This week, University student groups have been working to raise awareness regarding the Marshall-Newman amendment, also known as the same-sex marriage amendment.
Sharon Davie, director of the University's Women's Center, was recently named a Fulbright Senior Specialist by the Fulbright Program.
The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Services hosted a conference yesterday entitled the "Implications of Growth for Virginia & the Nation," to discuss the potential implications of the United States population exceeding 300 million people, as it is expected to later this month. The conference began with a luncheon featuring conference keynote speaker Charles L.
Though classes began less than two months ago, enterprising students have already begun to direct their attention toward internship opportunities for next summer.
Public support for Democrats nationally is on the rise, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday.
University staff members who are classified, salaried employees will see a four percent increase in their December paychecks, thanks to a state-approved salary increase. According to Rod Kelly, director of the office of compensation management, the change will go into effect Nov.
Two male University students were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend in yet another crime with a student victim near Grounds. The students were walking home from the Corner at 4 a.m.
The Honor Committee has recently hired Lauren McChesney, a graduate student in the Curry School, as an intern, according to Chair Alison Tramba. McChesney will take over some of the administrative responsibilities previously held by the Special Assistant to the Honor Committee, Tramba announced at a recent meeting. Nicole Eramo previously held the position, which consists of both administrative and advising duties relating to Honor, and has since become an assistant dean in the Office of the Dean of Students. Eramo is still attending the meetings of the Executive Committee, Tramba said.
Fourth-year Engineering student Emily Ewell created her own course this fall as a response to her desire to be able to take classes with many of the University's most renowned faculty members within the often rigid confines of her major program.
In order to help promote diversity and to assist in the restructuring of human resources management at the University, Susan Carkeek, currently vice president of human resources at the University of New Mexico, was recently appointed the new chief human resources officer. Gertrude Fraser, vice provost and chair of the search committee for Carkeek's position, said the committee chose Carkeek because "she had many decades' experiences in human resources at large, complex research institutions similar to U.Va." Fraser explained that Carkeek had the skills necessary for the job as the University achieves more autonomy. "Because we are, as a university, going to be undergoing a lot of human resources changes as we change our relationships with the state, we wanted someone who really understood the change [needed] at a high level [of] management," Fraser said. According to Fraser, Carkeek increased diversity in the employment of personnel through her work at the University of New Mexico. "She developed human resource tools to encourage community members to apply for positions at the UNM so that she really reached to Latinos and Native Americans," Fraser said.
The Haitian Studies Association (HSA) is holding its 18th annual conference on Grounds. The conference began Oct.
An autopsy revealed William T. Ashby, the Georgia man who was suspected of killing graduate Education student Elizabeth "Lizzy" Hafter, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Social norms campaigns are ineffective in influencing college students' drinking behavior, according to a recent Penn State University study. The study, conducted by Ann Major, director of the Jimirro Center for Media Studies, graduate student Lindsey Polonec and L.
Several student organizations held a forum last night to discuss H.R. 4437, also known as the Immigration Reform Act, a bill that would amend current immigration laws to establish stricter border control and increased penalties for undocumented immigrants. The bill was passed in the U.S.
Del. Robert Marshall, R-Manassas, and Evan Wolfson, founder and executive director of Freedom to Marry, debated the issue of same-sex marriages, and more specifically the Marshall-Newman Amendment concerning same-sex marriage co-sponsored by Marshall, at the University Law School yesterday.
Retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke Sept. 30 in the University's Special Collections Library as part of the Capital Campaign kickoff weekend.
Nicole Hurd, director of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, will become the first director of higher-education initiatives at the National College Access Network Monday. While still maintaining ties with current students applying for fellowships and remaining part-time director of College Guides at the University, Hurd will concentrate on the nationalization of the College Guides program. The program was initiated in the fall of 2005 with 14 University students to help high school students with their college applications and in the financial aid process. "Everyone should have the ability to go to college and have access to necessary information," Hurd said. Many state schools, including the University, had increases in applications from the schools that were sent College Guides.
Students at the University Law School had the privilege of hearing the presentation of oral arguments to the U.S.
Throughout the month of October, University students, faculty and staff can ride the Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) buses for free by presenting a valid University photo ID. "Normally, to ride any route except the trolley, a student has to get a transfer or pay a fare, but in the month of October they can ride for free," said Rebecca White, director of the University's Department of Parking and Transportation. The University's Department of Parking and Transportation will fund this promotion and will try it again in April, White said. They will keep track of how many University students, faculty and staff members use the service and then analyze the data to decide whether or not to make this permanent, she added. The University Transit Service (UTS) currently has five routes, and CTS has 14, so this promotion will greatly increase the area to which members of the University community will have access, White said. This promotion will also give CTS an idea of what would be a reasonable payment from the University if it were to become a free service for students, faculty and staff, CTS Transit Manager Bill Watterson said. CTS put on this promotion last October and April, and it was very successful, Watterson said.
