University student Patrick Carney will blast into outer space in 2015, after winning a contest pitting him against more than one million other entries for one of 23 spots.
The University has officially been removed from the “warning” list for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, University President Teresa Sullivan announced in am email Tuesday afternoon.
The Faculty Senate approved new graduate programs Wednesday afternoon. The Senate Academic Affairs committee presented legislation which sought to establish a Masters of Science in Data Science as well as a proposal to create a masters program in European studies.
This article is the last of a three-part series. The first article addressed the honor system’ past and the second addressed present issues the Committee faces. This article discusses potential solutions to long-term problems the Committee faces.
As the holiday season approaches, student organizations around Grounds are making efforts to reach out to students and offer activities to celebrate the holidays.
Even after the last suitcase leaves first-year dormitories and the last meal is served out of Runk, due to University policy, many University facilities will remain turned on for the duration of Winter Break. Most buildings in the Darden Complex, the Drama Education Building and the Outdoor Field Complex facilities at North Grounds are scheduled for “reduced heat,” where temperature control systems will be set for 62 degrees.
Associate Dean Michael G. Morris pled not guilty to three child pornography charges at his arraignment on Monday morning in the District Court.
As winter weather quickly approaches freezing temperatures, the city of Charlottesville has seen increased demand for housing, clothing, food and other necessities among homeless and impoverished community members.
Not much notice was paid in the lead up to Aug. 3, 2013, when members of the Board of Visitors voted to make changes to AccessUVa, the University’s financial aid program.
For every dollar raised for AccessUVa by the Young Alumni Council, University President Teresa Sullivan will match the donation up to $10,000, she announced Nov.
James Seitz, new director of the University’s writing program, has called for a re-evaluation of the College’s first writing requirement, specifically focusing on whether they should keep exemptions for students on the basis of standardized test scores.
Among the top issues the system faces today are random student juries, which plague honor trials by reaching vastly inconsistent verdicts, and reporting rates for honor offenses, which reveal several disturbing issues about student and faculty confidence in honor.
Mark Obenshain, the 2013 Republican nominee for Commonwealth attorney general, filed for a recount with the Richmond Circuit Court after the State Board of Elections certified last Monday that his opponent, Democrat Mark Herring, had won the election.
Student Council recently released the list of 77 clubs requesting a combined total of $1,137,671.05 in funding for the Spring semester. The requests ranged from $500 to more than $100,000.
A recent legislative agenda approved by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia proposes a new requirement in which at least 75% of University students be in-state in order to allow opportunities for more Virginians to benefit from a University education. “We have 30,000 people applying for 3,500 spots,” Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said.
The Honor Committee released its state-funded and endowment-funded budgets for 2013 to the Cavalier Daily on Thursday. The Committee’s total budget is $179,031, with $117,446 coming from draws on the Committee’s Endowment and the other $61,585 from state funding.
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Council appointed Jarek Ervin to the University Judiciary Committee Sunday. The committee consists of two representatives from each undergraduate and graduate school of the University, except for the College of Arts and Sciences, which is represented by three members due to its larger size. Ervin will be one of two representatives for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences on the 23-person committee.
The Inter-Fraternity Council elected new leadership to its executive board for the 2014-2015 year Thursday. Among the chief concerns for the new executive board is continuing efforts to reduce hazing during the rushing and pledging processes.
Student Council adopted a symbolic resolution Tuesday evening in an effort to encourage fourth-year students to donate their class gift to AccessUVa, the University’s flagship financial aid program.
Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ condition was upgraded to “good” Wednesday afternoon after he suffered multiple stab wounds inflicted by his son in his Bath County home Tuesday morning. First responders pronounced Deeds’ son Gus, 24, dead at the scene.
