The Black and Muslim Law Student Associations will co-host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.
Richmond's general registrar spoke to a group of students and adults at the University of Richmond on Friday about voter registration for the election. The registrar, Jane Kirk Showalter, led the talk in the Whitehurst Living Room.
Members of the University community gathered in the Whitehurst Living Room on Thursday to remember the life of Ryan Wolff, RC '13. Staff from the Chaplaincy, CAPS, and the Richmond College Dean's Office facilitated the event. Wolff, who died at his home in Coloma, Mich.
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Last week, the University of Richmond's summertime tranquility came to an end as campus was invaded by new international students, transfer students, 765 freshman, and their parents, friends and siblings. New students visited the University Post Office to collect their keys, picked up their student IDs and bought Richmond swag in the bookstore before the first day of orientation began with the President's Welcome in the Robins Center. Many upperclassmen and faculty members offered the gathered students advice as they started this new chapter in their lives. "We are what we say we are," said Steve Bisese, vice president for student development, "and you will find this experience better than you ever hoped." President Edward Ayers told the audience that this first day of orientation was one of his favorite days of the year.
Summer renovations of Boatwright Memorial Library include eight individual study rooms, a designated floor for silent study space, three remodeled bathrooms, additional power outlets, access to library offices and a new bell tower entrance as part of the university's master plan to expand the library in the next five years, said Lucretia McCulley, director of outreach services. The renovations cost $2.5 million and took four months to complete, architect intern Robert Shepard said.
After almost two years of preparation, the former Career Development Center will implement a new service plan this semester as the Office of Alumni and Career Services with increased assistance for students, alumni and employers. These changes resulted from the merging of the Career Development Center and Alumni Relations office in 2010 and extensive research into all materials previously used at the CDC, said Diana Burkett, communications manager of the Office of Alumni and Career Services. "It is more than just a cosmetic name change," said Leslie Stevenson, director of Career Services at the Office of Alumni and Career Services.
One of the University of Richmond's a cappella groups, The Octaves, was honored this summer with the selection of its song "The Show Goes On" for the album "Voices Only." One of several distinguished a cappella CDs, "Voices Only" is an annual compilation album of collegiate a cappella songs from around the world. Junior Jackson Taylor, president of The Octaves, said there had been steep competition among groups for inclusion on the album. "Voices Only" is well known among the a cappella community," Taylor said.
Campus maps, feature stories, dining menus, the campus directory, course catalogs and athletic scores are just some of the features that are now at your fingertips if you have an iPhone or Android.
The men's head soccer coach Clint Peay sent an email to the team yesterday announcing his resignation, just weeks before the start of the its preseason training. Peay was offered a coaching position with the Under-17 National team, senior captain Houston Oldham said. "We were all pretty shocked.
Rising senior Ryan Wolff, 21, died at his home in Coloma, Mich., on Monday, May 7. Cause of his death hasn't been reported yet. "I was devastated [when I heard]," said Michael Ghio, Wolff's freshman-year roommate.
Approximately 740 University of Richmond students left the Robins Center yesterday with diplomas in hand after the school's 182nd commencement ceremony. Commencement speaker Gov.
Gov. Bob McDonnell will deliver the main address at University of Richmond's Class of 2012 commencement ceremony on May 6. McDonnell became the 71st governor of Virginia in January 2010, with 59 percent of the vote.
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"Under the Rug," the culmination of a semester of research, directing and producing, will debut Thursday.
Many University of Richmond students planning to attend beach week this year have made the switch from staying in houses to booking rooms at the Prince Resort. The hotel, located in the town of Cherry Grove in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., is quickly becoming the favorite housing destination for Richmond students who flock there during the first week of May. Stephanie Foxwood, a representative from the reservations department of the Prince Resort, acknowledged that student bookings had increased from previous years. "We have a lot more Richmond kids staying with us during beach week this season," Foxwood said.
The admitted students of University of Richmond's Class of 2016 hail from 47 states and 75 countries, according to the Richmond website. So far, there are 500 members in the official "Richmond Class of 2016" Facebook group created by the Office of Admissions.
Two Degrees Food, which is built on a one-for-one model, has started making its way to college campuses all across the nation and has grown more popular since the company started in 2010. As stated on its website, "for every Two Degrees bar you buy, we donate a meal to a hungry child." Junior Rob Kolowich, the campus marketing director for the company, said that he had first heard of it on Facebook and instantly wanted to get involved.
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot was chosen as the One Book, One Campus selection for 2012.
