After a string of assaults made local headlines this summer, safety is a top concern for many as students prepare to settle in for another year in Charlottesville.
A laundry alert system recently expanded to be available campus-wide will allow University students to monitor the status of washers and dryers of school facilities from the comfort of their own computers. According to Associate Chief Housing Officer Marshall Hunt, the service was available last year in the McCormick Road area as a "test," but was recently extended to all campus facilities with the exception of family housing. A link on the Housing Web site allows students to select a particular facility and then check which machines are currently available and how much time remains in the cycle of machines already in use, Hunt said.
Thanks to a recent donation, the University of Virginia Foundation can add the former headquarters of a local energy company to its growing list of local real estate.
University Career Services recently announced that CavLink has replaced HoosTRAK as the new online job search service at the University. The new system will allow students to search job sites more easily and in a more organized manner, according to Barbara Hampton, associate director for employer services. CavLink will provide information about job opportunities for college students as well as job search agents, she added. The decision to change programs came after an evaluation of different types of recruitment systems currently in use. "We were looking for a system that would house all our different events and that we could tailor to University students while broadening the number of jobs students could research," Hampton said. CavLink is provided by the National Association of Colleges and Employers and, unlike HoosTRAK, now allows students to search for jobs on a national level rather than within a job pool geared solely toward University students, Hampton said. "Students are always wondering where the jobs they are looking at are coming from," said Heather Rudd, career counselor in Arts & Sciences Career Services.
A University student was assaulted shortly after midnight Monday night while walking home on 15th Street. According to Ric Barrick, director of communications for the City of Charlottesville, the male student reported that he was approached from behind by three men.
Charlottesville and Albemarle officials are considering equipping busy intersections with red light cameras to aid law enforcement officers and improve traffic safety.
With less than a month to go until the first day of classes, the University community has started to take note of what appears to be the largest, most diverse and most qualified group to live on Grounds -- the Class of 2011. Living large The University is preparing for a class currently numbering 3,288.
Thursday, April 19, while the nation was still coming to grips with the tragedy that had unfolded in Blacksburg three days earlier, Gov.
The University's economic impact on Charlottesville and Albemarle County surpassed $1 billion in 2005.
Two couples were victims of assaults involving youths wearing white T-shirts Saturday on West Main Street, according to Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo. These incidents, which took place in the early morning hours, increase the number of reported random "white T-shirt assaults" in Charlottesville to 11, according to Longo. The first incident occurred at about 2:45 a.m.
University officials announced Tuesday that Allen Groves will serve as interim dean of students, taking over the role vacated by current Dean of Students Penny Rue. Groves, who currently works as a development officer in the Office of Student Affairs, will assume the role Aug.
The University Medical Center ranks among the best hospitals in the nation for seven different specialties, according to a list created by U.S.
The Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel met Wednesday at the University to discuss the legal options for dealing with students whose mental conditions may pose threats to campus safety. The meeting, held at the Darden School, was the panel's fourth and final public meeting since it was created by Gov.
After years of periodic security breaches and community concern, the University will replace Social Security numbers with randomly generated ID numbers for identifying students, faculty and staff. Beginning next month, members of the University community will be able to pick up their new ID cards and receivenew, randomized nine-digit ID numbers, which will be printed on the back of the card, according to Facilities and Systems Engineer Gary Conley. The implementation of these new ID numbers and cards is "really a first step in a University-wide [plan] to work on eliminating Social Security numbers from everyday use," he added. The new ID cards and numbers will be used for everything the old cards were used for, such as access to housing and recreational facilities, meal plans, Cavalier Advantage and University Bookstore charges, according to Valerie Larsen, program manager for the Social Security Number Initiative. In addition, the libraries will be affected by this change, according to Charlotte Morford, director of communication for University libraries.
University women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan has been selected as a member of the 2008 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class. According to a WBHOF press release, the announcement was made July 15 at the WNBA All-Star game in Washington D.C.
It is hard to walk across Grounds without seeing at least one reminder of the traditions that form the background of life at the University.
