The University of Virginia Department of Drama will wind up its 2006-2007 season with a modern take on the classic 1960s musical "Hair.'' The curtain rises at 8 p.m. Thursday in Culbreth Theatre...
...There are 44 [Lions] clubs in this district, which ranges from Dublin to Martinsville to Buchanan. Her committee collects donations from the various clubs for a fund that helps people who can't afford hearing aids. So far this year, they have helped more than 30 people, but funds are running low. Additionally, they support the Hearing Foundation at the University of Virginia, which conducts research on rebuilding hearing function in both children and adults.
...Since the late 1970s, hip-hop culture has steadily gained intellectual credibility, commercial momentum and an international recognition ... hip-hop culture is branching out beyond the classroom. Columbia University has established a hip-hop think tank, while Harvard University assembled a hip-hop archive, which subsequently moved to Stanford. ...At the University of Virginia, the Organization for the Advancement of Hip-Hop Culture was recently established.
The fifth-ranked UVA baseball team begins an important three-game series with Georgia Tech Friday night. The Cavaliers are just one game behind first place North Carolina in the ACC's Coastal Division. The 'Hoos are one of only a handful of teams in the country with 30 wins and with big crowds expected the rest of the season the stadium should provide a great home field advantage. 324 bleacher seats are being installed out in left field at Davenport Field. They will remain there the rest of the season.
On Thursday night, members of the Charlottesville and the University of Virginia communities came together for a 'Take Back the Night' rally and march. Thursday evenings events were the culmination of a week of events that were part of raising awareness of victims of sexual assault. ...After dark Thursday night, candles lit the UVA amphitheater, as victims of sexual abuse anonymously told their stories. It can be a painful, but often key part, of the healing process.
A ceremony today at UVA will honor the late Hovey Dabney... [who] served as the UVA Rector from 1992 to 1998. A tree will be planted in his honor at 2 p.m. in front of UVA's Cocke Hall.
UVA will increase the tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates by $655. Their classmates who live outside the Commonwealth can expect a more than $1800 increase. The total cost of a UVA education including tuition, fees, room and board will go up nearly 8%. For out-of-state students, that figure is slightly above 7%.
Tuition at the University of Virginia will be bumped up by $655 for the coming academic year. The board of visitors voted yesterday to increase the in-state, undergraduate tuition and fees by $655. The increase means that this fall, undergraduate Virginians will pay $8,500 in tuition and fees -- an increase of 8.3 percent above the 2006-07 figures. The figures do not include room and board.
As UVA celebrates Founder's Day, it's planning more projects scattered across the Grounds. The Board of Visitors signed off Thursday on several new future ventures. Vice-President for Management and Budget Colette Sheehy notes there are plans to expand the seating at Ted Davenport Field. The home of Cavalier baseball stands to get 1000 more seats. UVA is also taking a second look at the structures near the intersection of Jefferson Park and Brandon Avenues. Its latest plan calls for a massive renovation of New Cabell Hall, as opposed to a demolition and a brand new structure.
...Batten is a 1950 UVA graduate and the retired CEO of Landmark Communications. That corporation includes the Weather Channel, Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot newspaper and the Roanoke Times newspaper.
An "urgent need" for innovative, ethical leaders is why Frank Batten Sr., retired chairman and CEO of Norfolk-based Landmark Communications Inc., said Thursday that he's giving the University of Virginia the largest single gift in its history: $100 million.
..."Mr. Batten is a great alumni and a great American, and it's an extraordinary gift. He believes deeply that we should train the next generations leaders at UVa and this will allow us to do so," said Gene Block, UVa Provost. The $100 million gift is to fund the creation of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, the only one of its kind in the state and one of the few in the country. The school will admit around 400 students and 18 full-time faculty in its early stages.
...His pledge of $100 million, described as "transformational" by UVa President John T. Casteen III, will go toward the creation of the first new school at UVa in half a century. The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy will aim to gather the best and brightest faculty from around the world, Casteen said. The school will strive to prepare the next generation of public leaders, with studies in policy, law, moral reasoning, analysis and management, among others. ... Batten is no stranger to Darden - in 1999 he gave the school $60 million to establish the Batten Institute, which pr...