An online training video aimed at educating and helping the University community identify and respond to potentially troubling situations will be released to students and faculty this fall. The video, "Hoos Making a Safer Community," was developed by the University's Office of Emergency Preparedness and an appointed Violence Prevention Committee.
[caption id="attachment_44503" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="Members of the Honor Committee held their first meeting of the 2011-2012 academic year Sunday night.
[caption id="attachment_44499" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Members of the University community shielded themselves from rain and wind Saturday as Hurricane Irene made its way up the East Coast during the weekend.
[caption id="attachment_44460" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The grant money will go toward research on dam removal and its effects on rivers to help buy equipment, fund field trips and bring in researchers.
[caption id="attachment_44458" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The bike sale and classes were open to local residents, as well as students, faculty and staff.
[caption id="attachment_44456" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bad choices in dining facilities combined with the convenience of fast food restaurants contribute to poor eating habits.
The University submitted a 4.3 megabyte disk with 3,827 pages to the American Tradition Institute's Environmental Law Center yesterday, making ATI the first group to successfully retrieve former University Environmental Sciences Prof.
[caption id="attachment_44329" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Teresa A. Sullivan held a press event yesterday to announce the decision to employ John Simon as provost.
Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli opined in July that the University's policy prohibiting guns on Grounds does not carry the force of law, and therefore does not fully extend to those with a permit to carry firearms. Although students, faculty and staff are still subject to the policy, visitors are legally allowed to openly carry firearms on Grounds - though not in University buildings, Cuccinelli spokesperson Brian Gottstein said in an email.
The North Anna Power Station's two nuclear reactors shut down Tuesday in an automatic response to the 5.8 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was located in nearby Mineral, Va.
[caption id="attachment_44325" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Laura Fornash was appointed by Gov.
[caption id="attachment_44247" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Students lingered outside the University bookstore yesterday after evacuating during the earthquake.
[caption id="attachment_44244" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Construction surrounds Range residents who have just been informed their fireplaces are not safe enough for conventional use.
The Inter-Fraternity Governing Board elected Dane Ferre as interim president this summer after Neil Holby was forced to resign when his fraternity, Zeta Psi, was closed down by University administrators in July as a result of the hospitalization of a pledge. "The [Inter-Fraternity Council's] governing documents outline the process to fill the role of president when the position becomes vacant in the middle of a term," said Michael Citro, assistant dean of students and director of fraternity and sorority life.
While the University was on hiatus for the summer, three major robberies and a series of larcenies occurred in the Charlottesville area surrounding Grounds. Michael Gibson, chief of University Police, alerted students through email of the latter two of the three robberies, which took place in the Gordon Avenue area.
[caption id="attachment_44191" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Newcomb Hall construction project will cost $33 million.
Resident Advisors participated in a one-hour "Hands-Only" cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session Aug.
After record-breaking voter turnout and 10 hours of voting at Jackson P. Burley Middle School, officials announced this past weekend the Democratic City Council nominations for the upcoming general election in November.
[caption id="attachment_44187" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Raymond Nelson was a recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award, the University's highest honor.
The University redefined the circumstances under which a student can raise sexual assault charges in July, altering its policy from one of "clear and convincing evidence" to a broader standard in which an incident of sexual misconduct more likely than not occurred. The revised policy emphasizes assistance to victims and broadens the definition of "sexual misconduct" to encompass "an unwelcome sexual behavior that occurs without effective consent." In such a case, sexual harassment in the form of cyberstalking or relationship violence is included in the definition, according to a statement released by the University.
