The deans of every school at the University and leaders from various centers within the University have begun meeting monthly in a group called the Deans Development Forum to strategize about the direction of the new Capital Campaign. University President John T.
Last night the University Board of Elections hosted the Student Council representative and executive candidate debates. Candidates running for the positions of College of Arts and Sciences representative, vice president of administration, executive vice president, and Council president responded to questions concerning their stance on various University issues and elaborated upon their qualifications for positions.
The Faculty Senate ratified a new statement recently that explains the faculty position on the restructuring of public higher education, including issues such as benefits, diversity and governance. In a one page statement, the Faculty Senate's ad hoc committee developed four major points to be addressed and referenced by the administration working on the management agreement.
Institutions of higher education are becoming increasingly "market- oriented" and less focused on the quality of education they provide, according to a report published by The Futures Project, a higher education research group, on Feb.
The Honor Committee hosted a forum on Minorities and Honor last night, kicking off the weeklong Honor Forum to raise awareness of Honor issues before spring elections. The forum included three speakers -- Sara Page, the Honor Diversity Advisory Board chair, Assistant Dean of Students Daisy Rodriguez and Professor of Business Administration Sherwood Frey. The forum, titled "Minorities and Honor --What's the Deal?" addressed Honor issues affecting minority students, especially the disproportionate number of initiations against minorities. Professor Frey reviewed the Faculty Advisory Committee Report on honor initiations that was published last spring. The report shows that the proportion of honor cases initiated against international students, athletes and African-Americans was several times greater that the proportion of cases initiated against the general student population. "There is absolutely no doubt that when one looks at expulsion cases that there is a significant statistical difference between minority and majority," Frey said. In the FAC Report, a partial control was provided by the Bloomfield cases -- when University Physics Prof.
The staff of the University Library has won the highest national service award sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries and Blackwell's Book Services. The "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award," given for "exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution," will be formally presented at the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American Literature, History and Culture and the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library later this spring. Library staff members at the University said they are proud of this special recognition. "We try to work with all of our users to provide above and beyond services in terms of reference help," Education Library Reserve Specialist Jane Walker said. Matt Ball, University library coordinator of outreach and public services, worked at the Emory and Harvard University libraries before joining the staff at the University. Ball said he notices a significant difference in the attitude that the University library staff takes in helping its users. "This library takes a very proactive approach in customer service and is definitely more service oriented," Ball said. The University Library system was also recognized for its exemplary and innovative programs and services, said Charlotte Morford, University Library director of communication. "The earliest and most popular example would be the Alderman Café," Morford said.
Student Council President Noah Sullivan spoke to the University Judiciary Committee last night advocating a proposed ballot referendum on hate crimes. The new referendum, is worded slightly differently than the referendum rejected by the Student Council last week, would be a general question asking whether the students would support harsher UJC penalties for crimes motivated by hate. "It's a pulse check on the student body," Sullivan said. Sullivan said creating harsher sanctions for hate crimes would serve two purposes -- to act as a deterrent for future crimes and to assert a community standard on the issue. "We are trying to find the best way to codify the idea that hate crimes are a more serious assault on the community than regular crimes," Sullivan said. Sullivan took questions from UJC representatives during the meeting.
A University microbiologist faces assault and battery charges following an alleged violent outburst aboard a University Transit Service bus on Friday. John Eugene Myers, a laboratory and research microbiologist in the Medical School's Center for Research in Reproduction became irate as he attempted to exit a UTS bus caught in traffic at the corner of Stadium Road and Emmet Street, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.
The University Board of Elections recently posted individual candidate expenditure reports for the 2005-2006 elections on its Web site. This year is the first year the UBE has made expenditure reports available online through its Web site. "The UBE is pleased with the effectiveness of the new online method for representing expenditures," UBE Chair Steve Yang said.
The Feb. 17 article, "Alston to serve three year prison sentence," mistakenly called Walker Sisk, the victim of the stabbing death, Walter Sisk.
Fourth-year College students Josh Hailey and Emily Sigmon were assaulted Friday night walking on 15th Street NW from the Corner. According to the police report, between 11:30 p.m.
Following several incidents involving pedestrian and motor vehicle collisions, the City of Charlottesville, with input from the University's Security and General Safety Committee, will repave the stretch of Emmet Street adjacent to Memorial Gymnasium.
In light of several racially-motivated incidents within the last year, the Vice President for Student Affairs Office recently created a temporary system for notifying the University community of racial or biased episodes.
Last night the final seven chairman positions of the 16-member Inter-Fraternity Council for the 2005-2006 year were elected. Outgoing IFC President David Bowman said the outgoing IFC governing board and the 32 fraternity presidents selected the new governing board. The election was held in two parts.
The 150-year-old foundation of Varsity Hall was demolished yesterday morning, marking a significant step in the Varsity Hall project. Although physical work on the site began last fall, years of planning have gone into the move.
For years, dermatologists have advertised the dogma that one should limit sun exposure to a bare minimum and liberally apply and re-apply sunscreen to prevent skin cancer. The notion of limiting sun exposure derives its authority from the propensity of ultraviolet light to cause the formation ofharmful thymine dimers.
WASHINGTON - The Bush Administration announced Feb. 7 that none of NASA's $16.45 billion 2006 budget would go to Hubble repair operations.
The Textbook Market Fairness Act, initiated by the student advocacy group Virginia21 and sponsored by Delegate G.
A revised Higher Education Reform Act has emerged from committees in both houses of the General Assembly yesterday and is expected to be approved next week, thus laying the framework for the University to apply for greater autonomy from the Commonwealth. Previously known as charter legislation, the bill in its current form allows all of Virginia's colleges and universities the option to apply for one of three tiers of autonomy.
