This decision comes after the University announced a change to their masking requirements Feb. 22 — effective Monday, masks will no longer be required indoors in University-owned spaces, except for in classrooms, transit services and U.Va. Health facilities.
This year, a referendum to reduce the Honor Committee’s guilty sanction from expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence passed by a ratio of four votes to one.
The Graduate Honor representative position has not appeared on a University Board of Elections ballot in recent years.
The referendum — which reduces the sanction of expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence — is the largest change to the Honor system since its inception over 150 years ago.
Currently, about 20 percent of the University's energy comes from renewable sources — including solar installations — on Grounds.
Charlottesville and Albemarle were reclassified because in both localities the new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days are below 200.
A significant part of the demand for housing in Charlottesville could be removed from the local real estate market.
More information about the demographic breakdown for the both schools' cohorts will be released once decisions for the cohorts are completed.
The Office of Admission has offered virtual Days on the Lawn for the past two years due to COVID-19.
The heavy winds accompanying the storm threaten to down trees and power lines, potentially leading to power outages in the area.
As it stands, the budget fulfills the Charlottesville school board’s request of $4.2 million, funds seven new city positions and allocates $7.3 million towards affordable housing.
A Young America’s Foundation spokesperson wrote in a press release that Pence will use the forum to discuss a reinvigoration of ‘freedom, free markets and traditional values.’
University leaders discussed efforts to bolster relations with the local community as well as the consequences of two years of COVID-19 policy.
Baucom provided insight into these survey results, noting that some of the issues with first-year advising comes from general advisors who know little about areas of study outside of their own fields.
Fundraising for the University in 2022 has surpassed that of 2021 with total commitments to the University, including current gifts and pledged future gifts, reaching a total of $322 million.
During the meeting, the committee went through a slideshow, summarizing what they hope to achieve in the new fiscal year 2023-2024 audit plan.
The Finance Committee voted Friday morning in favor of budget amendments that call for an additional $75 million.
The Health System Board is the governing board for both the University’s Medical Center and the Transitional Care Hospital.
The Buildings and Grounds committee will be given the opportunity to vote on any revisions to the capital plan and capital projects during the next meeting of the Board of Visitors in June.
On Jan. 11, at the peak of the wave of cases caused by the Omicron variant, the seven-day average was 74.43 new cases per day — the seven-day case average has fallen 87.7 percent since that high.
