The weekly average of COVID-19 cases per day increased this week for both students and faculty, with a weekly average of 46 cases between Sunday and Thursday.
Gilbert graduated from the University in 1993 with a degree in government.
The University will no longer require faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
The Inter Fraternity Council and Inter Sorority Council decided to hold at least their first rounds of recruitment events virtually — the IFC will hold three rounds or six days virtually, and the ISC will hold the first weekend of rush’s two rounds virtually.
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In the following days, conflict ensued between Honor Committee Chair and UBE Chair, most of which concerned the number of signatures required for an individual to put referenda on the ballot.
Honor funds are directly managed by the chair of the Honor Committee — currently fourth-year College student Andy Chambers — who said the organization has previously donated to U.Va. Mutual Aid under previous committees.
Over the past several months, members of the Honor Committee have proposed, debated and refined various proposals to put forth to the student body during elections this spring, aimed at fostering an Honor system everyone buys into.
Jan. 6 and Jan. 11 saw 125 and 76 new cases, respectively, and marked the highest single-day caseloads since an outbreak of cases occurring between Feb. 15 and Feb. 18 of last year.
The general public may opt-in to receive emergency alerts — urgent warnings of an imminent threat on Grounds — by texting “UVA” to 226787.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Charlottesville from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning, with accumulations of 5 to 8 inches of snow expected.
Magill joined the University in August 2019 after seven years at Stanford University.
Statistics presented at the event included that at present there are 24 individuals running for office who participated in the Capitol storming, 50 QAnon connected people running for federal office, and at least 75 candidates running for Congress who believe that the Presidential election was stolen.
Snook was elected in a vote of 3-2.
Traditionally, the Young Tibetologists seminar is held every three years to gather Tibetan study scholars from different parts of the world.
The majority of classes will start in-person, though faculty and staff with extenuating circumstances may apply for a temporary exemption to teach virtually.
The University resumed normal operations beginning Wednesday, per a University-wide email sent Tuesday by Chief Operating Officer J.J Davis.
The National Weather Service forecasts a reasonable worst-case scenario — which it describes as having a 1-in-10 chance of occurring — as 4.5 inches in Charlottesville.
“We felt that offering until Wednesday would allow students to submit their application when their power returns,” Roberts said.
Temperatures will be cold enough for the snowfall, which is expected to begin in Charlottesville around 1 a.m. Monday.
The suspects are believed to have entered through kicking the back door and fled upon being confronted by the resident.
