Gov. Timothy Kaine issued an executive spending reduction plan yesterday to compensate for the projected $973.6 million 2009 fiscal year shortfall, and the University will feel the effect of any approved budget cuts across the board, University officials said.
With a number of ongoing and planned construction projects, the University has improved its communication with local government, its agencies and community residents, Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris said, specifically noting the success of community-University relations concerning the South Lawn Project construction and unified emergency services.Whenever the University has a development project, it works with Charlottesville City Council to make sure the project does not adversely affect the city, Norris said, noting that the University often seeks city input even when approval is not necessary.
Last August, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., announced that he will retire, sparking a contest this election season between Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Jim Gilmore.
The University?s Inter-Sorority Council recently reported increased participation in its informal fall recruitment process.
Which would a college student rather do without: beer or wireless Internet access? That question is one of many asked in a recently released survey of college students, organized by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a global non-profit organization representing the wireless Internet industry, and conducted by Wakefield Research.
Thursday?s news article ?U.Va. groups host race discussion? stated that Amanda Perez is president of La Alianza.
College Dean Meredith Woo spoke to the General Faculty Council yesterday, addressing concerns about budget cuts and also discussing the changes she intends to make in the undergraduate experience.Woo assured faculty members that the University does not intend to lay off any current faculty as a result of the ailing economy.?I don?t know what the future is going to bring us,? she said.
Several universities have started implementing technology that allows students to take exams on computers while disabling other applications to prevent students from cheating.
Students and faculty of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds met yesterday to discuss attitudes toward race at the University.
The Princeton Review ranked Darden professors No. 1 in the nation in the 2009 edition of ?Best 296 Business Schools.?This is the second year in a row that the faculty, which includes more than 100 professors, has been awarded the top slot in the review.Darden Dean Robert Bruner said he believes ?it is the passion for the learning experience for their students? that makes the professors at Darden stand out.?Academics are all busy with their many demands, and my colleagues show a great commitment to help[ing] students learn,? he said.
University Physics Prof. John Bushweller
Student Council passed a resolution last night to encourage professors and faculty to excuse students from classes or exams on Election Day.?This is something that we very much care about,? Council President Matt Schrimper said.
Following the voter registration deadline Monday, the Charlottesville Office of Voter Registration is processing the final surge of local residents registering to vote in the November elections.
For Honor Educator Lane Clements, honor is about a bond of trust and acceptance. Recent changes made by the Honor Committee have expanded the role of Honor educators, encouraging Clements and his fellow educators to spread that bond of trust further.According to the Committee?s bylaws, educators? purpose is to assist the Committee and the vice chair for education through planning educational and orientation programs in the community, Committee Chair Jessica Huang explained.
A burglary took place at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house Sunday between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., according to Charlottesville Police.Detective Lisa Reeves said it appeared that a male burglar entered through one of the house doors and was able to steal a student?s laptop.
Two University researchers recently obtained exclusive commercial rights to a biotech startup company created to support and commercialize their research in preventing the growth of solid tumors.Since the 1990s, Pharmacology Prof.
Recently released fall fraternity bid statistics indicate a increase in the number of bids extended and number of fall rush participants compared to last year.
The Board of Visitors approved start-up funding Friday for six initiatives, four of which have been articulated, generated by the Commission on the Future of the University.
As a result of uncertainty surrounding the commonwealth?s current economic situation, the University?s Board of Visitors decided last week to defer action on the issue of supplementing faculty salaries beyond the 2-percent increase called for in the current commonwealth budget.For the past five years, according to Leonard Sandridge, University executive vice president and chief operating officer, the Board has augmented salary increases from the commonwealth.
In an attempt to benefit students who are considering living off Grounds, Student Council presented a proposal for an ordinance to Charlottesville City Council last night that would mandate a certain period of time between when a lease begins and when a landlord could begin advertising the same unit for the next cycle of leasing.Colin Hood, Student Council?s representative to City Council, told City Council that the leasing process begins ?closer and closer to the onset of the academic year? each year, causing students a great deal of stress at an inconvenient time.
