As the Capital Campaign moves toward its public phase, University administrators have hit the road to try to sell their vision for the University.
Student Council held the second of its two meetings Tuesday regarding appropriations appeals for this semester.
In a list of the best universities in the world compiled by the Times of London, the University ranked 118th out of 200. The top four universities on the list were from the United States, including Harvard, which topped the list, and the University of California, Berkeley, which ranked second. "Despite taking seven of the top ten places, U.S.
Members of Congress were urged to pass a Higher Education Act reauthorization bill Tuesday that, among other things, would restrict federal spending on financial aid to students. Economist Richard Vedder testified before the Congressional Committee on Education and the Workforce in a hearing on college access, stating excessive spending by the federal government in the form of financial aid was increasing the rate at which college tuition prices inflated. College tuition has been rising steadily over recent years.
Despite recent concerns regarding the inequity of the selection criteria, the College Board decided to continue its relationship with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in a March meeting of the Executive Board. Many higher education officials, especially those in the University of California system, said they are concerned about the selection criteria, the validity of the use of the College Board's PSAT to determine awardees and the adverse impact sponsoring the program has on disadvantaged students at participating institutions. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation was made aware of numerous concerns regarding its scholarship program but had "nothing of this nature" brought to them before, NMSC Director of Public Information Elaine Detweiler said.
Last night, Student Council unanimously passed the Medical School Parking Resolution, which encouraged the University to establishing 15 to 20 University-provided parking spots for Medical students within walking distance from the hospital. "The current situation with parking is that Medical students park in Scott Stadium and can take a shuttle to the hospital," Medical School Rep.
For the first time in eight years, the increase in faculty salaries at universities and colleges across the country did not keep up with the rate of inflation, according to the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession for 2004-05 released Monday by The American Association of University Professors. Although the average salary increase was greater than that seen in 2003-2004, this year's 2.8 percent increase still is less than the 3.3 percent rate of inflation reported between December 2003 and December 2004. The report also found that faculty members at public institutions, while receiving an average salary less than that of their peers at private institutions, saw a greater percentage increase in their salaries than did faculty members at private institutions. University spokesperson Carol Wood said the Board of Visitors identified compensation as one of the key issues facing the University two years ago. "At that time, they launched a plan to increase compensation levels among all University employees, including bringing faculty salaries up to nationally competitive levels," Wood said. Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget, said the University went through a period of two or three years at the beginning of the administration of Gov.
Assistant Dean of Students Daisy Rodriguez gave the first annual State of Asian-Pacific-American Awareness address last night in Newcomb Hall, speaking about issues of diversity, segregation and racial unity.
The Miller Center of Public Affairs recently appointed an interim director, Eugene V. Fife, to lead while the search for a permanent director continues. Fife currently serves on the Center's Governing Council and chairs the Center's Management Committee. The director position opened up in February when the previous director, Philip Zelikow, was appointed Counselor of the U.S.
According to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Charlottesville decreased by 8.7 percent between 2000 and 2004 -- yet not everyone believes the population of Charlottesville is shrinking.
The Office of the Architect for the University announced a new home for performing and visual arts on Grounds late last week.
Members of the University's division of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, formerly known as the Black Fraternal Council, revised its executive board structure yesterday when the outgoing and recently elected officers met. Instead of having two co-chairs and a vice chair, the University's NPHC now has one president and two vice presidents.
After over a year of conducting research to evaluate possible improvements to the Charlottesville Transit Service, BMI-SG Transportation Planning presented their suggested changes to City Council last night. Proposed changes for the next year include adding buses to increase reliability but not changing the routes. "The problem is that the buses are caught in congestion," said Frank Spielberg, P.E.
Faculty members can take a more active role in curbing the rising number of mental health problems among students by being attentive to academic performance and being open to students' personal concerns, Dean of Students Penny Rue said. This semester, Rue and Russ Federman, director of the Counseling Center with U.Va.
In a press conference yesterday afternoon, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage officially announced former DePaul University coach Dave Leitao as the next men's basketball coach.
Approximately 200 prospective students attended Spring Fling over the weekend, marking unusually high attendance for the annual event initiated in the 1970s to attract African-American students to the University. The weekend was designed to give the prospective students a first-hand experience of University life. "The weekend helped give prospective students an idea of what our experience here as students is like," said third-year Engineering student Isaac Agbeshie-Noye, who serves on the Black Student Admissions Committee in the Office of Admissions.
The Honor Committee last night heard a proposal for an Honor representatives system which would assign each department at least one Representative to act as a contact point for students' honor concerns.
