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Classes suspended for presidential inauguration

By Cavalier Daily Staff | January 13, 2009

The University will suspend classes Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to allow members of the University community to watch the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.The University also plans to open John Paul Jones Arena to the public and will be showing live coverage of the inauguration that afternoon beginning at 11:30 a.m., University Provost Arthur Garson said.The decision was made, Garson noted, after a number of individuals contacted him and President John T.

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Governor

By Emily Poe | January 13, 2009

Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine recently called for the University to cut another $12.4 million from its budget in the 2009-10 academic year, in addition to the $10.6 million proposed for the 2008-09 academic year, according to Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer.

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Numerous

By Prateek Vasireddy | January 13, 2009

As a new year begins, the research efforts of the University?s various schools and academic departments are continuing to forge ahead, contributing to what Vice President for Research Tom Skalak called progress in key areas of interest.Skalak, who emphasized that ?the deans of the [University?s] schools have the job of building their schools,? noted that there is ?a lot of creativity and initiative within each school? to provide public service and research opportunities for students.

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Trustees seek to amp up fourth-year giving rate

By Laura Hoffman | January 13, 2009

As fourth-year students begin their final semester today, the Class of 2009?s Leadership Council is continuing its push for financial gifts and pledges from soon-to-be-graduates, seeking donations of all sizes.?We just want to get as many people to donate as possible,? Class Giving Co-Chair Kathy Feeney said, later adding, ?the most appropriate time to give back to programs is right now.?A common misperception among students, Feeney noted, is that the Trustees have a specific financial goal.

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New Grounds Plan will guide future University construction

By Sarah Wooten | January 13, 2009

In the midst of South Lawn Project construction and first-year student housing development, the University is poised to make significant changes to its use of space that could benefit both the University and Charlottesville communities during the next two decades, University Architect David Neuman said.Using a new Grounds Plan unveiled in late November as a starting point, the University aims to develop a site that is both economically and environmentally sustainable, Neuman said, noting the Grounds Plan serves as a document guiding University construction efforts and architectural development.Neuman, who has served as University architect for the past five years, explained that the current plans have been a work in progress for the past 30 years.?The plan is not a traditional or conventional master plan,? Neuman said, noting that because of this, the plan will not be greatly affected by the commonwealth?s current budget crisis.

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Economic downturn will affect city

By Hannah Wallace | December 5, 2008

Although the current economic recession is affecting the City of Charlottesville, Mayor Dave Norris said that in many ways the city is better off than many other localities in the commonwealth heading into next year.

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Honor Committee, University Judiciary Committee pleased with progress

By Stephanie Kassab | December 5, 2008

Both the Honor Committee and the University Judiciary Committee chairs are pleased with the progress their organizations have made this semester and are already looking ahead to the spring semester.UJC passed a bylaw this semester defining professionalism for its support officers and outlining specific violations of professionalism.?I think these professionalism standards are so important because it?s [now] transparent to our support officers what standards we do hold them to,? UJC Chair Merriam Mikhail said.Addressing a concern of UJC members and students alike, Mikhail said she believes the committee also was able to increase its transparency this year by releasing a variety of statistics at the beginning of the semester that showed exactly which standards of conduct had been most violated during the spring semester.

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Council wishes to empower

By Alexandra Hemenway | December 5, 2008

Throughout the fall semester, Student Council developed a number of initiatives and projects seeking to improve the University community, and Council aims to continue such efforts next year.

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Report shows U.S. falling

By Shea Connelly and Kelly Morenus | December 4, 2008

A study released Dec. 3 by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education shows that higher education in the commonwealth of Virginia, as well as in the United States as a whole, needs to improve efforts to provide affordable education to remain competitive internationally.Stacey Zis, research associate with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and co-author of the study, said the study, ?Measuring Up 2008,? is intended to be a national report card for higher education.The center releases a report on higher education in the United States as a whole, Zis said, as well as a report for each individual state.

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Engineering organization deemed

By Samantha Koon | December 4, 2008

The University?s chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was named an outstanding student chapter for 2008 by the nationwide organization.?Every year our student chapters committee awards recognition to a handful of student chapters based on their level of participation,? explained Gordon Ellis, head of student awards at AIChE, an organization that aims to advance the practice and theory of chemical engineering.

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