Americans can sometimes forget how easy it is to find housing, with banks regularly advertising attractively priced mortgages and fee-free checking accounts, but in other countries getting a home loan is not so easy.
Interacting with faculty and participating in collaborative learning and educational activities outside of the classroom enhances student's grades and satisfaction in their education, among other things, according to a survey by the National Survey of Student Engagement. The survey measures student engagement in academic and campus activities by conducting a random sample of freshmen and seniors from over 200 colleges and universities across the country, NSSE Associate Director Jillian Kinzie said. "We choose to survey first years to get a sense of a student's perspective of a university after being there for one year," Kinzie said.
The Institute of International Education released its annual "Open Doors" report yesterday, which placed the University at number 10 on its list of Top 20 Institutions by Carnegie Type, which takes into account factors such as student population, school size and undergraduate programs. The list ranked universities based on the number of students that studied abroad in the 2004-05 academic year within a certain classification of higher education institutions that is set by the Carnegie Foundation, said Daniel Obst, director of membership and higher education services at IIE. Among the other schools that ranked above the University were New York University, Michigan State University, University of Texas at Austin and Penn State University. In last year's "Open Doors" report, the University was ranked 17, said Marina Markot, University associate director of study abroad. Markot said the International Studies Office has been preparing numbers for the 2005-06 academic year, which are higher than the previous year. Markot attributed this rise in numbers to an increase in student interest to study abroad. "Many students come to colleges already wanting to study abroad," she said.
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies announced yesterday the two inaugural winners of the University's Distinguished Scientist Award: Brian R.
William Beebe is scheduled to enter a guilty plea at 8:30 a.m., according to today's Charlottesville Circuit Court docket.
The Honor Committee discussed a new format for its accusation letter as well as its upcoming schedule Sunday night. Julie Crauccio was also introduced as the new special assistant to the Honor Committee. Crauccio is currently on staff in the office ofPatricia Lampkin, vice president for student affairs, and attended the University as an undergraduate, according to Committee Chair Alison Tramba. Crauccio is taking over for Nicole Eramo, who held the position for the past nine years. Other changes to the Committee included modifications to the letter that is sent to students accused of committing an Honor offense. According to Vice Chair for Investigations Andrew Siegel, the accusation letter sent to students will now include a more detailed description of the charge. "I have gotten a number of calls from parents, students and attorneys asking exactly what they're being charged with ... I thought something like this would be helpful," Siegel said. Other Committee members approved of the changes. "It's nice and clear," said Graduate Arts & Sciences Rep.
The Miller Center of Public Affairs and University Law School hosted the Lloyd N. Cutler Conference on White House Counsel last Friday and Saturday.
The University of Richmond announced Friday its selection of Ed Ayers, dean of the University's College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, to become Richmond's ninth president as of July 1, 2007. "I've been at U.Va.
The University officially dedicated its newest building, Wilsdorf Hall, at a ceremony Friday afternoon.
In a hotly contested election season, Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball election forecasting Web site proved very accurate in predicting the results of the 2006 midterm elections.
Recently released National Institutes of Health rankings reported that in 2005 8 graduate students at the University's School of Nursing received National Research Service Award fellowships, more winners than any other nursing school in the nation. The NRSA fellowships are federal grants to be used by the recipients for their doctoral work.
Friday the University of Richmond announced its selection of Ed Ayers, currently dean of the University
Republican incumbent Sen. George Allen announced his concession yesterday in the U.S. Senate race, making his Democratic challenger Jim Webb the next senator from the Commonwealth. "This season, the people of Virginia, who I call the owners of government, have spoken, and I respect their decision," Allen said in his speech.
As Democrats now hold a majority in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, many changes in higher education are likely. Rep.
The University's new $43.4 million interdisciplinary engineering research and educational building, Wilsdorf Hall, will be officially dedicated and opened in a ceremony this afternoon. The main goal behind the construction of Wilsdorf Hall was to create a "world-class facility for world-class research," said Barry Johnson, associate dean for research of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Research conducted in the new building will include the fields of nanotechnology, chemical engineering and material science and engineering. The building will house offices as well as laboratories for undergraduate and graduate student use. Johnson said the research facility "was intended to accommodate research the faculty was already doing but also to enable us to contribute in areas we had not been involved in." Wilsdorf Hall is physically connected to the Chemistry Library, the Chemical Engineering building and the Material Science and Engineering building. "The entire building was designed to create a collaborative atmosphere," Johnson said. David Oakland, of VDMO Architects P.C., said, by connecting these various engineering buildings, they hoped to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of academic work. Faculty members also said they hope the new facility will attract new faculty members and researchers. "By showing them the quality of the space they can move into, we are attracting new faculty," said Robert Hull, director of the Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Science at the University.
The Presidents' Council of the Inter-Fraternity Council presented a $7,000 donation to local charities yesterday with money raised through the first annual Mid-Autumns Carnival, hosted by the University Greek community Sept.
A team of University biology professors under Provost Gene Block discovered that aged mice undergoing light-cycle shifts similar to the time zone changes that cause jet lag had higher death rates than the mice on normal light schedules.
According to figures released Tuesday by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, the number of black students matriculating at the University fell by 19 percent this fall.
