Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials continue to negotiate problems in their fire services contract as the December deadline for renewal approaches.
How is a University student's tuition determined and where does it go? As the University's two-volume budget reveals, tuition comprises about 22 percent of the total revenue for the 1999-2000 fiscal year, a number weighing in at $719.9 million. The tuition cost for Virginia residents is determined first at the state level in the Governor's Office. "It starts with the governor and legislators who set broad tuition legislation," said Colette Sheehy, University vice president for management and budget. The Board of Visitors, which must approve tuition, then looks at factors such as national and state rank of the school as well as how many tax dollars the state will provide to the school, Sheehy said. Last year, the Board moved to cut Virginia residents' tuition by 20 percent from the previous year. When Gov.
In the next five years, the ISIS man may become a thing of the past. The Integrated Systems Project, a five-year effort to overhaul the University's administrative software, advanced from its planning stages to implementation today.
Do you ever stop to think about where the funding for your student admission to athletic events comes from when they swipe your student ID at the Scott Stadium gate? Miscelaneous student fees are included in each full-time student's University tuition and fees.
From the English Department with a yearly budget of over $5 million to the Women's Studies Department with its share of the budgetary pie at just over $200,000, University allocation of funds to different departments is influenced by several factors. Department size, the technology it uses, and the faculty it attracts all contribute to how money is allocated.
Following the vandalism of a Chinese mosaic outside Brown College last Tuesday night, the University students who worked on the project hope to put the incident behind them and finish building the piece. The vandalism occurred between 12:30 and 1 a.m.
Gov. James Gilmore, III's (R) Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education is recommending that all state public institutions of higher learning should receive funding based on how well the colleges and universities meet performance standards.
The Labor Action Group sent letters to two top administrators yesterday to request support for a University Hospital cafeteria employee's right to wear an $8 living wage campaign pin under freedom of speech laws. Richelle Burress, a Hospital cafeteria cashier, was sent home Wednesday after refusing to remove her $8 pin.
The Center for Governmental Studies will receive $1 million in funding from the federal government to use to further develop its Youth Leadership Initiative -- a program designed to introduce young people to politics. The million-dollar appropriation was attached as a part of the Department of Education's budget for the 2000 fiscal year, Center Program Director Alex Theodoridis said. But the government funding is less than half of the amount needed to implement the Initiative on a state-wide level, Youth Leadership Initiative Director Ken Stroupe said.
While sitting in her U.S. Military History Class before Thanksgiving, fourth-year College student Molley Jesse found herself faced with a Charlottesville television crew.
Orange County resident James Garnett Lloyd pleaded guilty to breaking into the Delta Zeta sorority house in March during Charlottesville Circuit Court proceedings Wednesday.
An increasing number of University students are considering study abroad programs this year, Overseas Study Advisor Jessica Roberts said yesterday. Roberts said she anticipates about 20 to 25 more students will study in a foreign country in the spring semester.
Go to the Cavalier Daily's report of Virginia's 34-30 defeat of the Maryland Terrapins.
The McIntire Women's Business Forum, in conjunction with the Commerce Student Affairs Office, held its annual fall workshop Saturday in Monroe Hall. Sixty first and second-year women interested in applying to the Commerce School participated in the four-hour workshop, which also was attended by Commerce students and faculty members.
If history repeats itself, three University students may be looking at a very prosperous future.
State Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) said she wants to devote state lottery funds solely to education yesterday during a speech to several Education School honors candidates in the Dome room of the Rotunda. Couric said she disagreed with the General Assembly's decision to divert lottery funds from education in favor of other projects. "The electorate was told that the lottery money would be going solely to education.
University President John T. Casteen III announced plans Thursday to reorganize the top echelons of the University's administration in preparation for development in the coming century. "President Casteen has been in the long-range process of looking at how the University is structured," University Relations Director Louise Dudley said.
The city of Charlottesville is considering ending its five-year campaign to revert to town status. Charlottesville Mayor Virginia Daugherty announced last week that City Council would consider a resolution to reject the transformation of Charlottesville from an independent city to the largest town in Albemarle County. Daugherty, Vice Mayor Meredith Richards and Councilman David J.
Students receiving Pell Grants may see up to $175 more in aid from a provision in the fiscal spending package now under consideration in Congress.
The Cultural Programming Board held its first informational meeting yesterday for student groups interested in applying for funds.
