University Information Technology Services spent the summer upgrading the wireless internet infrastructure in residence areas. Students in many University housing facilities should notice a substantial increase in speeds and coverage areas, while Wi-Fi upgrades in the remaining residential buildings will be done in the fall.
University Librarian Karin Wittenborg will retire at the end of the semester. The decision, announced last week, comes after more than two decades of Wittenborg’s work for the University library system.
As the Fall 2014 semester begins, the University’s chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is working to satisfy requirements issued by its International Fraternity, the University and the Inter-Fraternity Council in hopes of having their charter completely reinstated.
After four years of construction, the renovations to New Cabell Hall are nearing completion as students and departments file into the six-story building at the start of the semester. The $64.5 million renovation added state-of-the-art equipment and updated many of the building’s systems.
The Class of 2018 officially joined the University community with Sunday’s convocation ceremony, during which a record 3,690 first years were welcomed to Grounds. The incoming class is not only large, but also diverse, according to the Office of Admissions, with new students displaying a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
Robert Sherwood Shrieves, 58, has been charged with felonious assault in Tuesday’s stabbing of a Charlottesville man on the Corner. Officers responded to the 100 block of 14th street shortly after 3 p.m.
The massive restoration project for Thomas Jefferson’s historic Rotunda continues as students and professors return for the fall semester. The beloved University landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site has been fenced off since the conclusion of Final Exercises in May, making way for heavy duty construction equipment and teams of workers.
Been out of touch this summer? Catch up on the biggest news events from around Grounds this summer.
As thousands of students across the country return to school, college and university administration officials across the county continue to rethink and revise their sexual assault prevention and investigation policies.
The University announced the launch of a new bike share program called UBike this summer — a program which aims to give members of the University community an inexpensive, efficient and environmentally friendly transportation option for traveling around Grounds. The program is set to go live within the first two months of school.
The College Republican National Committee has left Virginia out of a $2 million effort to win youth voters in 2014 announced July 14.
When it comes to attracting new members, Virginia Mock Trial is doing something relatively unorthodox.
Amid a flurry of public backlash, the Board of Visitors’ special committee on governance and engagement released a revised version of its draft Statement of Expectations last Wednesday. State law requires the Board to produce on ethics policy.
President Teresa Sullivan recently wrote to the entire University community concerning several cuts in the Virginia appropriation for the University. The final state budget adds $8.2 million less than planned to the University’s budget.
Recent University alum Brendan Wynn, along with 75 other students, faculty and administrators, issued a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Mark Herring, encouraging the Commonwealth to extend same-sex partner benefits to public employees in Virginia. Virginia law currently does not permit state-provided health insurance benefits for same-sex domestic partners.
The Board of Visitors convened Friday to review committee reports and welcome new student member of the Board, Meg Gould.
Details regarding 2015 Final Exercises were announced in an email sent Friday to the Class of 2015 by Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer Patricia Lampkin.
The Board of Visitors announced Thursday the convening of a new subcommittee to strengthen and sustain the University’s commitment to affordable excellence, according to a University press release. The subcommittee, which falls under the Board’s finance committee, will weigh in on issues surrounding tuition, financial aid and the annual budget.
At its meeting this week, the Board of Visitors will consider the proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30, 2015. The nearly $2.8 billion dollar budget includes a $100 million, or 3.7 percent, increase from the current fiscal year.
Two University rectors, one former and one current, have taken to the Richmond Times Dispatch in a war of words over undergraduate tuition hikes at the University.
