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Nonprofit professionals and volunteers alike can earn a certificate in nonprofit management beginning this semester through the University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Although the school has offered courses in nonprofit management for the past two years, the nonprofit certification program is new this semester, according to SCPS Program Director Barbara Kessler. To earn the certificate, students must take 35 hours of nonprofit-focused courses that are offered at SCPS, she said. Because there are no required classes, students determine their curriculum based on individual needs, Kessler said. "Our goal is for individuals to get the skill development they need," Kessler stated. Most classes are workshop style and are completed in one to two sessions.
Fall in Charlottesville brings changing leaves and homecomings. It seems fitting then that Elizabeth Hutton Turner, a curator of modern American art at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., is returning to the University as a professor of modern American art in the art department. According to Turner, who received her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the University, returning to Charlottesville creates "a certain sense of coming home."Now back on Grounds, she will begin teaching classes at the University in the spring.
A group of University engineering students and professors are taking part in a team effort to develop a self-driving car.
Like most of his classmates, first-year Engineering student Travis Meyer had a chance to recharge and unwind before starting classes at the University two weeks ago.
University Engineering students now have an opportunity to gain a new perspective in their field through a partnership with transportation company Bombardier Inc. in South Africa. According to Robert Swap, a leader of University programs in southern Africa, the Engineering School will work with students and faculty at numerous U.S.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner visited the University Friday, giving advice to incoming Darden School students and discussing his career plans for the immediate future.? Warner was an unscheduled guest speaker at Friday's annual Career Discovery Forum at the Darden School.
While waiting to meet friends in a parking garage on University Avenue early Friday morning, a University student was assaulted by two men and robbed. The student, who wished to remain anonymous, described being physically attacked and punched in the head several times before the assault ceased. "As I was getting hit, I took out my wallet and threw it, and they took the money," the student said. Following the attack, which occurred at about 1:15 a.m., the victim filed a police report within an hour. "We responded at about 1:42 [in the] morning," Charlottesville Police Sgt.
University students will be able to minimize the amount of time they spend waiting at bus stops next semester thanks to a GPS system purchased last week by the University Transit Service. The system?
The Honor Committee addressed new budget constraints and expanded outreach programs for students at its meeting last night, in addition to hearing criticism about its decision last semester not to recreate a single sanction ad hoc committee. Following Gov.
Research into efforts to generate new limbs for patients is underway at the University thanks to a $2 million research grant for musculoskeletal regeneration recently awarded by the National Science Foundation. A team of five University doctors, scientists and engineers, headed by Cato T.
Despite an increased inventory and price, many concession stands on the main concourse at Scott Stadium sold out of bottled water during Saturday's football game.In light of the inconveniences caused by the shortage, officials are planning to improve the methods currently in place for stocking the stands. In anticipation of Saturday's heat, 50,000 bottles of water were on hand to sell, rather than the usual inventory of 15,000, said Jason Bauman, University associate athletics director for facilities and operation.
The Office of Student Life and the Office of the Dean of Students have merged into one office, effective this semester. The decision was made by Interim Dean of Students Allen Groves with the goal of creating less overlap of duties for the two offices. "I have asked him to look to see how we can better serve students," said Pat Lampkin, vice president of student affairs. According to Groves, who worked for 16 years as an attorney focusing on labor and employment issues, the change needed to be made to make the Office of the Dean of Students more efficient. "I decided to do away with this artificial contrast, and now we are all just the dean of students' office," Groves said. Before the change, both the Office of Student Life and the Office of the Dean of Students were located in Peabody Hall and performed similar duties. "Having these two entities in the same place doing the same work -- it was confusing," Groves said. Lampkin said that by combining the two offices the University is "removing somewhat of an artificial structure." According to Groves, the merge will decrease the amount of work for staff members, enabling them to concentrate more on students. "If I can free people up from administrative jobs to have more time to spend with students, then that's a win," Groves said. He added that he wants students to feel that the Office of the Dean of Students is open to everyone and said he hopes the recent change will provide more clarity about the purpose of the office. "A lot of people incorrectly perceive the office as two things -- either you are in serious trouble or you are a student leader -- but that's just not true," Groves said. According to Groves, the Office of the Dean of Students organizes leadership programs such as L2K and Blueprints, clears students for eligibility to study abroad, advises to students who are planning to withdraw and assists students with a number of other problems. "I am really working so hard for people to know that our doors are always open," Groves said.
At least 100 University students packed the entrances to The Cavalier Daily office last night to protest several comics printed recently and to call for a long-term solution to what they see as an ongoing problem with Cavalier Daily comics.
Mice trying to bulk up should be aware of possibly fatal effects from their favorite bodybuilding powders. According to research recently released by University Health System scientists, a commonly used compound found in some bodybuilding powders has caused extremely detrimental side effects in mice and could be fatal. Assoc.
Seven University students recently received pre-litigation settlement letters from the Recording Institute Association of America as part of its ongoing campaign against music piracy. According to RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth, illegal music downloading has caused losses of more than $300 million to music label companies and has led to a $3 billion decline in sales during a six year period.
A report released Tuesday by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., exposed some student loan lenders and institutions of higher education for engaging in exchanges of inappropriate donations and benefits.? As Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Kennedy released the report providing details of inappropriate marketing practices in the student loan industry that had been previously discussed in Congressional hearings, media reports and inquiries, according to Kennedy's press secretary Melissa Wagoner. Wagoner explained that some lenders provided donations, services, private loan funds and other benefits to colleges in exchange for preferential treatment with regard to student loans, including placement on colleges' preferred-lender lists. "There have been ongoing investigations regarding marketing practices in the student loan industry, and it was decided by the senator that industry needs oversight," Wagoner said. In response to the report, Eric Solomon, spokesperson for Nelnet, an education planning and financing company that is one of the lenders accused of improper actions in the investigation, said Nelnet is complying with the new industry reforms.
With the beginning of the fall concert series at Old Cabell Hall this Sunday, performers and patrons must combat the lack of parking stemming from South Lawn Project construction. The B-1 lot on Jefferson Park Avenue, which was previously used for Old Cabell event parking, has been closed because of the construction. "We are facing a logistical challenge, but it's not insurmountable," music department Chair Bruce Holsinger said. The C-1 lot off of McCormick Road behind Bryan Hall, the Central Grounds Parking Garage and the T-4 Scott Stadium parking lot will be available depending on the number of people attending events, according to Holsinger.
