A plan to construct a memorial for students who have lost their lives while attending the University was presented to Student Council at last night's meeting. According to College Rep.
The constitutional change rewording the "seriousness" criterion to "triviality" will not affect the open honor trial to be held this Sunday. According to Honor Committee Chair David Hobbs, the constitutional change will only affect trials reported after the change was approved by the student body. Hobbs also noted that the recent by-law change concerning the order in which counsels will speak will be in effect at this trial.
The Nursing School's Clinical Nurse Leader program recently received a grant for $1,320,000 from the Helene Fuld Health trust. The fellowship's primary function is to provide aid to students seeking nursing education, Nursing School Dean Jeanette Lancaster said. Eighty-five percent of the fellowship is going directly toward tuition aid for all 20 students participating in the program and the remaining 15 percent is program support, said David Black, assistant vice president for development at the Nursing School. "The fellowship will virtually fund the first [class] for the full two years, and the next [class] will get one year's release from tuition," Lancaster said. While the fellowship is not permanent, the CNL program has the option to apply for it again, Lancaster said. The CNL program is one of 90 pilot programs around the country that enable students to earn a master's degree in general nursing, Black said. This is an entry-level program which allows qualified students with bachelor's degrees in any other field of study to obtain a master's in general nursing, he added. "The program is extremely competitive -- we are looking for extremely bright and motivated students who will become nursing leaders," he said. The CNL program was created out of a call from the medical profession for a nurse that was less specialized but can be the person who coordinates all of the health needs for the patients, Lancaster said. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing then outlined what the new kind of program should look like, Black said. The 24-month CNL Program is meant to be a new model for nursing education, he added. The program's 20 students will complete 800-900 clinical hours over the two-year period, working individually with a teacher, referred to as a "preceptor," as well as spending significant time in the classroom, Lancaster said. "Our program is unique from the other programs because from the first day our students are providing care one-on-one with their preceptor," she said. The feedback from the University Medical Center about the program has been extremely positive, she said. Because the program is only one year old and has experienced a great deal of success, it is expected that the pilot will become a full program, she added.
By Maggie Thornton Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The word "fraternity" typically brings many images to mind -- girls on Rugby Road wearing stiletto heels in January, pastel popped colors, fraternity parties that last all weekend.
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation has made its annual scholarship offers to 44 students selected by a committee composed of alumni, faculty and administrators, according to Alex Inman, a representative for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, which is affiliated with the Alumni Association. The Jefferson Scholars selection weekend began last Thursday and concluded with interviews Sunday morning. Inman described the weekend as a four-day event which served not only to select the winners but also to let all 96 finalists become acquainted with the University and build relationships among themselves. The schedule of events included both testing and evaluation of the nominees as well as information sessions and dinners, Inman said. A Jefferson Scholarship covers the full cost of attending the University, including books, room, board and other expenses. James Wright, president of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, said in general they "have been offering between 40 and 44 or 45" scholarships while the number of scholars who matriculate the University has been between 30 and 35 students. Inman said the numbers vary from year to year because, although a number of specific scholarships exist, the committee does not work from a quota. The Jefferson Scholars program focuses on three qualities: leadership, scholarship and citizenship, Inman said. Inman also said while a "strong majority become Echols or Rodman Scholars," not all Jefferson Scholars are selected for the Echols and Rodman programs.
Saturday, March 18 An undergraduate student in the College was found not guilty of cheating on a test in an introductory level course by a panel of random students.
Plans to expand the Hillel Jewish Student Union at the University were announced Sunday evening at a dinner sponsored by Hillel and the University Library in honor of University President John T.
The new executive board of University Programs Council was officially transitioned into their new positions yesterday morning. According to the press release, UPC's executive board initiated second-year College student Brian Gavron as its new chair, second-year College student Lauren Tilton as vice chair, second-year College student Krystal Lott as marketing and promotions chair, and second-year college student Mai Hassan as membership chair. UPC is an organization that directs programming for all students, said Lauren Tilton, the new vice chair for UPC.
Ronald M. Dworkin, the Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law and professor of jurisprudence at Oxford University, will receive the 2006 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law at the Founder's Day ceremony Wednesday, April 12. Professor Dworkin was chosen by a committee within the University Law School.
At the kickoff event for Muslim Awareness Week, Imam Siraj Wahajj spoke at the University in Wilson Hall last night about free speech in light of the recent Danish cartoon controversy. Wahajj is a prominent speaker and world-renowned member of the Muslim-American community, according to the Muslim Students Association. Wahajj is imam of the Masjid At-Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, N.Y., and also serves as a board member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America. In his talk, Wahajj said people must ask several questions as they consider freedom of speech. "Whenever you talk about freedom of speech, I ask three questions," he said.
Honor Committee members discussed a possible change in the Committee's by-laws dealing with conflicts of interest of Committee members, honor advisors and counsel. Conflicts of interest include any situation in which an Honor Committee member, advisor or counsel has reported the case in question or had the case in question reported against him or her.
Cornell University freshman Matthew Pearlstone was found dead Friday morning in the Cauthen residence hall where he had been the guest of a first-year University student. University Police sergeant Melissa Fielding said the cause of death has yet to be determined. "Any death is investigated as suspicious," Fielding said, noting that in this case, there were "no outward signs of anything criminal." Pearlstone's body was transported from the University Medical Center to the medical examiner's office in Richmond for an autopsy, University Health Systems spokesman David Foreman said. Pearlstone was a computer science and electrical engineering major at Cornell, according to his mother, Rebecca Pearlstone.
As high school seniors eagerly await college acceptance letters in the coming weeks, debate continues over a component of applications that is increasingly absent--class rank. Recent findings indicate that 39 percent of high schools have abandoned class rank.
Four University graduate students will be awarded with Faculty Senate Dissertation-Year Fellowships, which are given to support research and graduate student teaching. The four fellowships are valued at $25,000 each and include tuition referral, health insurance and a stipend.
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emphasized the importance of lawyers and lawmakers in public service in his keynote address at the Law School's conference on public service and the law.
The Virginia Quarterly Review has been nominated this week for six awards by the American Society of Magazine Editors, according to VQR editor Tim Genoways. Two nominations are for essays, two for fiction, one in the review and criticism category and one in general excellence for magazines with a circulation under 100,000. "This year the thing that is just amazing and exciting for us is six nominations," Genoways said.
For the 12th year in a row, the University's graduation rate for African-American students, at 86 percent, is the highest of any state university, according to an article published in this week's issue of the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. The University is followed by other public colleges such as the University of California at Berkeley, with a 70 percent graduation rate among African-American students and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a rate of 69 percent. Large public universities educate 75 percent of all African-American college students, according to a press release from the University, making the state school black graduation rate a significant benchmark. The peer advisor program contributes to the University's strong showing, University spokesperson Carol Wood said.
