There are currently 149 active cases in the University community, 118 of which come from faculty and staff.
The Council began the meeting by bidding farewell to Mayor Nikuyah Walker and Councilor Heather Hill, who both did not run for re-election.
Postings can only be affixed to the boards and must not extend below the top of each room’s mail slot or above the room number.
Students and faculty taking part in J-term courses — which begin Jan. 3 — are also encouraged to get a booster shot prior to the start of classes.
Two fourth-year students asked questions about new legislation for undocumented students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and how legislators would improve mental health services at the University.
Surovell’s goals for the term include streamlining production processes, prioritizing community-building and professional development opportunities for staff and rebuilding relationships with groups across Grounds.
Firefighters broke a window in order to get to the room.
Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said that while the pandemic continues to impact recruitment efforts, the University was able to host three open house programs in the fall for Black, Hispanic and first-gen students and families.
Academic and Student Life committee members discussed new professorships in entrepreneurship and engineering and a new directorship in the Center for Teaching Excellence.
Undergraduate tuition will increase by 4.7 percent for the 2022-2023 school year and an additionally 3.7 percent for 2023-2024.
The Joint Family Nurse Practitioner Program is one of the new programs beginning in fall 2022 and will allow students at Wise to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing in three years.
Of the $205 million that the University has signed in commitments since July 1, $126 million, or 63 percent, have come from gifts of $1 million or more.
Mehta reflected on the the semester as a whole — noting successes such as Student Council’s successful lobbying for Aetna Health Insurance grants, the University’s introduction of TimelyHealth and growing peer advising opportunities.
The BOV, which will continue to meet through Friday, convenes in person and live streams meetings for public viewing.
The total fall 2021 budget is $141,115, with $129,190 coming from student activities fees.
This is the thirteenth community alert of the semester and the second this month, following a robbery reported Sunday night near Cohn’s corner store.
The celebration of Hanukkah presents a unique opportunity for a variety of student organizations dedicated to empowering, connecting and incorporating Jewish students into the University to collaborate in festivities.
DivestUVA organized the rally as the December 1 deadline requested in an online petition by the organization eclipsed.
These changes — including major construction and capital renovations, new buildings, the removal of monuments and changes to businesses on the Corner — hold implications for the student body and the University and Charlottesville communities as a whole.
