The positivity rate for tests has continued to trend down and is currently at 0.19 percent over a seven-day average.
Voting for all student elections — which includes candidates for Student Council, Honor Council, University Judiciary Committee and Class Council — opens Wednesday.
Overall, the Commonwealth ranks fourth in terms of percentage of total vaccines administered — 2,685,399 out of 3,190,155 as of March 12.
The decision comes after the Inter-Sorority Council banned in-person gatherings Feb. 26.
The February application is normally restricted to second-year students in the College — however, an exception to the process was made this year to allow current third-year students to apply.
The current 54 active cases bring the total number of active cases to 1,658 this semester, in comparison to 1,548 total cases last semester.
The University began the semester with a six-person gathering limit, but after a sharp increase in cases during the third week of classes, it banned all in-person gatherings for a 10-day period starting Feb. 16.
As we approach the one year mark of students’ departures on March 11, 2020, the University community is just recovering from its largest spike in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began after over 700 cases were reported the week of Feb. 15.
Hart and Smith said that the coming year will require training 240 new staffers virtually over the summer and increasing the diversity and inclusion of the HRL program.
The plan that was rejected allowed up to eight individuals to gather off Grounds during recruitment rounds, though any additional details about the proposal were redacted.
University Architect Alice Raucher presented her schematics for the Hotel and Conference Center, which will become a “hub” for students and the broader Charlottesville community.
As the Governor has until March 31 to propose other amendments, the Board cannot discuss what that means for tuition until the budget is finalized.
President Jim Ryan gave an overview of the priorities for 2020-2021 year, which include increased funding and changes to the University landscape based on recommendations from the Naming and Memorials Committee.
The one positive test Sunday was a student, bringing the total number of active student cases to 78.
Students are encouraged to use the class as a starting point for involvement with issue areas around the University they’re interested in.
So far, 55,206 total vaccinations have been administered by U.Va. Health, with 11 percent of Charlottesville and 13 percent of Albemarle residents are fully vaccinated.
The event was interspersed with short clips of descendants of enslaved laborers explaining what the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers meant to them.
The school made a number of changes to the admissions process in order to be more accessible to students of marginalized identities.
No students were deferred, which Collins said was an effort to alleviate anxiety in an already challenging time.
Brazukas, who came to the University from Midlothian, Va., was a member of the National Junior Classical League in high school and enjoyed playing guitar, spending time outdoors, biking and skiing.
