The Honor Committee's ad hoc Committee on the Investigation of the Single Sanction released its report on the single sanction at last Sunday's meeting.
The Minority Rights Coalition, Office of the Dean of Students, Chief Diversity Officer Bill Harvey and other University organizations joined together last night to sponsor Rev.
At the conclusion of Sunday's open Honor trial, third-year Engineering student Steve Gilday was found not guilty of cheating but guilty of lying in regard to the legitimacy of a test he had submitted for a re-grade.
A congressional committee is inquiring about the tax exempt status afforded to the NCAA. The U.S.
The University Registrar placed the Fall 2006 Course Offering Directory online Friday. Class locales and times are determined through a detailed algorithm created by the registrar which is then used by individual departments, according to University Registrar Carol Stanley.
In an open honor trial yesterday, a 10-person panel of random students found third-year Engineering student Steve Gilday not guilty of cheating in submitting an altered test for a re-grade, but guilty of act, intent and seriousness for lying to the professor when asked about the legitimacy of the resubmitted test. The jury found Gilday not guilty of cheating on the question of act and intent. The requisite four-fifths of jury members then found Gilday guilty of act and intent to lie. Because the case was initiated before the spring referenda elections, the voter-approved "triviality" clause was not in effect.
The University Judiciary Committee and Honor Committee announced their newly elected executive committee members last night.
Judge Edward Berry ruled there was probable cause to send a 22-year-old rape case to a grand jury last Friday at Charlottesville's Juvenile and Domestic Relations court. The case was brought forth by University Alumna Elizabeth Seccuro, who initially met with the dean of students following the incident but did not file criminal charges at the time.
A report released yesterday by the Council of Graduate Schools shows that graduate school applications nationally from international students has increased significantly from 2005 to 2006. This year's 11 percent increase follows a cumulative decline of 32 percent from 2003 to 2005, according to the report. The report shows large gains in the volume of graduate applications from China, with a 23 percent, and India, with a 21 percent increase. Stuart Heiser, manager of government relations and public affairs at the Council of Graduate Schools, describes the increases in these two countries as a natural recovery after a noticeable decline following Sept.
A study presented to Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday announced that the perceived partisanship of professors by students may have an impact on the quality of a classroom. Matthew Woessner, assistant professor of public policy at Pennsylvania State University, and his wife April Kelly-Woessner, assistant professor of political science at Elizabethtown College, conducted a survey of 1,385 undergraduate politics students from schools in 18 different states. "We wanted to see how perceptions of professors' partisanship influence the students' assessment of the professors objectivity and overall caring of the students and classroom," Woessner said. The study found that the stronger the perceived political views of a professor, the less credible the professor seemed, Woessner said. "On the whole, when a professor is perceived as a strong Republican or strong Democrat, these professors had less credibility and objectivity in the eyes of students," Woessner said. Woessner added that at times these professors' views can distance students. "The reason that a strong Republican or Democrat can have a little more trouble in a classroom is that they tend to alienate more factions of the class than those that come across as moderate," Woessner said. Woessner said they are still deciding how to fully interpret the data. He added that they wouldn't recommend that faculty fully adapt their teaching to students, but they should offer a balanced ideological approach to curriculum. "It doesn't benefit their students to come across as highly partisan," Woessner said. Woessner added that they have formulated some suggestions for professors, such as providing a "balanced assessment of partisan events in the country" and refraining from "endorsing particular policies in the country". Some University professors agreed with Woessner's advice. "There's a difference between a study and an opinion, and in the classroom, you want to distinguish between the two when you're lecturing," politics Prof.
The University Judiciary Committee held a mock trial last night to educate newly elected judges. In a fictitious accusation, current UJC chair Tim Ormsby stood accused of stealing a keg from Theta Delta Chi fraternity while intoxicated.
The Commonwealth has been named the second most "business-friendly" state for the second year in a row, according to a study conducted by Pollina Corporate Real Estate Co., a site-selection company. Dr. Ronald Pollina, president of Pollina Real Estate Co., has been conducting this research annually for three years, evaluating states in a two-phase system before ranking them. "First, we evaluate every state on fifteen factors, including how states tax businesses, human resources within the state, right to work legislation, energy costs, what they spend on infrastructure and workers comp.
The death of Cornell student Matthew Pearlstone at the University last week was accidental and due to "alcohol intoxication," according to Arkuie Williams, central district administrator at the chief medical examiner's office in Richmond.
A national study released yesterday by the State Higher Education Executive Officers found that while average state appropriations for higher education have increased, the amount of money from state and local funding per student is on a downturn. SHEEO is a national association of state-level higher education governing board chief executives. According to the study, which looked at figures compiled from the 1980 to the 2005 fiscal year, state spending per student nationally (adjusted for inflation) has fallen from a record high in 2001 of $7,121 to $5,833 in 2005. The report also calls attention to the fact that trends in enrollment, inflation and tuition price percentages have increased nationally, according to David Wright, senior research analyst at SHEEO. Statistics for Virginia in relation to the SHEEO report seem to not only match but surpass the national trends in higher education financing, Wright said. "In Virginia, the exact figure [for the percentage decrease in appropriated funds per student] is negative 27.1 percent from $6,757 in 2001 to $4,927 in 2005 ... in contrast to the national average, which decreased 18.1 percent in that time period -- from the 25-year high of $7121," Wright said.
University Law student Kate Duvall was recently selected as a Hunton & Williams Pro Bono Fellow, a prestigious position given to one graduating Law student every two years. Duvall said she will begin her job at Hunton & Williams next fall, after she passes the bar exam.
In an address in the Rotunda last night, University Chief Diversity Officer William Harvey discussed the current state of Latino/Hispanic affairs at the University as well as his plans for increasing diversity at the University in the near future. Harvey said progress is being made toward increasing the number of Latino/Hispanic students at the University, noting that the number of Latino/Hispanic applicants and accepted students are both increasing.
The University's Department of Parking and Transportation announced this week that parking rates will increase starting June 1. Dormitory parking permits for students living on Grounds next semester will go up $6 per month. Permits for premium reserved lots around Cabell Hall and Thornton, as well as reserved lots along the southeast corner of the stadium and Culbreth Theatre will experience a four-dollar increase.
Practicing architect Peter Zumthor, a professor at the Academy of Architecture within the University of Italian Switzerland, will receive the 2006 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture at the Founder's Day ceremony April 12. Zumthor will give a speech the following day. The award is given by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which operates Monticello.
