Another proud moment of Vaticano’s career came when he not only received a bachelor’s degree in sociology and criminal justice from Centenary College in May 2008, but also received a master’s degree in human resources training and development in December 2009. “I just kept on going after my time in Quantico,” he said. Since 1972, FBI National Academy students have been able to earn undergraduate and graduate credits from the University of Virginia due to the accreditation by the university of the many courses offered.
The quest to define Michelle Nunn's political persona began in earnest Tuesday as she made her formal entry into Georgia's U.S. Senate race.
A new hedge fund in Cleveland has attracted more than 40 investors and is investing in the stock of small companies, a strategy it will keep even as it grows, its founder says. Ben Mackovak, a 32-year-old Willoughby native, commenced operations on March 1 of Cavalier Capital LLC — named for his “beloved” Cleveland Cavaliers and the mascot of the University of Virginia, where he earned his MBA. His two employees and he have grown the fund's assets under management by more than 60% since then, though he wouldn't say how much of the fund's maximum $300 million has be...
(Editorial) The issue, though, isn’t excellence. The issue is opportunity. The specter of six-figure debt causes some students with more potential than capital to turn away from college. Plans like the one being born in Oregon offer opportunity. Pay it Forward, Pay it Back deserves contemplation by other states, including Virginia. If it works there, it can work here.
A study at the University of Virginia shows that children of older moms score higher than other kids in math and reading tests. And for every year older the first-time mother is, the scores go higher.
John Forbes started out a reluctant gym member. "I developed a hostility towards physical education that lasted me for something like 80 years," he said. Now at the more mature age of 103, this founding professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School is building up his body with trainer Krystyn Dotson during 30-minute sessions twice a week.
The question seemed innocuous enough. A reporter approached Mike Pettine Jr. during his high school coaching days and wanted to know how it felt to have reached 40 career wins faster than his father, legendary Pennsylvania preps coach Mike Pettine Sr. That seemingly good news left the younger Pettine (now defensive coordinator for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills) evaluating just what it was he wanted in life.
Jack Oakes, co-chairman of the group’s research committee and assistant dean for career development at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, says the tepid growth of the economy since last year is the main reason for the overall stagnation. The drop-off at top schools may be a sign that more MBA students are getting offers from summer internship employers, who then do less on-campus recruiting in the spring. “We don’t know the exact reasons yet, but I believe that is one factor,” Oakes says.
Larry Sabato, a political analyst from the University of Virginia, said Cuccinelli is still tainted by the gifts, and that he, McDonnell and Williams are linked in the public's mind. "The more McDonnell is hurt, the more Cuccinelli will suffer," Sabato said.
For nearly 10 years, a team of University of Virginia (UVa.) architects and engineers, called ecoMOD, have been working to create affordable and sustainable housing. Now, they have created that housing in a way that can be mass produced and they recently won an award for their work.
It's crucial for a manager to set the tone in the office, said R. Edward Freeman, professor and academic director at the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics at University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. When asked about coming layoffs or cutbacks, for instance, managers need to be honest. But an awkward silence or half-truth meant to keep the opacity of the details is damaging – it sends too dire a message and breeds distrust. "In today's world, most employees are pretty smart, so they're going to read into the lack of an answer," Freeman...
As an intern at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Haley Alvarez treasures the bonding power of the place. Every day this summer, the Ross native and Branson School graduate has watched families marvel together at memorabilia from their favorite teams. "It's great to see fathers and sons cry over the same artifact," she said. "Everyone is so happy when they walk in the door. No one is unhappy to be walking in there. You can't say that about a lot of places."
The ecoMod project at Poplar Creek Street in South Boston, part of a grant-funded initiative of the University of Virginia dubbed ecoMod South, has won Architect Magazine’s 2013 Research and Development Award.
(Commentary by Ryan Crocker, James Schlesinger Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia) The awful conflict in Syria grinds on, with more than 100,000 dead and no end in sight. The calls to "do something" - anything - become louder: arm the rebels, enforce a no-fly zone, send in the Marines. Before the United States acts, Americans should reflect on the realities in Syria in a historical context. Here are some relevant dates and events.
Amy Sousa, a 1996 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences, provides a first-person account of her recent volunteering experience in South Africa, where she conducted diabetes health screenings and gave support to patients.
About 250 publicly traded companies were incorporated in Nevada as of 2011, but only 10 to 20 percent of them physically are headquartered here, said David Smith, a University of Virginia commerce professor.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, gave the edge to McAuliffe, but mostly because the expectations for the over-the-top businessman were so low. "Both candidates scored points, took hits, rattle off memorized sound bites," he said on Twitter just following the debate's conclusion. "With almost no one watching, not 100 votes were changed."
The first step in alleviating concerns about speaking in English is to, well, start speaking in English, experts say. But it's important to spend just as much time listening as you do talking. "You can tape-record yourself, and listen to yourself and how it sounds to another person," says Katherine Alford, assistant director of admissions at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
The Heritage Theatre Festival has been at the University of Virginia all summer and another show is about to hit the stage. "The Marvelous Wonderettes" is a musical that is filled with iconic songs from the 1950s and 60s.
"If I closed my eyes, I'd swear I was back in the 1980s listening to Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "We've seen this movie before, and we've heard the predictions for decades. This sounds no different than the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition."