Amidst Halloween celebrations on the Lawn Friday, Puppies for a Purpose offered trick-or-treaters the chance to interact with dogs in exchange for donations of any amount to the Charlottesville Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced that it had a record year in alcohol sales for the 17th year in a row.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia recommended an additional $66 million be allocated for student financial aid in the 2016-18 state budget last week.
The Virginia Commonwealth University’s award-winning slam poetry team Good Clear Sound performed at the Chapel on Friday as part of Black Culture Week.
Common Good, the University of Virginia Library and WikiDC are working together to host a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon focused on Black Stories at the University.
The University has announced that second-year College student Claire Romaine is the first recipient of the Hannah Graham Memorial Award.
Governor McAuliffe announced Tuesday a $300,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) would be given to the Sanitary Sewer Project II as a part of the Construction Ready Water and Sewer fund of the CDBG.
In collaboration with the Honor Committee, the Middle Eastern Leadership Council released a video entitled “MELC has Honor,” to highlight the diversity of Middle Eastern and Muslim students on Grounds and raise awareness of the challenges those students may face.
The Black Oasis for Learning and Development announced a change of name to the Black Student Research Network and a renewed focus on expanding its network of student researchers.
Student Council met Tuesday night to discuss student concerns.
The Honor Committee held a popular assembly meeting Monday evening for students to discuss the future of the honor system.
The University community is celebrating International Education Week this week with events organized by groups across Grounds, including the Career Center, the Fralin Museum of Art and the Institute of World Languages.
UJC kicked off their annual Awareness Week Monday with the aim of giving the University community a look at how the Committee works.
New York Times Crossword Editor and Law School alunmus will deliver the commencement address for the University Law School this spring.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team is holding their third annual Safe Halloween Week to combat excessive drinking on Halloween weekend.
On the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, University President Teresa Sullivan announced a new award named in honor of Edward Stettinius, former University student and the first U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
South African-born Israeli journalist Benjamin Pogrund spoke to students Monday night about whether or not the term “Apartheid” should be applied to Israel at an event hosted by the Brody Jewish Center.
The Black Student Alliance launched Black Culture Week this week with an event titled “Food Migration."
Sean Gobin, a member of the University’s Darden School of Business Class of 2014, was recently nominated as one of “CNN’s Top Ten Heroes of 2015” for his organization Warrior Hike.
The Central Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association hosted a “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” in Charlottesville Saturday to raise awareness and donations to combat the disease.
