The University's Army ROTC has experienced an overall decrease in enrollment since last year but retention remains steady, according to the University Army ROTC Chairman, Lieutenant Colonel Hampton Hite. According to Hite, University Army ROTC enrollment is down 10 percent from last year. Some believe the possibility of deployment to Iraq is turning more prospective students away.
The Charlottesville School Board voted 5-2 in favor of accepting the resignation of Charlottesville City Schools Superintendent Scottie Griffin on Thursday. Griffin, who was Charlottesville's first black superintendent, resigned after 10 months on the job. M.
Last night, Student Council and the Virginia Service Coalition recognized 19 University CIOs for their achievements in areas such as diversity and service over the past year at the annual CIO Awards Ceremony, held for the first time in the Rotunda Dome Room. This year, Council recognized Sustained Dialogue as the most outstanding large CIO, because it now is being used as a model for other schools, garnering national attention, Council Chair of Diversity Initiatives Elizabeth Chu said, as she presented the award. Council also recognized Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority as the most outstanding small CIO, in part because of its production on diversity, titled "Portraits," that sparked discussion among University students. Other CIOs received recognition from the Virginia Service Coalition for their contributions to service-related events.
A fourth-year University student reported he was robbed at knifepoint early Sunday morning near the intersection of John and 14th Streets.
Early Saturday morning, a 17-year-old female fell off a balcony at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house during a party and sustained injuries for which she is currently is being treated at the University Medical Center, according to Pi Kappa Alpha President Sean Sullivan and Charlottesville Police Sgt.
The Honor Committee heard a proposal last night designed to alleviate some of the burdens that fall upon the initiator of an honor case. The proposal, titled "Modifying the Initiator," was advanced by the Student Initiations Ad Hoc Committee, which also put forth another proposal last week, the "Honor Representatives System." Under the proposal presented last night, the title "initiator" would be changed to "reporter" in all honor cases.
In the spirit of Earth Day, the Arboretum and Landscape Committee will sponsor the first annual Student Planting Project today along Engineer's Way by Thornton Hall. "We've been trying to find ways to celebrate and bring greater attention to the Grounds and the beautiful asset and important role the Grounds play in the University community, and so tying it to the Earth Day celebration seems like a good fit," Arboretum and Landscape Committee Chair Nancy Takahashi said.
An LCD projector with computer and video capabilities worth over $5,500 was stolen from Newcomb Hall Wednesday night, according to Newcomb Hall Director Bill Ashby. The projector was removed from a ceiling mount between approximately 10:30 p.m.
The high number of late-night bus riders last weekend indicates that University Transportation System's late-night service has continued to be successful, according to Clayton Powers, Student Council's co-chair for the Student Life Committee. The program enters its third pilot weekend today. "We've been very happy with the numbers," Powers said.
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The University is continuing its efforts to understand and overcome the obstacles of obtaining a more diverse candidate pool for faculty positions. As a way of enhancing the processes followed by faculty search committees, Gertrude Fraser, vice provost for faculty advancement, recently organized a series of workshops at the University with diversity expert JoAnn Moody.
February 5, 2005, four of the world's eight multi-hulled super-yachts slid out of the port city of Doha in the Middle Eastern Gulf State of Qatar and began one of the most extreme sports events in history: a grueling 40,000 kilometer sailing race called "Oryx Quest 2005." The route took the huge vessels down the Indian Ocean into the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, cutting past Cape Horn and through the Cape of Good Hope and then northeast back into Doha.
With the General Assembly's passage of the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act earlier this month -- the legislation once known as the charter initiative -- Virginia institutions of higher education are now set to begin the restructuring process. Institutions will need to meet standards and perform tasks outlined by the bill before they will be allowed to move up through levels of progressive autonomy, University Spokesperson Carol Wood said. All Virginia public colleges and universities automatically will be considered level one.
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.
