While the University saw an increase in the overall number of applicants to the class of 2014, admissions officials also noted a considerable jump in the number of applications from China, Assoc.
[caption id="attachment_32513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Charlottesville was selected as one of the top five healthiest cities in the United States for its health resources, green living practices and alternative commuting options, such as walking or biking.
As Haiti copes with the strongest aftershock since last week's destructive 7.0 earthquake, former and current members of the University and Charlottesville communities have continued their efforts to aid the devastated nation. Friends of deceased Batten student and College alumna Stephanie Jean-Charles confronted their personal loss at a vigil Sunday night, where they shared memories of their friend and erected a shrine in her honor in front of the French house, where Jean-Charles used to live, fourth-year College student Frederika Braun said.
[caption id="attachment_32483" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scott May, third from right, overcame many hurdles to return to the University in his 40s after years in the work force.
[caption id="attachment_32481" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University received 22,396 applications for admission to the University this year, an increase of about 600 applications from last year.
The University has again bolstered its reputation as one of the country's best bargains in higher education, recently receiving high marks from two national publications. For the second consecutive year, The Princeton Review ranked the University the No.
[caption id="attachment_32445" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Board selected Teresa A. Sullivan as the eighth president of the University.
[caption id="attachment_32443" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Stephanie Jean-Charles, a Batten student and active member of the University community, was home with her family and sleeping when a wall collapsed on her bed during the earthquake in Haiti.
First-year Darden student Justin Key died Dec. 14 from a blood clot to the lungs. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 6 p.m.
University of Michigan Law Prof. Douglas Laycock - husband of University President-elect Teresa Sullivan - will join the Law School faculty next semester, making what Laycock calls a "lateral move" from one prestigious law school to another. Sullivan's selection this year allowed the Law School to finally nab Laycock, a long-sought law scholar and educator.
The University Art Museum recently acquired several new pieces, including notable additions to its print collection. Among the museum's new features are two works by printmaker Wassily Kandinsky.
[caption id="attachment_32365" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President John Casteen, III will step down Aug.
[caption id="attachment_32363" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee approved a Semester at Sea amendment and a plagiarism supplement this semester.
Student Council's Student Life Committee announced Tuesday that it has successfully negotiated a plan with University Library officials to keep the Brown Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall open until 4 a.m.
The Charlottesville City Council will continue to plan its 2011 fiscal year budget throughout December and January, looking for ways to overcome obstacles raised by the current economic state. At Council's Nov.
[caption id="attachment_32327" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Batten School will soon have a home in Garrett Hall after renovations are complete.
[caption id="attachment_32325" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Some Lawn rooms will host artwork as part of a new Student Council initiative tomorrow.
Two University professors have been awarded fellowships by the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, while another has been awarded the Fulbright Senior Scholarship from the Australian-American Fulbright Commission.
As the fall semester draws to a close, sustainability planners for Dining Services and the Energy and Utilities Department are reflecting on major initiatives undertaken in the past year and are looking to expand upon these efforts in 2010. Dining Services has broadened the reach of sustainability in its locations on Grounds, starting a new reusable to-go box program in September and hiring Kendall Singleton as sustainability coordinator in August.
[caption id="attachment_32163" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Council members, pictured above earlier this year, listened to the Student Life Committee's report on the recently launched UVAirBus program last night.
