotunda about how she could use her past experiences to accomplish her future goals if she is selected for the job. Hellwig, who earned a doctorate in College Student Personnel Administration from the University of Northern Colorado, discussed how her 32 years of experience in higher education and her various positions of leadership have influenced the way she interacts with students and the way she handles a position in student affairs.
The University is seeking new ways to incorporate innovative ideas throughout the University community through the development of the Programmatic Initiatives Committee, or "Big Ideas" Committee. Organized through the Commission on the Future of the University, the committee seeks to establish a standardized process for reviewing and implementing new ideas submitted by members of the University community, said Darden Prof.
The Pavilion VIII terrace apartment will have a new faculty resident next semester, said Alexander Gilliam, Board of Visitors secretary and special assistant to the president. Pavilion VIII, he said, consists of one terrace apartment and another larger apartment on the upper floor.
The Friday, April 11 News article "Board discusses recent mental health bills" stated that the University's Incident Response Information System allows students to document mental health concerns.
A student reported that he was abducted and robbed from the 100 block of Rugby Road near the Corner area shortly after 11:30 p.m.
The University is leading the pack of public institutes of higher education in graduation rates of African-American students for the 14th consecutive year, according to a recent article published in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Maurice Apprey, dean of the Office of African-American Affairs, said the commitments of administration, faculty and students have contributed to the consistently high graduation rate. The Office of African-American Affairs aims to translate this aggregate effort into programs that bring success for students, Apprey said.
