Five members of a committee working to develop a sustainability minor held an information session yesterday night to provide details and gauge support for the minor. The committee members presented a slideshow explaining the progress of the minor's development so far and the possible requirements to declare the minor.
The University's Board of Visitors officially named the arts precinct near Rugby Road the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds during a special meeting at the Boar's Head Inn last Thursday to honor the couple's service to the University. The area is located west of Rugby Road in the vicinity of Carr's Hill, and many facilities that will be included in the area are undergoing renovation or construction. Casteen has seen the completion of a number of upgrades to arts facilities on Grounds, including a restoration of Fayerweather Hall, renovations and expansions of Campbell Hall, gallery renovations in the University Art Museum, Ruffin Hall and the Culbreth Road Parking Garage, according to a University press release. The first phase of ongoing construction to the area will include an expansion of the drama building, a new band rehearsal hall, the Arts Commons and an expansion of the University Art Museum, the release stated. About $6.1 million has been collected from 211 donors to finance arts buildings undergoing renovation or construction. "As envisioned, the Arts Grounds will have the power to convene the entire University community and galvanize its collective imagination by providing a showcase for great art and living artists, as well as a forum for new research and innovation," University Rector John "Dubby" Wynne said in the release. -compiled by Virginia Terwilliger
[caption id="attachment_34561" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="King was killed in a traffic accident yesterday morning on the corner of West Main Street and Fourth Street NW.
On the third anniversary of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre last Friday, federal law enforcement officers issued a study of violent attacks carried out on U.S.
As the academic year comes to a close, members of the Honor Committee worked to finalize upcoming initiatives for next year at its meeting Sunday evening. Committee Chair Charlie Harris said the Committee will continue its overall goal of the past term of engagement so as to make honor relevant to every University student. "We're recognizing that there are many different types of students at U.Va., and we need to think about what resonates with each one of them," Harris said. In particular, members of the Committee currently are working to develop and implement educational initiatives for student-athletes, a "unique community with a different set of pressures than most students," Harris said. Plans include incorporating honor into orientation sessions for student-athletes and providing this community with more resources. "We need to be more sophisticated in how we communicate with the student body," Harris said. In addition, the Committee has finalized a student honor module that will be effective this fall for all current University students.
Albemarle County's planned improvements to infrastructure may be delayed because of a loss of more than 90 percent of its funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation for the next fiscal year - a move that will effectively eliminate secondary road projects, according to county officials. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors allocated $330,000 to the county's secondary roads fund last Wednesday - far lower than the $5.15 million allocated in 2004. "You can build about an eighth of a mile of sidewalk from that," Board of Supervisors Member Dennis Rooker said.
[caption id="attachment_34516" align="alignleft" width="276" caption="Antonin Scalia, the second-most senior Supreme Court Justice, taught at the University Law School from 1967-71.
[caption id="attachment_34514" align="alignleft" width="217" caption="Flavin, a third-year Nursing student, has worked with UJC since her first year and now will serve as vice-chair for first years.
The University and members of the Charlottesville and Albemarle County communities co-hosted the second annual U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_34511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="While the Jefferson Fellows Center will be used primarily to accommodate graduate student Fellows, leaders of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation also plan to invite the University community to hold classes and meetings in the new, environmentally sustainable facility.
Now nearly six months after Morgan Dana Harrington's disappearance, Virginia State Police have reported that a Charlottesville resident found the black T-shirt Harrington was last seen wearing near the corner of 15th Street and Grady Avenue Nov.
A report released by the American Association of University Professors revealed that the University pays its faculty the highest average salary of all higher education institutions in the state.
Despite a national trend in which universities across the nation are expanding the amount of students placed on respective waitlists, the University has decided to significantly lower its waitlist pool for the class of 2014. The University received a record-setting 22,524 applications this past year, compared to 21,830 last year, which held the past record.
[caption id="attachment_34471" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University's Law School maintained its 10th-place ranking on the nation's top list of schools.
[caption id="attachment_34447" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The operating budget for fiscal year 2010-11 will see a 0.77 percent decrease from last year's budget, reflecting a reduction in state revenue sources.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation presented all four of the University's nominees last week with the Goldwater Scholarship, which provides up to $7,500 per year to second- and third-year students who intend to enter the fields of mathematics, science and engineering.
Rep. Tom Perriello's, D-Charlottesville, campaign for congressional re-election raised $600,000 during the first fundraising quarter of 2010, making this the most successful fundraising quarter ever for the re-election effort, according to a Sunday press release from Perriello campaign officials. The new record continues the campaign's history of financial success, as it so far has raised $1.4 million, according to the press release.
As the deadline for state taxes - May 3 - gets closer, the General Assembly has ceased the free online service through which Virginians file their income taxes. The General Assembly passed a bill last month to replace "iFile" - a service that for 10 years has allowed almost all Virginians to file returns without any charge - with the more-restricted Virginia Free File program.
[caption id="attachment_34391" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The new Student Council administration discusses its first order of business at last night's meeting.
People all across Charlottesville spent yesterday celebrating the birth of the University's founder - Thomas Jefferson - who would have turned 267 years-old. A celebration was held at Monticello in conjunction with the University in honor of Jefferson's birthday and his achievements.
