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Newly created Staff Senate seeks to promote employee well-being

This past summer, the University's three Academic Employee Communication Councils merged into a collective representative body: the Staff Senate. Since then, the Staff Senate has been working to get on its feet, hoping eventually to address work-life quality and general welfare issues which affect University staff.


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Donors meet Blue Ridge Scholarship fund challenge grant

Thanks to a donation from Blue Ridge Capital President and Board of Visitors member John Griffin, a 1985 Commerce School graduate, 107 members of the Class of 2018 became recipients of the Blue Ridge Scholarship, a full scholarship for high-achieving, low-income students.


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​Popular U.Va. sports blog raises money to fight domestic abuse

Popular sports blog Streaking the Lawn released a new campaign November 10 to raise money for the One Love Foundation through fan support for the men’s basketball team. In STL’s campaign, the blog challenges fans to make a “Pack Line Pledge” to donate money whenever the men’s basketball team holds their opponent to a score under 50 points.


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Medical Examiner rules Graham death a homicide

Late second-year College student Hannah Graham died from "homicidal violence," Albemarle County Police confirmed Tuesday afternoon. The chief medical examiner has not released a full autopsy report yet, and Albemarle County Police spokesperson Carter Johnson said the homicide was of "undetermined etiology."


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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.