Twelve University faculty members were honored on Saturday evening as new participants in the Mead Endowment Program, a program designed to help connect students and professors both in and out of the classroom.
On Thursday, the Board of Visitors approved the Bachelor of Science in Education in Youth and Social Innovation, a new prospective major program in the Curry School of Education.
The University of Alabama endured a barrage of national criticism after multiple news sources reported in the past two weeks that there is an alarming lack of racial diversity within the school’s popular sororities. When considering whether this is an issue here at the University, it depends on who you ask.
During the Board of Visitors’ meetings last Thursday and Friday, faculty members described three strategies of the University’s 15-part strategic plan — Research Infrastructure and Services, High-impact Educational Experiences and Continuous Active Recruiting of faculty.
At the Honor Committee’s weekly meeting held Sunday, second-year College student Michael White, a support officer, suggested an amendment to the informed retraction process which would help accused students determine if an offense was “significant.”
When I heard news of social segregation at Alabama, I could not believe such practices still existed. But after further contemplation, I began to see how unsurprising Alabama’s situation is. Looking at the many Greek systems in our region, and even examining the University’s own sorority and fraternity life, it is clear that a sort of segregation continues — even if it is not intentional like Alabama’s.
The various Republican and Democratic campaigns in the Virginia Gubernatorial, lieutenant gubernatorial, and Attorney General races released their fundraising statistics for the period of July 1st through August 31st 2013 about one week ago. Over the course of the above period, Ken Cucinelli, the Republican candidate for governor raised $5,688,220, while Democratic Candidate Terry McAuliffe raised $7,355,244.
Students gathered Friday afternoon on the Rotunda steps protesting the recent changes to the AccessUVa financial aid program. Voices for AccessUVa is a part of a student-led effort to convince the Board of Visitors to restore AccessUVa. Former Rector Helen Dragas, who voted against the change, said the University had a commitment to its least well off students.
In the course of approving several amendments and presenting budget reports, the Board of Visitors Finance Committee discussed the increase of faculty salaries based on merit and the uses of a Rugby Road office building at the Rotunda on Friday morning. The Committee passed an amendment to clarify the new initiative of rewarding outstanding faculty with an increase in their yearly pay.
The self-decribed narcissist meets another match.
1. “Fraternity parties are so much better when you’re older.” You’d be lying if you told me that being able to walk past a line of anxious first years waiting to get into a fraternity and straight through the door wasn’t the most invigorating thing since realizing Dunkin Donuts delivered.
There are currently 79 exchange students enrolled at the University. Of those 79, 17 of them will be here for the full academic year. Exchange students come from all over the world from institutions the University has exchange agreements with and enroll in both undergraduate and graduate schools.
During an afternoon when sophomore quarterback David Watford looked to be off his mark early — throwing a pair of first quarter interceptions — Virginia needed a catalyst to kick-start its offense. The Cavaliers found what they were looking for and then some in their rushing attack, running for over 300 yards for the first time since 2004.
In the two weeks between Virginia’s 59-10 loss to Oregon and its matchup against Virginia Military Institute, Mike London had talked at length about the Cavaliers needing to find their identity on the field. Through one quarter Saturday, it looked as though Virginia was having an identity crisis.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team survived its first scare of the season Thursday, edging Boston College in come-from-behind fashion, 2-1.
The Board of Visitors Education Policy Committee met Thursday to approve the establishment of a new Thomas Jefferson Medal, the renaming of a professorship and a new major in the Curry School — the three items will be voted on by the full board Friday.
Former United States Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) spoke in Old Cabel Hall on Thursday evening as the Grand Opening Speaker for the University’s Young Americans For Freedom chapter.
The Board of Visitors convened in the Rotunda Board Room Thursday to elect the Executive Committee for the current academic year.
The Board of Visitors held its first Building and Grounds Committee meeting of the 2013-2014 academic year in the Rotunda on Thursday.
The UVa Squash community united today at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new state of the art MacArthur Squash Center at Boar’s Head Sports Club, initiating the official debut of the center.
