Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was denied his request to remain free while his corruption case is in appeal, according to The Associated Press.
Two University fraternity chapters — Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa Alpha — have announced that they will not be signing new Fraternal Organization Agreement addenda required of fraternities by the University. The addendum was drafted by a variety of stakeholders, including fraternity alumni, current members and the Inter-Fraternity Council, during Winter Break, and fraternities will be required to sign it by Jan.
Last week, 10 University education scholars were named to the RHSU Edu-Scholars Public Influence Rankings, which honors 200 academics across the country who contribute most to discourse on education.
Gov. McAuliffe announced the establishment of a new Equal Opportunity Legislative Agenda Monday. The agenda aims to promote economic growth by making the workplace more comfortable for Virginians, especially women and homosexual, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals.
Student Council held their first meeting of the spring semester Tuesday to discuss student concerns, including issues with course evaluations and the hiring of a new provost.
Last Wednesday, the University Medical Center announced additional patient visitation limits due to the increase in flu cases.
In a special election on Tuesday, the 74th district of Virginia will vote to fill the seat Joseph Morrissey had until December in the Virginia House of Delegates. Throughout a controversy-ridden campaign, the candidates have challenged each other to hold a stance on specific issues. Morrissey faces Republican Matt Walton and Democrat Kevin Sullivan.
The University chapter of Phi Kappa Psi was officially reinstated by both the University and the national Phi Kappa Psi fraternity organization, the University announced in a press release Monday morning. “The reinstatement resulted after consultation with Charlottesville Police Department officials, who told the University that their investigation has not revealed any substantive basis to confirm that the allegations raised in the Rolling Stone article occurred at Phi Kappa Psi,” according to the release. The chapter voluntarily suspended its activities in November, after allegations in a Rolling Stone article that the fraternity was involved in a gang rape of a first-year student in September 2012.
The University will begin to accept applications for Resident Advisors in the next two weeks — with Focused Area applications due Jan. 16 and First Year and Upperclass Area applications due Jan. 17. Applicants, who will receive decisions in March, will complete a written application and undergo group and individual interviews to determine who will supervise on-Grounds housing.
William Antholis will begin his term as Miller Center executive director this week, leading the internationally renowned University institution into its fifth decade of scholarship in public affairs.
The University announced Thursday the appointment of Scott Beardsley, a senior director at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, as the ninth Dean of the Darden School of Business.
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced to 24 months in prison Tuesday by Federal Judge James Spencer. McDonnell, who was also sentenced to two years of supervision upon release from prison, was found guilty of several corruption charges in September stemming from an improper relationship with family friend Jonnie Williams, the CEO of nutrition supplement company Star Scientific.
University President Teresa Sullivan announced Tuesday the immediate reinstatement of all social activities for Greek organizations, a ban instituted Nov. 22. The agreement stipulates each fraternity and sorority organization must sign a Fraternal Organization Agreement addenda with new safety measures. Each of the four Greek organizations developed safety measures, which Sullivan has reviewed and approved. The updated agreements must be signed by chapter presidents or another designee by Jan. 16.
At a Dec. 19 Board of Visitors special meeting, University President Teresa Sullivan announced several new safety programs set to begin in the spring semester, which include updating on Grounds cameras, partnering with Corner merchants to implement cameras, increasing on-Grounds lighting and lighted crosswalks, creating a patrol system around grounds, hiring new sexual assault counselors and hiring two Title IX investigators.
The Ad Hoc Group University Climate and Culture held its second meeting on Monday, Dec. 22. The committee, founded and chaired by President Sullivan, was created in early December in order to maintain public safety at the University.
Smith graduated from Blacksburg High School in 2011 and was on track to graduate from the University in May 2015. He was a mathematics major and environmental sciences minor, but also had a talent for learning languages. Smith’s close friends said he will be remembered for his creative energy, spontaneity and selfless attitude.
Rolling Stone has tasked the Columbia Journalism School with reviewing the internal editing process behind the article the magazine published last month detailing an alleged gang rape of a University student at a fraternity party in Sept.
Student leaders sent a report listing 23 policy suggestions and proposals to the Board of Visitors before its special meeting on sexual assault Friday. “Students sit at the center of the sexual assault storm," the document's opening paragraph reads.
Now a month since the article's publication — the page boasting 179,000 Facebook likes and nearly 7,500 comments — questions about the article's central story have turned the ensuing discussion from one of horror to one of doubt and confusion, with an overwhelming desire to unearth new clues which might shed light on that nagging question: What really happened to Jackie that night?
The Board of Visitors convened in a special meeting Friday to discuss the University’s ongoing efforts to combat sexual assault. Rector George Martin set the meeting’s tone early, acknowledging the tumultuous semester the University community has experienced.
