In the email, Ryan encouraged students to vote in a year “marked by a repeated feeling of uncertainty."
President Ryan acknowledged that students have faced feelings of isolation and stress over the course of the semester and that the University is working to bring more students into classrooms in the spring.
Freshmen and upperclassmen alike moved into on and off-campus housing this fall for a semester like no other.
So far, Drs. Chintan Ramani and Alexandra Kadl have said that their patients have been in relatively good health at the six week check-up.
The number of daily average new cases has remained below 10 since the week of Oct. 11.
The size limit on gatherings was originally five people, but the University raised it to 10 as of Oct. 13.
“Given the adjustments we have made to the fall academic calendar due to the pandemic, we will not be canceling classes on Election Day," Coy said.
The evening’s agenda included a series of student speakers, community-building discussion groups and a concluding exercise wherein students were invited to write responses to a series of prompts about Ryan’s statement.
About 50 students sat in the grass and on the stairs of the amphitheater to watch, and the debate was projected onto a large screen in front of Bryan Hall.
A total of 5,041 tests were administered within the University community last week with 51 tests producing positive results for a positivity rate of 1.01 percent.
The University recommends students get a flu shot by the end of October.
Absentee ballots can either be mailed to a designated election office or dropped off at its corresponding polling place.
With the general election coming up on Nov. 3, the tight race for Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District is garnering national attention.
Voters in the Fifth District — which includes the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County — will choose between Webb and Republican candidate Bob Good on the ballot for the Nov. 3 general election.
The University has constructed nine tents throughout Grounds at various locations, costing approximately $650,000.
The instructional format of the Spring semester will “largely mirror” the current semester, the University stated in its weekly Return to Grounds update. All courses — with the exception of a few labs and practicums — will include an online component.
With recruitment events held online, presidents and recruitment chairs are struggling with learning new technology, generating excitement about Greek life, and conveying safety guidelines from the ISC and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to members and potential new members.
While the University would prefer people gathering outside to inside, student behavior sometimes does not align with administrative expectations.
According to the dashboard, there were an average of seven cases per day last week, including the newly reported positive test results from the weekend.
The report is mandated by the Clery Act, a federal law that requires transparency in relation to crime statistics on college campuses.
