New Student Council bylaws have simplified the organization’s voting and decision processes, Michael Promisel, fourth-year College student and chairman of Student Council’s representative body, said Wednesday. Student Council revised their bylaws last February in an attempt to reorganize the structure of the meetings and increase member participation.
The University Police Department released its Annual Security Report Monday, providing information about specific crimes reported in 2012, as well as crime statistics, safety assessments and information regarding University Police services and policies.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a former University law professor and father of multiple University graduates, spoke Thursday to a packed Newcomb Ballroom as the guest speaker for the St.
The University Bookstore and the Medical Center recently coordinated to launch the University Bookstore Pharmacy, a fully-functioning pharmacy that provides prescription services and medication counseling.
The Center for Politics’ Crystal Ball released an article Thursday titled “The Politics of the Shutdown: If Republicans get the blame, moderates will pay the price,” which argued the government shutdown may reflect poorly upon the Republican Party leading into the 2014 midterm elections.
Students, faculty and community members will gather at the University next Wednesday to celebrate Alderman Library’s 75th anniversary.
Recent data from the Virginia Public Access Project shows 15 of the 17 current Board of Visitors members contributed to the campaigns of the governors who nominated them, reflecting a statewide trend of political contributors being placed on public university governing bodies.
University faculty, students and Charlottesville community members gathered Wednesday evening at the Miller Center for a town hall discussion about the state of the “American Dream.”
Students and faculty gathered in Newcomb Hall Wednesday evening to discuss recent restrictions on practice areas for student performance groups.
The American Foundation for Equal Rights announced Monday that it would join a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Roughly 300 students at Virginia Commonwealth University were notified via email this week that they may have been exposed to tuberculosis after learning an infected student had attended multiple classes before being diagnosed.
Honor Committee Chair Evan Behrle, fourth-year College student, spoke at Student Council’s representative body meeting Tuesday about recent changes to the honor system as well as the Honor Committee’s plans to enforced the changes over the current academic year.
At midnight Tuesday, federal legislators announced an official government shutdown due to partisan contention regarding President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act. The impact of the government shutdown on the University is minimal for now, but a prolonged shutdown could have severe consequences on University operations.
With the introduction of a new state initiative, Virginia officials are in the process of creating an electronic identity authentication system which will include residents’ addresses, driver’s license numbers and other personal information for use by state agencies.
An increasing number of Americans are losing faith in the “American Dream,” as financial hardships and stagnant jobs are weighing down on people across the country, according to a poll conducted jointly by the Miller Center and The Washington Post earlier this month.
Law School Prof. A.E. Dick Howard and Gordon Stewart, interim associate dean for undergraduate academic programs, received Thomas Jefferson Awards at Friday’s Fall Convocation.
Ben Castleman, Acting Assistant Professor in the Curry School of Education, has partnered with the Workforce Competitiveness and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to develop a text messaging service for “Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs,” more commonly recognized as “West Virginia GEAR UP.” With the intent of serving predominantly lower-income students by providing additional information and counseling services throughout the college application process, the federal government established GEAR UP in 1998.
An overwhelming majority of the current Board of Visitors members contributed monetarily to the campaign of Gov. Bob McDonnell prior to their selection, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project, highlighting a statewide trend of political contributors being placed on public university governing bodies.
The main attraction to Wertland is its vibrant social life and wide variety of apartments. From smaller, old-fashioned buildings, to grand historical houses, to brand-spanking-new-never-been-lived-in apartments, Wertland offers it all at a variety of prices — most of which are affordable.
The Lawn, which was the center of Thomas Jefferson’s original design for the University, is the middle of Central Grounds. While “Lawnies,” the term for those who live on the Lawn, can roll out of bed and into the Rotunda, a trip to the Aquatic and Fitness Center, Gilmer Hall or North Grounds requires a bit of a walk.
