The International Relations Organization, a University student group, held a panel discussion Wednesday night about Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency surveillance leaks.
Best Doctors, Inc. selected 181 physicians from the University Health System for its 2014 “Best Doctors in America List.” Though Best Doctors is a privately owned online database unavailable to the public for free, a press release issued Monday by the Health System listed the names of all 181 University physicians and their areas of specialty.
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recently made a decision to alter its financial aid policy, and will now require many students to report any sources of aid they receive from outside the University to their graduate directors.The change reflects an effort to increase the efficiency and the distribution of financial aid to graduate students and to prevent financial losses.
![“[Posse and QuestBridge] are national programs that are designed to attract high achieving low-income students,” said Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts. “Each year we enroll about 10 of each, so that’s 20 out of an entire class. These are two programs which are designed to help us identify, attract and enroll high achieving students from underrepresented [populations] who have overcome great obstacles.”](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/cav/050d78ec-4710-4628-b2db-92075c10a946.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
Though many students obtain aid packages through AccessUVa, the University’s flagship financial aid program, and a select few are awarded merit scholarships through the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, outside sources of funding play an important role for many University students.
In the last Student Council meeting for outgoing executive committee members, the general body passed resolution SR-1402 in support of opening a Green Revolving Fund at the University. The fund will be used for various sustainability projects around Grounds.
Charlottesville government general job applications will no longer include a question regarding past felonies, officials announced Monday.
Living Wage at U.Va. presented an open letter to the Dining Services Selection committee Tuesday, urging the administration not to sign Sodexo as the University’s new dining contractor.
Sunday marked the beginning of Honor Week, an education and outreach initiative sponsored by the Honor Committee. With a packed schedule of giveaways, discussions and other events, the Committee hopes to increase student participation in the community and highlight new honor-sponsored programs.
The Gang Reduction through Active Community Engagement, a local task force, released a report last week finding that there are 183 active gang members in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
The incoming University Judiciary Committee selected third-year College student Timothy Kimble as Chair, elected second-year Law student Sam Brickfield as vice-chair for sanctions and selected third-year Batten student Shanice Hardy as vice-chair for trials on Sunday night. The Committee could not fill the vice-chair for first-years position.
In fall 2010, the Gooch-Dillard residence area had a problem: the UTS bus schedule was a mess. One frustrated student posted his concerns on SpeakUpUVA.com, a website run by Student Council that lists student-generated proposals to change University policies, and sent his proposed solution around on the Gooch-Dillard listserv to encourage people to vote for his idea. As the idea quickly became the top post on the website for that month, a UTS subsequently implemented a new, more efficient bus schedule for the Gooch-Dillard area.
The incoming Honor Committee elected third-year College student Nicholas Hine as its chair on Saturday. The Committee also elected second-year College student Martese Johnson, third-year Commerce student Joe Martin and third-year College students Nick Lee and Henley Hopkinson as vice-chairs. All but Hopkinson ran in contested elections.
This strategy works for some, but only approximately 25% of students who start at a community college make it to the BA in six years. This is a much lower proportion than the 46% of students who start at four-year colleges. Attewell and Monaghan conducted their study to find out why this disparity exists.
A University student was recently diagnosed with a suspected case of the mumps, a contagious viral disease, at Student Health, Director of Student Health Dr. Chris Holstege said.
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recently made a decision to alter its financial aid policy, and will now require many students to report any sources of aid they receive from outside the University to their graduate directors.The change reflects an effort to increase the efficiency and the distribution of financial aid to graduate students and to prevent financial losses.
On Thursday Virginia Democrats launched a website claiming that Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for Virginia Senate, has been inconsistent in his stance on the Affordable Care Act.
Virginia Organizing, a liberal advocacy group, held a rally in nearby Waynesboro Friday encouraging the Virginia state legislature to pass a large expansion of the Medicaid program.
The Batten School hosted a presentation on the politics of higher education on Friday at Garrett Hall. Speakers included Cornell Government Prof. Suzanne Mettler and Curry Prof. David Breneman.
The Office of Graduate Career Development hosted a seminar with guest speaker Tiffany Lohwater, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in order to engage with the graduate students about how to develop strong communication skills.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe exercised his right to veto a state bill for the first time Wednesday on House Bill 962. The bill would have clarified existing legislation about guns stored in motor vehicles when the owner does not have a concealed weapons permit. It stipulated that the guns must be in “secured” containers, such as glove compartments or consoles, but not necessarily locked containers. McAuliffe’s objection to the bill was that not requiring the containers be locked was a public safety risk.
