Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said that while the pandemic continues to impact recruitment efforts, the University was able to host three open house programs in the fall for Black, Hispanic and first-gen students and families.
Academic and Student Life committee members discussed new professorships in entrepreneurship and engineering and a new directorship in the Center for Teaching Excellence.
Undergraduate tuition will increase by 4.7 percent for the 2022-2023 school year and an additionally 3.7 percent for 2023-2024.
The Joint Family Nurse Practitioner Program is one of the new programs beginning in fall 2022 and will allow students at Wise to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing in three years.
Of the $205 million that the University has signed in commitments since July 1, $126 million, or 63 percent, have come from gifts of $1 million or more.
Mehta reflected on the the semester as a whole — noting successes such as Student Council’s successful lobbying for Aetna Health Insurance grants, the University’s introduction of TimelyHealth and growing peer advising opportunities.
The BOV, which will continue to meet through Friday, convenes in person and live streams meetings for public viewing.
The total fall 2021 budget is $141,115, with $129,190 coming from student activities fees.
This is the thirteenth community alert of the semester and the second this month, following a robbery reported Sunday night near Cohn’s corner store.
The celebration of Hanukkah presents a unique opportunity for a variety of student organizations dedicated to empowering, connecting and incorporating Jewish students into the University to collaborate in festivities.
DivestUVA organized the rally as the December 1 deadline requested in an online petition by the organization eclipsed.
These changes — including major construction and capital renovations, new buildings, the removal of monuments and changes to businesses on the Corner — hold implications for the student body and the University and Charlottesville communities as a whole.
The racial demographics of the UJC have remained fairly stagnant over the last four years.
During the Monday night meeting — which bled into early Tuesday morning — City Council discussed the JSAAHC proposal at length.
With only 14 members in attendance, the committee did not meet quorum, which requires 19 present members of 28 total.
Attendance was recorded at around 14,000 people.
Run by the Academic Affairs Agency of Student Council, the CavEd program offers up to eight student-initiated courses each semester.
The Board of Visitors’ Finance Committee will present and make recommendations for upcoming tuition hikes for the next two academic years at its 8:30 a.m. meeting Friday.
The Board will meet Dec. 10 to vote on the proposed increase, which ranges from 3.5 to 4.9 percent.
University spokesperson Brian Coy told The Cavalier Daily that the University's leadership is grateful that community members worked hard to stay safe and allow a successful semester of in-person learning.
