Former Virginia Gov. Gerald L. Baliles will lead the Miller Center of Public Affairs as the fifth director of the Center, which researches U.S.
What's in a name? The Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau is embarking on a project to define what makes C'ville, C'ville. The purpose of the branding initiative is to target the ideal Charlottesville visitor.
The Honor Committee and the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee have recently begun discussing the creation of an honor survey directed at faculty members to gauge their perception of the honor system. Initially, an Academic Affairs subcommittee was charged with addressing faculty perspectives on honor, and the committee considered drafting a formal survey concerning faculty's attitudes regarding the honor system during the fall semester.
The University has not heard from any students who might have been affected by the tsunami disaster and are unable to return to Charlottesville, International Studies Director Rebecca Brown said yesterday. After the disaster, the University sent a mass e-mail to students with residences in Southeast Asia expressing condolences and extending support, but the e-mail did not specifically ask students to respond. "We have not heard any information regarding students unable to return to U.Va.," Brown said.
The University's Center for Alcohol and Substance Education received a $675,600 grant this week to educate fraternities and sororities about the negative effects of alcohol abuse. The University is one of seven schools to be awarded the three-year grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. CASE members drafted the grant proposal for the Rapid Response to College Drinking Problem grant competition last June.
The Faculty Senate released a position statement on the Commonwealth Chartered University Initiative Jan.
Winter Break this year is not only a time for family, friends and festivities. For some students, it also marks the opportunity to take unique courses at the University. As of this week, 170 students are signed up for the brand new January Term, and 62 more students are registered for study abroad courses. "We are right in the middle of what we aimed for," said Milton Adams, vice provost for academic programs.
In response to lingering concerns about the charter proposal, the Faculty Senate recently formed an ad hoc committee to address the initiative.
The University's Nursing School received a record-high number of applications last year for this fall's incoming class, Nursing School Dean Jeannette Lancaster said. The Nursing School received 310 applications, but the school only could accept 49 new students.
Cpl. Bradley Thomas Arms, a Charlottesville native and member of the Marine Corps Reserves, was killed Friday in a small arms crossfire in Fallujah, Iraq. Arms was a 20-year-old student attending the University of Georgia when he was summoned to Iraq. As a way to honor Arms' life, Trinity Presbyterian Church Pastor John Hall said he spoke about how to deal with the death of a loved one during Sunday's church service.
