The first interest meeting for a University chapter of a national food recycling initiative ? known as the Campus Kitchens Project ? took place yesterday night in the interest of promoting a new initiative that will provide local homeless and hungry residents with leftover portions of dining hall food.
CollegeACB.com, a gossip Web site started last year, has begun filling the void left by Juicy Campus, which was shut down last month.Former Wesleyan University undergraduate student Aaron Larner and former Johns Hopkins University undergraduate student Andrew Mann started College ACB, or Anonymous Confession Board, in January 2008.
The University?s Human Resources Department announced that it is planning to change its hiring process, said Susan Carkeek, University vice president and chief human resource officer.
The University Board of Elections experienced glitches with its online voting system immediately after polls opened yesterday morning, and a Student Council designed opinion poll meant to replace one part of the system also saw problems.Unity Project Chair Rob Atkinson said the most notable problem involved the Student Council Unity Project referendum, which would have determined next year?s project theme.
Humayun Kabir, Bangladesh?s ambassador to the United States, spoke yesterday about Bangladesh?s recent elections and changes as part of the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs? 2009 Ambassador Series.Kabir?s lecture covered the nation?s recent developments in its economy, environment and civil rights, as well as its relations with the United States, in light of the democratic elections held in the country Dec.
The University?s Information Technology and Communication office will phase out computing labs to enable a more flexible computing experience, beginning with the removal of 125 computers this summer, said Michael McPherson, University associate vice president and deputy chief information officer.ITC currently provides about 400 computers in public labs, but plans call for the removal of almost all University public computers by summer 2011, he said.
A student opinion referendum on the spring 2009 ballot questions the athletic department?s allocation of finances, proposing that the athletic department reallocate its finances to provide students with free water at home football games.
The Honor Committee recently started taking steps to better educate University students about honor and improve the University?s community of trust.
The adverse effects of the sour economy have trickled down to many of the University?s contracted independent organizations.
At the beginning of this month, fourth-year College student Courtney Schroeder accepted a $50,000 scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation that will allow her to spend the next year performing research at Cambridge University in England.The scholarship, which is awarded to about 13 students annually, allows students to gain a year of research experience before entering graduate school, said Astronomy Prof.
A team of professors from both the University and Clemson University recently completed a study that shows students generally prefer male physical science teachers to females in the same field.The original project originated in Harvard, and data supporting this notion was collected from universities nationwide in association with the Factors Influencing College Science Success project, Education Assoc.
University physicists recently developed a new method for making precise measurements of gravity in small spaces, potentially allowing for the creation of new devices with more commercial applications.
The Inter-Fraternity Council held its first round of elections last night and named new members to the organization?s next executive committee and governing board.
The Single Sanction ad-hoc committee held an open forum last night to address the upcoming referendum calling for a multiple-sanction system ? proposed by Hoos Against the Single Sanction ? on the spring elections ballot.
Plans for the continued renovation of the Alderman Road dormitories were announced at the recent Board of Vistors? Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting.The plan calls for the demolition of the Balz and Dobie dormitories this summer, making room for the first of two new dormitories.
The University Transit System is currently considering teaming with Google Transit to display bus routes, Parking and Transportation Director Rebecca White said.
Responding to a letter from Virginia Del. David Albo, R-Fairfax, four University Board of Visitors members ? in a letter of their own ? recently expressed their opposition to Albo?s proposal to set a minimum quota for the number of in-state students admitted to the University.?If we were to shift the balance of in-state/out-of-state students, we would run the risk of impeding our progress and dramatically reducing the quality and reputation of the University of Virginia,? stated the BOV?s response letter.
The General Faculty Council, which represents the University?s nontenured track faculty, conferred yesterday to discuss diversity issues, data accessibility, bylaws and membership concerns.
When students last led a Living Wage Campaign at the University, a standoff between campaign supporters and administrators ensued, culminating when 17 student protesters were removed from a Madison Hall sit-in in handcuffs.
The University Board of Visitors approved a $59 million project last week to implement an integrated patient information system for the University Health System that will consolidate out-patient, in-patient and emergency patient electronic health records into one database.Barbara Baldwin, Health System chief information officer, said a single, consolidated record will improve the efficiency of care providers looking at the records, noting that ?this will pull it all together for them.?The Medical Center and Health Services Foundation will fund the information system replacement process, which will take place in two years, Baldwin said.
