This week: fraternity history, Bob Dylan and football rivalries
The Committee is currently planning for an early November date for the Popular Assembly.
For FY 22, the fundraising progress for the University and its foundations amounted to $549,854,099.
This is the first year that the full Board meeting has been split into two sessions.
This new policy goes into effect with the Class of 2025 — current fourth-years in the Class of 2024 will still be able to serve in their fifth year.
Former provost Trisha Folds-Bennett resigned this summer due to personal and professional reasons.
The Board also highlighted progress in fundraising for student scholarships and faculty endowments under Bicentennial funds.
More operation funds at the University and the University at Wise were added during the meeting.
The Committee’s only action item for the meeting was the approval of the updated Compliance Charter — a set of guidelines meant to promote integrity and ethical behavior within University reporting systems.
The Committee voted to name the buildings Gaston House and Ramazani House after two former University professors, Paul M. Gaston and Rouhoullah “Ruhi” Ramazani, both of whom taught at the University for more than 30 years.
The General Body voted to table the budget bill, as required by Student Council’s bylaws before a final vote on the budget.
The status of undergraduate student advising has long been a focus of the Academic and Student Life Committee and an important part of the University’s 2030 plan.
The Board of Visitors — made up of 17 members and seven subcommittees — meets four times a year to discuss the University’s long-term planning and goals.
The new courses suggest a broadening lens across the department, such as focusing on writing skill and the study of the arts.
The amended version includes that all Committee members must keep all information confidential.
The request for the yard included the installation of artificial turf in the front yard, as well as the addition of brick piers to the pavers around the house and the front walk area.
In a special orientation issue of the Cavalier Daily, incoming first years were informed about the schedule of tours, receptions, club information, dorm hall meetings, and even a movie showing, which sounds reminiscent of our present-day Wahoo Welcome.
A limitation some faculty have set on generative AI is barring its use in quizzes and exams.
The four organizational cases involved Club Gymnastics, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Phi Society and the University Guide Service.
The tree will be planted alongside a bronze plaque commemorating the three lives lost. The planting is part of a broader tradition of planting trees to commemorate those who have shaped the University community.
