Several prominent Virginia businessmen, including two former University Board of Visitors members, have come together to work on a new initiative called Grow by Degrees, which hopes to make higher education more affordable and applicable in the workforce. W.
The University recently altered its activities fees for graduate students this semester to give all full-time graduate students access to University athletic events. Many students past their second year of graduate school at the University are still considered full-time students, but have fewer credit hours from classes and spend more time conducting research, said Matt Rannals, president of the Graduate Arts & Sciences Council.
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The University Law School lost one of its most prominent alumni late Tuesday night when Sen. Edward Kennedy, Law School class of 1959, passed away after a long struggle with brain cancer. Kennedy became known as the "Lion of the Senate" during his U.S.
[caption id="attachment_29787" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Kendall Singleton, a 2007 University graduate, was involved in dining sustainability efforts as a student.
Ticketing for fine arts events will soon be available online and at the new University Arts Box Office, which combines ticketing services for musical and dramatic performances, as well as the Virginia Film Festival.
The Information Technology and Communication office now offers technical service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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The Graduate Management Admission Council's 2009 survey of full-time master of business administration programs reported a 64 percent increase in applications from 2008, compared to the 80 percent increase seen from 2007 to 2008, said Sam Silverstein, manager of media and public affairs at GMAC. Although the raw number of applications increased, the percentage increase declined, he said.
The Law School recently opened a new office to assist Law students seeking a judicial clerkship after graduation, expanding an already prominent multitude of career services. The office seeks to answer students' questions and help them find clerkships that will give them experience in their desired career, said Ruth Payne, director of career services for clerkships and programs.
Even though classes were not in regular session, Student Council stayed busy planning for the 2009-10 academic year during the summer months. Council worked with officials from the Student Activities Center and Student Activity Fund to create an appropriations system that members hope will be more efficient in allocating the $600,000 Council has set aside this year for contracted independent organizations.
[caption id="attachment_29733" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Rector John Wynne chairs the 19-person Special Committee on the Nomination of a President, which met yesterday for the first time.
Virginia gubernatorial candidates recently visited the University, meeting with University community members to discuss the economy, higher education and transportation issues. Democratic contender Creigh Deeds outlined his plans for the commonwealth at a Sunday rally, discussing his desire to revamp the transportation system and restore Virginians' confidence in the economy. "No.
The University again ranked second among public universities for 2010 in U.S. News & World Report's annual survey of the nation's colleges. The University has been ranked as either the first or second public university since 1992 and has been among the top 25 universities overall since 1988.
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Violations of the Standards of Conduct, commonly referred to as a "VSOC," are now part of the past, Resident Life Co-Chair Adam Reitelbach said. A VSOC signified a breach of the 12 Standards of Conduct, which are applicable to all University students.
As University President John T. Casteen, III prepares to retire in August of next year, the University has commenced its search for its eighth president. After Casteen announced his plans to step down, the University formed a Special Committee on the Nomination of a President - chaired by Board of Visitors Rector John O.
To accelerate renovations to Alderman Road residence halls and help save the University money amid the recession, the Board of Visitors approved a modified dorm demolition plan at its June meeting. The University currently is engaged in a multi-year $65 to $78 million dorm revision project designed to offer students with more modern amenities and living quarters compared to existing structures near Alderman Road.
The University and the University Medical Center have seen multiple cases of the H1N1 influenza virus - popularly known as swine flu - since May. The virus originally broke out among campers at University's summer enrichment program at the Education School, as well as during University programs for entering students, University spokesperson Carol Wood said. While it is "impossible to know how many campers contracted the flu ... our feeling was that it was minimal," Wood said. When children became infected with what is believed to be the swine flu during the end of the first session of summer enrichment camp, the sick campers were sent home and letters were sent to parents about the small outbreak, Wood said. When the next session began, Wood said the head of the camp met with all of the parents dropping off their children and reviewed protocols about what to do if their campers were not feeling well. In spite of the precautions, Woods said that she "did not think parents were surprised" by the swine flu occurrences, noting that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently downgraded the swine flu to a "seasonal flu." "I think they were glad to be communicated with in a timely basis," Wood said. The counselors also helped by making sure campers washed their hands and reported any flu-like symptoms, she said. She added that all the campers who experienced flu-like symptoms returned home and recovered. Other cases of swine flu affecting the University community during the summer included 12 University Health System employees who tested positive for H1N1, hospital spokesperson Sally Jones said. "With the exception of one case of transmission from one employee to another, all [hospital workers] contracted the virus out in the community," Jones said. The hospital required employees with the confirmed virus to stay home for seven days from the onset of symptoms.
