The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education has completed a report on future plans for higher-education and U.S.
Four University graduate students will be awarded with Faculty Senate Dissertation-Year Fellowships, which are given to support research and graduate student teaching. The four fellowships are valued at $25,000 each and include tuition referral, health insurance and a stipend.
The University has met the nearly all of the recommendations for campus safety and security recently proposed by Virginia21, an "action-tank", or political advocate, for young people, Dean of Students Penny Rue said. Virginia21 announced its newest plan to increase safety and security on college campuses state-wide Thursday with the three-part "Protect Virginia Students" proposal. Virginia21 has three main goals: strengthen campus police, increase the accountability of universities and give power to college communities to solve problems on their own, according to Virginia21 spokesperson David Solimini. The "Protect Virginia Students" plan, which comes after an extensive two-year study of campus crime by the Virginia Crime Commission, will create a "college law-enforcement center to set standards and guidelines for campus police across the state," Solimini said. The Center will also create a centralized data collection network to be implemented by all state universities, he said. Currently, the State Department of Education evaluates Virginia colleges and universities annually in areas including affordability, diversity and availability of financial aid.
An African, African-American and Caribbean student interest publication at the University celebrated its revival Friday night. One thousand copies of the magazine, called "Pride," are scheduled to be distributed on Grounds this week.
Nat Scurry recently was appointed as the University's associate vice president and interim chief human resource officer.
Women now constitute 57 percent of college students nationally, according to data compiled by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
Increasingly, media coverage of college-related incidents is conducted by individuals unaffiliated with official media outlets or the institutions they cover.
The Board of Visitors Committee on External Affairs held a meeting Friday regarding the status of the Development Office's efforts to raise $3 billion in the upcoming Capital Campaign.
The Medical School broke ground Friday on a new $71 million research center as the Board of Visitors Buildings and Grounds Committee met to discuss further expansion. The new Carter-Harrison Research Building will provide laboratories, research support and office space to medical investigators working in the areas of cancer, immunology and infectious diseases. The 102,000-square-foot facility will be located behind Jordan Hall and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2008. "This new building is for research where scientists and doctors will use their knowledge and findings to eventually help patients," University Health System spokesperson Peter Jump said.
An impressive fireworks display followed the football season opener Saturday, bringing the fireworks back after a two-year hiatus. "This was the first weekend evening game we have had in a couple of years," said Hunter Yurachek, director of marketing and promotions in the Athletics Department.
