The meeting was interrupted three times before representatives agreed to call a brief recess.
This year, the committee hopes to eliminate discrimination from religious student organizations, end the use of unpaid prison labor and expand voting access.
The UJC and Honor Committee Executive Boards were primarily responsible for crafting the format of and coordinating their respective committees’ online procedures.
The guide was developed over two years and includes financial and academic information. In addition to sections on financial aid, insurance, and personal finances, the guide includes mentorship opportunities, academic advice and study abroad tips for FGLI students.
The University’s CIO Agreement states that student organizations may not restrict membership based on sexual orientation and a number of other factors — however, student organizations may limit membership based on political or religious affiliation, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Since launching last spring, the fund has received 460 requests for aid, totaling $42,974.
After administering many midterms online, professors reported difficulty with anti-cheating technology and juggling students' accomodations.
Though COVID-19 has impacted each group’s operations this semester, club members have been gathering outdoors in masked and socially-distanced groups, as well as virtually over Zoom, to participate in campaigning events.
The University’s Faculty Senate voted Monday on whether it would advance discussion of an application-based CR/NC/NGCC grading system for the fall semester to a discussion and vote at its Oct. 20 full Senate meeting.
Since students and faculty returned to Grounds for partial in-person instruction earlier this month, the UJC and ODOS have begun fielding cases of student noncompliance with COVID-19 related regulations.
According to Physics Prof. Craig Dukes, his main reason for following up on the Chegg posts is to preserve equity among his students and eliminate unfair advantages.
Representatives also voted to pass FR 20-11 in support of “U.Va. RA’s” demands — an anonymous group of Resident Advisors at the University who released a set of 10 demands calling for adequate compensation, meal plans, personal protective equipment and housing stability among other demands amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of Monday, there have been 47 reports of students violating COVID-19 restrictions, though there is significant overlap between the reports. 11 reports were from the University’s Just Report It portal, while 36 reports were made through the community portal.
32 percent of arrests made by UPD in 2019 were of Black individuals, whereas the University's student body is roughly 6.5 percent Black and the City of Charlottesville is just under 20 percent Black.
While the authors of the Call to Action letter acknowledge the A-School’s Inclusion and Equity Committee's work, they also call on the school’s administration to “actualize” those efforts throughout the school at large.
Addressed to University administration, Title IX, and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, the list of demands calls for “immediate, structural, and transformative change of the University of Virginia’s policies and resource allocation for sexual violence, sexual harassment, and intimate-partner violence prevention and support services.”
An estimated 1,000 students and Charlottesville community members peacefully marched from downtown to the Rotunda Sunday evening calling for the removal of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville and to honor the lives of Black people who have been killed by police brutality in the U.S.
Throughout the town hall, Reed made one message clear — the committee is still considering all possibilities for fall 2020.
To encourage a response from University administration, students from the RSGSA — in coordination with other groups across the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences — launched the #6AsksUVA campaign.
Cox's goals include improving internal relations through restructuring within UJC positions, improving external relations through training and recruitment and strengthening UJC’s role at the University.
