The Honor Committee recently started taking steps to better educate University students about honor and improve the University?s community of trust.
The adverse effects of the sour economy have trickled down to many of the University?s contracted independent organizations.
At the beginning of this month, fourth-year College student Courtney Schroeder accepted a $50,000 scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation that will allow her to spend the next year performing research at Cambridge University in England.The scholarship, which is awarded to about 13 students annually, allows students to gain a year of research experience before entering graduate school, said Astronomy Prof.
A team of professors from both the University and Clemson University recently completed a study that shows students generally prefer male physical science teachers to females in the same field.The original project originated in Harvard, and data supporting this notion was collected from universities nationwide in association with the Factors Influencing College Science Success project, Education Assoc.
University physicists recently developed a new method for making precise measurements of gravity in small spaces, potentially allowing for the creation of new devices with more commercial applications.
The Inter-Fraternity Council held its first round of elections last night and named new members to the organization?s next executive committee and governing board.
The Single Sanction ad-hoc committee held an open forum last night to address the upcoming referendum calling for a multiple-sanction system ? proposed by Hoos Against the Single Sanction ? on the spring elections ballot.
Plans for the continued renovation of the Alderman Road dormitories were announced at the recent Board of Vistors? Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting.The plan calls for the demolition of the Balz and Dobie dormitories this summer, making room for the first of two new dormitories.
The University Transit System is currently considering teaming with Google Transit to display bus routes, Parking and Transportation Director Rebecca White said.
Responding to a letter from Virginia Del. David Albo, R-Fairfax, four University Board of Visitors members ? in a letter of their own ? recently expressed their opposition to Albo?s proposal to set a minimum quota for the number of in-state students admitted to the University.?If we were to shift the balance of in-state/out-of-state students, we would run the risk of impeding our progress and dramatically reducing the quality and reputation of the University of Virginia,? stated the BOV?s response letter.
The General Faculty Council, which represents the University?s nontenured track faculty, conferred yesterday to discuss diversity issues, data accessibility, bylaws and membership concerns.
When students last led a Living Wage Campaign at the University, a standoff between campaign supporters and administrators ensued, culminating when 17 student protesters were removed from a Madison Hall sit-in in handcuffs.
The University Board of Visitors approved a $59 million project last week to implement an integrated patient information system for the University Health System that will consolidate out-patient, in-patient and emergency patient electronic health records into one database.Barbara Baldwin, Health System chief information officer, said a single, consolidated record will improve the efficiency of care providers looking at the records, noting that ?this will pull it all together for them.?The Medical Center and Health Services Foundation will fund the information system replacement process, which will take place in two years, Baldwin said.
The Corporation for National and Community Service named the University to the 2008 National Community Service Honor Roll with distinction last month, said Siobhan Dugen, the corporation?s spokesperson.The Honor Roll included 653 schools, with six receiving presidential awards and 83 named to the ?with distinction? list, Dugen said.The mark of ?with distinction? means a school?s community service and service learning efforts were impressive to reviewers, she explained.?They pick the ones that are outstanding, and in this case, that was the University of Virginia,? Dugen said.This is the University?s third year on the Honor Roll and its second year with distinction, said Megan Raymond, the University?s director of academic community engagement.The application to the Honor Roll asks for the number of students participating in community service and in academic community service, and for an estimate of the total number of service hours contributed, said Raymond, who completed the University?s application.
Former University English Prof. Barbara Nolan passed away Sunday after battling breast cancer for many years, according to Nolan?s family obituary.Nolan was the first female professor to obtain tenure in the English department at the University, Associate Dean of Students Francis Aaron Laushway said.
As U.S. Senate and House leaders tune the government?s pending economic stimulus package, one point of contention that pertains to college and university students across the country is funding for government financial aid.
Student Council approved a resolution last night to endorse a statement criticizing the Education School dean and the University Library system for proposed changes to the Education Library without student input, citing a violation of student self-governance.
The Virginia Press Association recently named former Gov. Gerald Baliles, current director of the University?s Miller Center of Public Affairs, the 2009 ?Virginian of the Year?. The VPA awarded Baliles the title because of the ?great leadership he has given to the state for each role he has been in,? VPA Executive Director Ginger Stanley said.
Kristin Szakos, former Charlottesville volunteer coordinator for Barack Obama?s presidential campaign, announced Monday that she will pursue the Democratic nomination for Charlottesville City Council later this year.
The result of the first student-led initiative of its kind, a major in Global Development now is in its final stage of approval from the College to accept students this fall, said Richard Handler, associate dean of academic programs.
