Rector responds to faculty dismay at Sullivan's resignation
By Charlie Tyson | June 13, 2012University Rector Helen Dragas bowed to pressure from University faculty to disclose more information about University President Teresa A.
University Rector Helen Dragas bowed to pressure from University faculty to disclose more information about University President Teresa A.
Below is the full statement University Rector Helen Dragas released to members of University faculty Wednesday, in response to calls from both the Faculty Senate and 39 department chairs and program directors for more transparency regarding the resignation of President Teresa Sullivan. "Dear Faculty Members: Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the events of this week.
Update: 4:15 p.m. University faculty members are pushing back as the Board of Visitors has yet to offer a full explanation about the resignation of University President Teresa A.
Below is the full text of an open letter co-signed by 33 chairs and program directors from the University's College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in response to the resignation of President Teresa A.
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The University's Faculty Senate released a statement Monday describing the Board of Visitors' statement on the sudden resignation of President Teresa A.
Below is the full statement released by the University of Virginia Faculty Senate in response to the resignation of President Teresa Sullivan: "June 11, 2012 - Yesterday, the Faculty of the University of Virginia, along with the rest of the University community, learned that the Board of Visitors and President Sullivan "mutually agreed that she will step down as president of the University of Virginia effective August 15, 2012." We are shocked and dismayed by this news.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors officially accepted the resignation of University President Teresa A.
Gov. Bob McDonnell issued the following statement regarding the decision reached by President Sullivan and the Board of Visitors for Sullivan to step down Aug.
The following remarks from University Board of Visitors Rector Helen Dragas were addressed to an assembly of vice presidents and deans this morning: "Thank you all for assembling here today in person and by phone.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an individual whose body was found Friday morning on the University's Observatory Hill. "The preliminary investigation showed that the death might not have been from natural causes," University Chief of Police Michael Gibson said in a University-wide email alert. Gibson added the investigation is continuing but there is "no apparent threat to our community." Emergency service providers were notified of the body at approximately 8:00 a.m. Anyone with information pertaining to the case is urged to call the University Police Department at 924-7166. UPDATE: Police have identified the body found as a 33-year old white female and former University student, according to University Police Captain Michael Coleman. The death is not being investigated as a homicide. -compiled by Greg Lewis
Although you wouldn't know it from the weather, it's summer, which means vacation time. For those of you who plan to travel, you may want to be aware of some of the potential dangers hidden behind those innocuous, fun-filled trips abroad.
As enjoyable as it is to think of the sun, relaxation and traveling which summer brings, some University students are planning to spend their vacation pursuing more purposeful projects.
Croatia Croatia's idyllic location on the Adriatic Coast makes this small country a perfect summer getaway.
During the summer when the sun shines most brightly on Grounds, most students are long gone for summer vacation.
Summer is around the corner, and now is the time to get nostalgic about all things summer before we remember we're actually sick of them.
The Virginia Department of Corrections may be misusing procedures of medicine, anesthesiology and pharmacy when administering lethal injections, according to a complaint filed earlier this week by Alexandria attorneys Meghan Shapiro and Christopher Leibig. Shapiro and Leibig allege individuals who do not hold a medical or pharmaceutical license, but are still administering lethal injections, are legally prohibited from administering or distributing any kind of drugs or medicine.. Since Virginia executioners are not licensed medical professionals, Shapiro, a criminal defense attorney who exclusively represents men and women indicted for capital murder, said in a press release Virginia Department of Corrections officers and employees are illegally administering lethal injections. "I would like to see the Richmond City Circuit Court require the Department of Corrections to comply with all of Virginia's laws and regulations, including those concerning the administration of anesthesia and the handling of controlled chemicals," Shapiro said in an email.
John Augustus Herring, III, former director of Newcomb Hall, assistant dean and significant donor to the University's LGBTQ communities, passed away Friday at the age of 82. Herring was a Virginia Military Institute graduate and U.S.
Third-year Engineering student Alex Reber represented the University yesterday at a panel discussion in Richmond which discussed the impacts of drugs and alcohol on the safety of college campuses.