Politically active University students continue to spearhead efforts to gear up for what will most likely be a close presidential election this November.
The University announced this week that the College Arts Scholars program has received a $2 million donation from University alumnus Sandy Miller intended to advance the University’s art disciplines.
The University may soon see an increase in entrepreneurship on Grounds should Student Council formally approve a new committee that aims to foster networking and collaboration among innovators.
Football players on average graduate at lower rates than non-student-athletes despite opposing claims by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. According to the latest Adjusted Graduation Gap (AGG) report released Tuesday by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, football players graduate at a rate 22 percent lower on average than full-time male students in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
At a University that prides itself on student self-governance, Tuesday’s panel featuring several leaders in the University and Charlottesville community offered students advice for how to best utilize the opportunity they have to self-govern.
Integrity at the University is more than an idealized notion. It’s also a standard of accreditation set by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
A recent study by Yale researchers found evidence of gender bias in the fields of science and engineering that shows male students have a competitive advantage over female students. Researchers gave faculty members random applications for a lab manager position.
During a debate last week with former Sen. George Allen, R-Va., the first in the campaign for Sen. Jim Webb’s seat, former Gov.
The Honor Committee plans to launch an online tutorial in early October to offer students further instruction on the honor system.
The University and Community Action for Racial Equity, a group devoted to fighting racial discrimination on Grounds and in Charlottesville, announced Monday the public release of a report titled “Call for Reflection and Action.” The publication coincides with UCARE’s receipt of a $148,000 grant from the Andrus Family Fund to promote better race relations at the University. The 35-page report stems in part from the Virginia General Assembly’s 2007 “statement of regret” for the Commonwealth’s history of slavery and the Board of Visitors’ subsequent praise of the statement.
Funds available to Contracted Independent Organizations for 2012-13 through student activity fees have decreased by more than $100,000 from last academic year. Funding for CIOs is generated through the annual $44 student activities fee that every University student pays to fund various student initiatives and resources. CIOs receive about half of the revenue created from SAFs.
The new Honor Committee website is officially live, featuring easier access to its social media platforms and a new option to file a report or retraction online. “I’m personally really excited about it, because we really think it will give an accessible and informative face and front for the committee,” said Honor chair Stephen Nash, fourth-year College student.
The One Love Foundation, which seeks to uphold the memory of former University student Yeardley Love, last week unveiled a new app to help identify the risk of intimate partner violence. Love was murdered by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely, former University student and lacrosse player in May 2010.
Student Council received 368 applications for positions on 16 different committees, 26 fewer than last year’s record-breaking fall recruitment. Council could not email out the Class of 2016 listerv this year, which third-year College student Eric McDaniel, Student Council’s director of University relations, said could potentially explain the decrease in applicants. Council was unable to meet with Virginia Carter, director of external communications, who has the ability to send emails to class listservs, until after the application period had ended.
Democrats have taken a clear lead in Virginia’s two biggest national elections this year, according to two new polls that show President Barack Obama maintaining a slight edge against GOP nominee Mitt Romney while Tim Kaine gained a new advantage over George Allen in the U.S.
Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and University President Teresa Sullivan announced Wednesday the Virginia Innovation Partnership — a fund that supports start-ups and early-stage technologies — will receive a $1 million federal grant. The award is part of $7 million in new grants available through the i6 Challenge, an annual initiative led by the Department of Commerce that funds innovation-based entrepreneurial projects.
After years of work on the part of the University Innocence Project, Maligie Conteh boarded a bus as a free man for the first time in several years.
The online learning service Coursera, which announced a partnership with the University July 17, added 17 universities to its list of participating institutions Wednesday. Coursera is a free online course service available to anyone with computer access. It currently partners with six of the schools in the U.S. News and World Report’s top 10, as well as 27 other institutions.
The Honor Committee held the first in a series of seven roundtable discussions Wednesday evening in an attempt to bring students into a dialogue about honor at the University. Honor Committee Chair Stephen Nash described the discussions as an opportunity for students to “share their experiences about honor and what it has meant to them during their time [at the University] and ways they think the Honor Committee and honor system can improve.”
Student Council Tuesday evening unanimously approved a resolution condemning the insertion of the “not gay” chant into the “Good Ol’ Song,” commonly sung at athletic events.
