University leaders discussed efforts to bolster relations with the local community as well as the consequences of two years of COVID-19 policy.
Baucom provided insight into these survey results, noting that some of the issues with first-year advising comes from general advisors who know little about areas of study outside of their own fields.
Fundraising for the University in 2022 has surpassed that of 2021 with total commitments to the University, including current gifts and pledged future gifts, reaching a total of $322 million.
During the meeting, the committee went through a slideshow, summarizing what they hope to achieve in the new fiscal year 2023-2024 audit plan.
The Finance Committee voted Friday morning in favor of budget amendments that call for an additional $75 million.
The Health System Board is the governing board for both the University’s Medical Center and the Transitional Care Hospital.
The Buildings and Grounds committee will be given the opportunity to vote on any revisions to the capital plan and capital projects during the next meeting of the Board of Visitors in June.
On Jan. 11, at the peak of the wave of cases caused by the Omicron variant, the seven-day average was 74.43 new cases per day — the seven-day case average has fallen 87.7 percent since that high.
The rest of Cain’s ticket was elected in unopposed races — third-year College students Jaden Evans and Riley Reynolds will serve as vice president for administration and vice president for organizations, respectively.
SR22-04 criticized the University’s recent decision to lift certain mask mandates, as the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing.
The Senate voted to draft a statement in favor of academic freedom across all American universities.
This year’s race for Fourth-Year Trustee President is contested between two candidates, third-year College student Anisa Mohamed and Sophia Liao, current third-year class president and Commerce student.
Several students came out both against and in support of the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Honor Committee that will be voted on this week.
The Board of Visitors contains 17 voting members appointed by the Governor and manages the long-term planning of the University.
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The NAACP at U.Va. statement accused Cain of “inherently misleading” Black students, writing that they would not stand for “destructive behaviors” or Cain’s alleged “weaponization of Black students’ concerns.”
The University first announced that all students would transition from Google Drive to Office 365 in October.
Apart from a contested presidential election, students will also vote to decide whether expulsion should remain the sanction for committing an Honor offense.
Young, 24, of Orange County has been charged with six offenses and is currently being held without bond at the Charlottesville/Albemarle Regional jail.
The voting period opens Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Sullivan began playing Quiz Bowl in middle school, continuing through high school, and first auditioned to compete on Jeopardy at twelve years old.
