The University has constructed nine tents throughout Grounds at various locations, costing approximately $650,000.
With recruitment events held online, presidents and recruitment chairs are struggling with learning new technology, generating excitement about Greek life, and conveying safety guidelines from the ISC and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to members and potential new members.
While the University would prefer people gathering outside to inside, student behavior sometimes does not align with administrative expectations.
Normally all first-years are required to live in on-Grounds residences, but this semester 74 percent of the first-year class chose to live on Grounds, with others choosing to stay at home or take a gap year given the unusual circumstances.
557 saliva screening tests were administered between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. Out of those tests, 537 were negative, 12 positive, four inconclusive and four were categorized as invalid.
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.
Individuals have abided by masking and sanitation requirements — among other new regulations — and outdoor IM-Rec activities and facilities have grown in popularity.
The University remains concerned that the number of positive COVID-19 cases are “still a little high."
Currently, the University is offering an in-person component — completely in-person, or a hybrid or remote option — in approximately 30 percent of its classes overall.
Since the pandemic began, hate crimes against Asians in the U.S. have increased and stricter regulations have been enforced against international students, particularly those from China.
With just 27 percent of classes offering an in-person component this semester, online exams pose a challenge for students and faculty.
With the Oct. 13 voter registration deadline approaching, Charlottesville and student groups are working to ensure that every student has the ability to vote this November.
Due to lack of in-person publicity and recruitment, club sports have struggled to gain as many new students as they typically would at the beginning of a school year.
According to University Provost Liz Magill’s email to Hancock residents, prevalence testing identified 7 of the 16 cases. 115 students live in the building.
U.Va. has received $12.6 million for COVID-related financial needs from the U.S. Department of Education’s CARES Act — the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Per the CARES Act, at least half of the funds must be provided as Emergency Financial Aid Grants for students.
For schools to reopen responsibly in the spring, representatives of the VSPN said that at the very least, large, public universities should have the same resources that smaller liberal arts schools do now, including twice weekly testing, mandatory social distancing and strictly enforced policies around residence hall guests.
Though some student organizations and community members are dissatisfied with the University's decision to hold in-person classes, some first-years are excited to experience college life.
Eight percent of the University’s roughly 1,500 student quarantine beds are occupied. This number includes students in post-travel quarantine.
Still, packed dining halls and bustling Corner restaurants over the move-in weekend leave some upperclassmen and community members fearful of the skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers that forced JMU and UNC back online.
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.
