State Senate committee votes to remove Bert Ellis from list of U.Va. Board appointees
By Avery Donmoyer | February 1, 2023The Committee’s decision is not the final word on Ellis’ appointment but signals potential for Ellis’ removal.
The Committee’s decision is not the final word on Ellis’ appointment but signals potential for Ellis’ removal.
Virginia State Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will add a new staff representative to the University’s Board of Visitors, as well as codify the faculty representative member into law.
All of the proposals describe a system with two panels, one to determine guilt and one to determine sanctions.
The University’s Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion organized a two-week long celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. spanning Jan. 14 to Jan. 31.
According to the alert, police initially responded to reports of gunshots heard on Grove Street, located near the University Hospital. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered one male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
Much of the Institute's programming facilitates collaboration between the seven schools at the University to advance the University’s mission to enhance nationwide engagement in a thriving democracy.
Norris cited women’s reproductive health, housing security and teacher pay as campaign priorities.
Both organizations have been permitted to continue operations and recruitment while implementing hazing preventative measures.
Current members of each sorority met new members with balloons and colorful signs in hand after new members opened their bid cards together without the presence of COVID-19 gathering restrictions that forced much of recruitment online in previous years.
University operations will continue as typical, but there are many resources available to students, such as free counseling and opportunities to gather in shared places.
Venable Elementary will become Trailblazers Elementary School, honoring the Charlottesville 12 who contributed to desegregation. Clark, currently named after a general who supported colonial expansion into Indigenous lands, will be renamed Summit Elementary.
According to the Committee, the main concern surrounding generative AI softwares like ChatGPT is that Honor will have no way to prove that an assignment or exam used AI beyond reasonable doubt.
Rojas succeeds fourth-year College student Gaby Hernandez.
No injuries were reported, and the suspect's connection to the University remains unknown.
The first phase of the institute will be additionally funded by an initial investment of $50 million from the state and $150 million from the University.
Each of the undergraduate schools experienced an increase in applicants with the Kinesiology school experiencing the highest increase at 19 percent and the College experiencing the lowest increase at seven percent.
Both groups fully cooperated with the investigation and were referred to the UJC for adjudication.
Between May 10 and Dec. 14, twelve reports were filed with the Honor Committee.
Since the announcement of his appointment to the Board by Governor Glenn Youngkin in August, Ellis has been at the center of controversy.
This year, ISC recruitment will begin earlier than IFC recruitment.