Student Council passed a bill last night that aims to decrease the amount of rollover money left in the appropriations budget at the end of each calendar year.
Recent reports from the University indicate the Capital Campaign is progressing more quickly than expected and will soon reach the halfway point to its goal.
Following a nationwide search for a new director of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, a search committee including faculty members and one student recently settled on a candidate from within the University community. Lucy Russell, former executive assistant to the provost, said she took the position because it offers an opportunity to work more closely with students. In addition to her "very good organization and managerial skills," Russell was chosen because "[she has] a passion for the undergraduate experience, research experience of her own -- both abroad and at home -- and a real interest and commitment to making more of these opportunities available to students," said J.
While the University and City of Charlottesville have been working to minimize water use, Gov. Tim Kaine announced yesterday that eight Virginia counties have been declared federal disaster areas in response to the drought plaguing much of the Commonwealth.
Republican leaders in the Virginia General Assembly?? introduced a threefold plan for mental health reform Thursday that draws upon recommendations from the ad-hoc panel that studied last April's shootings at Virginia Tech. "Clearly the focus on mental health has intensified since the Virginia Tech tragedy," said Del.
The world of higher education is rapidly changing. As news breaks and the world turns, new and different fields of study gain popularity among professors and students.
Nonprofit professionals and volunteers alike can earn a certificate in nonprofit management beginning this semester through the University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Although the school has offered courses in nonprofit management for the past two years, the nonprofit certification program is new this semester, according to SCPS Program Director Barbara Kessler. To earn the certificate, students must take 35 hours of nonprofit-focused courses that are offered at SCPS, she said. Because there are no required classes, students determine their curriculum based on individual needs, Kessler said. "Our goal is for individuals to get the skill development they need," Kessler stated. Most classes are workshop style and are completed in one to two sessions.
Fall in Charlottesville brings changing leaves and homecomings. It seems fitting then that Elizabeth Hutton Turner, a curator of modern American art at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., is returning to the University as a professor of modern American art in the art department. According to Turner, who received her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the University, returning to Charlottesville creates "a certain sense of coming home."Now back on Grounds, she will begin teaching classes at the University in the spring.
A group of University engineering students and professors are taking part in a team effort to develop a self-driving car.
Like most of his classmates, first-year Engineering student Travis Meyer had a chance to recharge and unwind before starting classes at the University two weeks ago.
University Engineering students now have an opportunity to gain a new perspective in their field through a partnership with transportation company Bombardier Inc. in South Africa. According to Robert Swap, a leader of University programs in southern Africa, the Engineering School will work with students and faculty at numerous U.S.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner visited the University Friday, giving advice to incoming Darden School students and discussing his career plans for the immediate future.? Warner was an unscheduled guest speaker at Friday's annual Career Discovery Forum at the Darden School.
While waiting to meet friends in a parking garage on University Avenue early Friday morning, a University student was assaulted by two men and robbed. The student, who wished to remain anonymous, described being physically attacked and punched in the head several times before the assault ceased. "As I was getting hit, I took out my wallet and threw it, and they took the money," the student said. Following the attack, which occurred at about 1:15 a.m., the victim filed a police report within an hour. "We responded at about 1:42 [in the] morning," Charlottesville Police Sgt.
University students will be able to minimize the amount of time they spend waiting at bus stops next semester thanks to a GPS system purchased last week by the University Transit Service. The system?
The Honor Committee addressed new budget constraints and expanded outreach programs for students at its meeting last night, in addition to hearing criticism about its decision last semester not to recreate a single sanction ad hoc committee. Following Gov.
Research into efforts to generate new limbs for patients is underway at the University thanks to a $2 million research grant for musculoskeletal regeneration recently awarded by the National Science Foundation. A team of five University doctors, scientists and engineers, headed by Cato T.
Despite an increased inventory and price, many concession stands on the main concourse at Scott Stadium sold out of bottled water during Saturday's football game.In light of the inconveniences caused by the shortage, officials are planning to improve the methods currently in place for stocking the stands. In anticipation of Saturday's heat, 50,000 bottles of water were on hand to sell, rather than the usual inventory of 15,000, said Jason Bauman, University associate athletics director for facilities and operation.
