Virginia sophomore right-hander Jacob Thompson was named First Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association yesterday. ... Thompson (Danville) finished the season 11-0 with a 1.50 ERA. ...Virginia's Brian O'Connor was named coach of the year for the fourth consecutive season, and the Cavaliers' Jacob Thompson took pitcher-of-the-year honors.
Oregon State retained its NCAA baseball crown Sunday night, whipping North Carolina 9-3 to win the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Forgive University of Virginia coach Brian O'Connor if he wonders what might have been. "We had them beat, and we beat North Carolina this year two out of three [in the regular season], and that just tells you how close we are," O'Connor said. ... "We were six outs away from ending their season," O'Connor said.
...[Leah] Wigger, who wrapped up a stellar four-year career at UVa in May, made the U.S. Open through a sectional qualifier in Illinois on June 11. The four-time All-ACC honoree might have qualified a year ago for the U.S. Women's Open and joined former UVa teammate Jenni Arseneault, if not for a family obligation. ... 'Basically, since I was a kid I wanted to play on the LPGA Tour,' Wigger said, 'so there was never a doubt in my mind that I would [turn pro] and come out here and play against the best in the world.
All new buildings constructed at the University of Virginia will be built to LEED certification. A transportation demand management plan will reduce car traffic coming to Central Grounds. Efforts to save water and electricity will be continued, resulting in a lower environmental impact and increased cost savings. These are just three of the ways in which the University of Virginia is changing its culture to reflect a new commitment to becoming a more sustainable part of the community. They were presented as part of UVA's Community Briefing, an annual event in which the school updates the publi...
BLACKSBURG -- The first black astronaut to walk on the moon entertained middle school students with his best space stories -- what it's like to wear astronaut diapers, prepare for takeoff and see a sunset every 90 minutes. ...This year the program expanded from two to 20 camps, including the University of Virginia and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro.
University of Virginia coaches Debbie Ryan (women's basketball) and Dominic Starsia (men's lacrosse) will bag groceries at Whole Foods Market during the Five Percent Day event from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today to help the Jefferson Area Board for Aging.
"The keyboard equals Kalashnikov" is a popular new slogan among radical Islamic groups today, according to a recent report highlighting extremists' use of the Internet in spreading their message. ...Throughout the world, Internet chat rooms and forums are replacing mosques as venues for recruitment and radicalization, according to a report released in May by the Task Force on Internet Facilitated Radicalization, a joint group convened by George Washington University and the University of Virginia.
...Since they first began appearing annually in 1990, U.S. News's law-school rankings have been the go-to list for students venturing into the field. ...In the last two years, at least a dozen upstart Web sites, academic papers and blogs have stepped in with surveys of their own to feed the hunger for information on everything from the quality of the faculty to what a school's diploma might be worth to future employers. ... Brian Leiter, a University of Texas-Austin law professor, posts lists ranging from Supreme Court clerkship placement (the University of Virginia outperforms its U.S. News r...
Eleven Staffers Honored for Contributions
U.Va. Religious Studies Professor Publishes New Book
FEST Grant Supports Massive Astronomical Possibilities
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/
Campus Accountability Proposals Evolve
Inside Higher Ed / June 26
As Congress and the U.S. Education Department contemplate whether and how to force colleges to publish significantly more information about their performance, two associations of public universities are forging ahead with their own plan for a voluntary accountability system under which institutions would release data about student learning outcomes that most of them have not typically made public. And the major association of private colleges on Monday offered a look at its own accountability template, which would give instituti...
Ronnie G. Bugnar
Who received his undergraduate and master's degrees from U.Va., where he was captain of the baseball team and named to the ACC Athletic Honor Roll
Bugnar reflects on 25 years as PCS supt.
Roxboro (NC) Courier-Times / June 23
http://www.roxboro-courier.com/newsnowstories/ts062307-1.htm
Kimberly Fields
Who has bachelor's and master's degrees in systems engineering
Vikings Add an Executive
Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Star Tribune / June 22
http://www.startribune.com/510/story/1263813.html
Wyatt Fore
Former Queer and Allied Activism (QUAA) president and student
University expand...
Sahar Adish
Student who plans to attend medical school
Afghan Women's Struggles, Triumphs Highlighted in Documentaries
Department of State International Information Programs / June 25
http://tinyurl.com/yozed4
Rhyannon Berkowitz
A Creek Indian and anthropology graduate student (MA Anthropology, 2007)
Trail Exposes Hidden History of Va. Indians / Endeavor Aims to Refocus Perceptions, Studies of Tribal Cultures
Washington Post / June 23
http://tinyurl.com/35k266
Karenne Wood
A doctoral candidate in anthropology, a member of the Monacan Nation's Tribal Council, former Chair of the Virginia Co...
David Bearinger
Director of grants and public programs at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Trail Exposes Hidden History of Va. Indians / Endeavor Aims to Refocus Perceptions, Studies of Tribal Cultures
Washington Post / June 23
http://tinyurl.com/35k266
Richard J. Bonnie
Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
Mental Health Worth Studying, Too / Forum Speaker Urges College Students to Face Issue Head-on
Richmond Times-Dispatch / June 26
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John T. Casteen III
President of the University
The University is preparing for its new UVA Aler...
As a followup to an April announcement by President John Casteen, the University of Virginia is launching a more sophisticated student notification system. University spokesman Jeff Hanna says the new security system called "UVA Alerts" uses E-mails, text messages and TV screens at various locations on The Grounds. These are designed to alert students and staff members about potentially dangerous situations. During their orientation process, first-year students will learn about this new system.
Virginia athletics director Craig Littlepage announced today the hiring of Eileen Schmidt as the Cavaliers new softball coach. A former standout player for UVa in the early 90s, Schmidt replaces Karen Johns who announced her resignation May 23.
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Randolph-Macon Woman's College will change its name in less than a week. But the Lynchburg school announced Monday that it's cutting its staff by 15 percent. The layoffs total up to 35 full- and part-time workers, as well as open positions that won't be filled.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - When the world showered Virginia Tech with gifts of comfort after a student killed 32 people on campus, it fell to Steven Estrada to find a place to put everything. He wasn't sure he was the one for the job. He had worked at the university only a month, as a temporary hire to do the student center's budget. The California native was so new to the state he didn't even know of Tech's rivalry with the University of Virginia.
Piedmont Virginia Community College is approaching its 35th birthday, and it has a new logo to welcome potential students and community partners. PVCC President Frank Friedman unveiled the new logo on Monday. It includes the tagline "Opportunity....Access...Excellence."