Newcomb's fourth floor will be the new home to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center by Feb.
University Psychology Prof. John Haidt was one of 11 teachers recognized with the Commonwealth's highest award for collegiate faculty members. As a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award, Haidt will receive $4,000 and a plaque from the State Council for Higher Education. Eighty-six faculty members were nominated for the honor from 35 member institutions, representing approximately 10,000 faculty members. The award has been bestowed on designated Commonwealth teachers since 1987. Other winners come from a wide swath of universities in the state.
President George W. Bush outlined greater support for community colleges and an increase in Pell grants in his State of the Union address Tuesday and remarks made Wednesday at Owens Community College in Ohio. Both tantalizing proposals have one local community college president and financial offices salivating. "I propose increasing our support for America's fine community colleges, so they can ... train workers for industries that are creating the most new jobs," Bush said in his 54-minute State of the Union address in which gave few specifics about the proposed aid. In further aiding the community college system, "We'll help more and more Americans to join in the growing prosperity of our country," he said.
The Feb. 10 Virginia Democratic Presidential primary could be a higher priority to candidates due to the Iowa caucuses "upset" last Monday after John Kerry won in a come-from-behind victory. "It revitalizes Kerry's camp in the state of Virginia and makes voters look forward to seeing how General Clark comes out of this as well," said Steven Pazmino, executive director of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucuses.
The fate of the proposed Meadowcreek Parkway temporarily has been placed in the hands of Attorney General Jerry Kilgore by a bitterly divided Charlottesville City Council. As candidates begin to emerge for three council positions, the debate over this perennially divisive issue is expected to intensify leading up to the city's May 4 election. Initially proposed as an extension of McIntire Road in 1967, plans for the Meadowcreek Parkway have progressed through a series of major revisions including a four-lane highway design in 1990 and the current two-lane, 35 mph road which includes provisions for bicycle and pedestrian travel lanes. In its proposed form, the parkway would connect Rio Road (Rt.
With seemingly endless lines of red panels blanketing Grounds, students often may think construction is just a way of life at Mr. Jefferson's University.
The Recording Industry Association of America renewed its campaign against Internet music swappers despite a December court ruling that could hamper the speed and tenacity of industry efforts. The recording association filed four lawsuits in federal courts in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Senior House Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly have circulated a five-page internal memo that encompasses $1 billion in spending cuts if no new ways of increasing revenue are implemented, the Washington Post first reported recently. The memo outlines severe cuts to health care programs, public safety, special K-12 programs for struggling students and other services in order for the General Assembly to produce a budget proposal that would levy no new tax increases. In addition to these cuts, Virginia's colleges and universities may not receive Gov.
Scientists believe that the universe consists mainly of dark matter -- that is, matter that is essentially invisible because it does not emit radiation. Since dark matter does not appear in images, its existence has been inferred through unusual means.
The 300-level Commerce School class entitled "Leading with Compassion" hosted former Brazilian President Fernando Cardozo last night in the Rotunda Dome Room to exemplify the purpose of the course. "Our goal in bringing Dr. Cardozo here was to give our class a real-life example of a leadership who uses compassion as a dictating force in his administration," said Alan Fortescue, a doctoral student in the Curry School as well as the course teaching assistant.
Ever since Christmas, mad cow disease has been in the news ad nauseum.Because of one infected Holstein cow raised in Alberta, Canada and brought over to Washington State, there has been a worldwide uproar about this disease.People in the United States have been concerned about the safety of the meat that they consume, and countries all over the world have suspended importing American beef. So, what is all the commotion about?
A Va. House of Delegates' panel unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday requesting that Congress pass a constitutional amendment denying gay marriage. Del.
Living on the Lawn, the heart of the University community and the site of countless University traditions, remains a highly-coveted honor sought by many undergraduates. Last Thursday, 250 third and fourth years submitted applications vying for one of 47 places of residence in Mr. Jefferson's Academical Village, a five-person increase from the 245 applicants last year, Assistant Director of Accommodations D.
Virginia high schools boast the 11th highest four-year graduation rate, according to researchers at Boston College. Seventy-five percent of Virginia high schoolers graduate within four years.
The new pond recently constructed the Dell, located across from the Central Grounds Parking Garage, was frozen yesterday as a result of biting temperatures.
Charlottesville's historic Downtown Mall will undergo major changes after City Council approved revised plans for a new transit center at their Jan.
In one of many digressions in a nearly 10-page single-spaced letter that has landed former University Ph.D.
Praising American military efforts to promote freedom around the globe and plugging an array of new domestic initiatives, President Bush delivered the final State of the Union address of his first term last night. The president started with a discussion of the war on terror and situations in Afghanistan and Iraq, later isolating a train of domestic issues ranging from the economy, immigration and health care to faith-based initiatives, sexual abstinence and same-sex marriages. "Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same from us," Bush told an audience of the nation's top leaders, including members from both houses of Congress, cabinet officials, Supreme Court justices and foreign diplomats. "The cause we serve is right, because it is the cause of all mankind," he said.
Pending a formal vote in Student Council's meeting next week, one familiar band may have a little more pep in their step. Council Vice President for Administration Will Sowers and Curry representative Sarah Outten introduced a resolution expressing Council's support for the Pep Band at last night's Council meeting. Nearly 20 Pep Band members attended the last Council meeting of the fall semester to express their concern about the Athletic Department's reluctance to deal with them. The Pep Band is waiting for Athletic Department approval to play at athletic events where the marching band does not perform. Pep Band President Scott Hayes said while relations between the Athletic Department and the new marching band have been relatively good and cooperative in nature, "they have been slow in making a decision." Unlike the marching band, which is run by a salaried faculty member brought in by the University's music department, the Pep Band is run completely by students.
For the first time in three years, college and university endowments had a positive average return on investments during the 2003 fiscal year, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. At the University, the total return on investments in the 2003 fiscal year was second only to Harvard, coming in at a 9.2 percent gain, well above the national average of 3 percent. An endowment is a sum of money in which the principal can never be touched and only the annual payout from investments is available for university use. More money coming in from investments can mean augmented salary supplements for faculty, more financial aid for students and increased support for academic and athletic programs. University spokesperson Carol Wood attributed the strong return to the University's investment strategies. "Decisions made by the University's Board of Visitors in 1974 to invest 75 percent of the fund in equities have paid off," Wood said.
