In Nairobi, Kenya, Amelia Vogler has dealt with spotty internet connections, missed holidays at home and a mugging at knifepoint.
Two professors at the University of Richmond have been named among the nation's 300 best professors in a guidebook published by The Princeton Review and RateMyProfessors.com. Joseph Troncale, associate professor of Russian, and Stephen Long, professor of political science and international studies, have been included in the guidebook, which was created by compiling ratings and survey data from both organizations, said Robert Franek, the Princeton Review's senior vice president and publisher. Pooja Patel, a freshman in Troncale's first year seminar, "St.
The heat was sweltering as students gathered in the Greek Theater on Saturday amid a mass of blue balloons.
Tuesday's class schedule will be altered for University of Richmond students because of the university's spring Honors Convocation.
Advocates of Pro-life and Pro-choice occupied the University of Richmond Forum throughout the day Monday, but there was no dialogue between the two groups. The nationally prevalent debate between Pro-life supporters and Pro-choice supporters is about whether the government should ban abortions or not.
The Westhampton Green was littered with people. Three women played jump rope behind a table supporting three cakes, a box of jerk chicken, a box of beef and two jugs of limeade and fruit punch.
Alpha Phi Omega's Senior Citizen Prom brought college students and nursing home residents together on the dance floor Wednesday night. The prom is hosted by APO, a co-ed service fraternity, every year in the Alice Haynes Room.
Students jumped along the brightly colored life-sized game board, during the game of Life, sponsored by the Students for Educational Equality (SEE) coalition. The idea was a result of the organization's desire to raise awareness of its mission and the educational system in the United States while still attracting others on campus, senior Emily Brown, secretary of the coalition, said. "The game of Life epitomizes the idea of things being left up to chance, and the educational system in the U.S.
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Theft March 29, 10:39 a.m. Three textbooks, valued at $550, were stolen from a Westhampton College student in Boatwright Memorial Library. April 1, 12:31 a.m.
The Global Sounds Concert showcased music and culture from countries all over the world at 3 p.m.
Leaders of student organizations, under faculty advisement, are planning "Welcome Week," a series of interactive programs to engage first-year students, unify the campus body and boost university pride. Anthony Crenshaw, assistant director for student organizations and leadership development, hopes Welcome Week 2012 will take place during the first week of the fall semester, he said.
More than a year after approving the plans to build sorority cottages, construction is nearing completion and sorority presidents must decide how to best use the new space. Junior Kaitlyn Walsh, president of Kappa Alpha Theta, said that her sorority was going to use the cottage mostly for recruitment purposes and bonding activities. "The space is going to be an area for recruitment, sisterhood events and sorority rituals," she said.
The Office of International Education's annual International Celebration and Awards Ceremony on April 3 stressed the importance of creating a global environment and community at the University of Richmond. It was an opportunity for the university community to come together and pledge continued commitment to making Richmond students' education truly international, said Uliana Gabara, dean of international education, in her opening remarks. The International Center courtyard was decorated according to a Caribbean theme, complete with flower arrangements, sea shells and additional greenery. "The planning and logistics for this event requires close collaboration with dozens of staff members from the University of Richmond Events Office, Catering, Facilities, Telecom Services, even the Registrar's Office as well as external vendors," said Katreena Clark, events and publications coordinator for the Office of International Education. Clark thanked Matthew Fuchs, catering manager and Carla Shriner, assistant director of events, conferences and support services, for the success of the event. The International Education awards were given to Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO of Teach First, junior Chandana Chava, senior Evan Raborn, Ellen Walk, assistant professor of info systems and Karen Kourkoulis, manager of Passport Cafe. Chava said she had been surprised and honored when she had heard she would be receiving the award. The Study Abroad Photo Contest winners were announced by senior Rebecca Cooper.
Take Back The Night, the University of Richmond's annual event to raise awareness for sexual violence, garnered its largest crowd of student supporters and speakers since 2009. The open-microphone discussion was held Monday in the university forum, where male and female students gathered to listen to their peers speak about sexual assault.
Anthony Crenshaw, assistant director of student organizations and leadership development, taught student leaders how to create a vision for his or her organizations at the first Organization Officer Bootcamp on Sunday. Creating this vision, getting others involved and motivating members were among the most important things for leaders of on-campus organizations to learn, Crenshaw said. Crenshaw led a workshop for 23 presidents and vice presidents of on-campus organizations, called Org Officer Bootcamp.
The Global Sounds Concert, featuring music and culture from countries all over the world, will showcase performances at 3 p.m.
A mechanical bull, an inflatable bungee run, a henna station and a tarot card reader were just some of the activities offered at the Westhampton College Government Association's (WCGA) Bellis Fest on Friday. Students came out to support WCGA and the 15 other organizations on campus with booths and displays.
BusinessWeek recently ranked the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business at No. 15 among American undergraduate business programs. The school dropped from No.
With the coming Pig Roast weekend, the Richmond College deans said they were not worried about student conduct before, during or after the event. Joe Boehman, the dean of Richmond College, said Pig Roast was a great event for the university and would stay that way as long as the people who participated were doing so properly. Boehman said Pig Roast had become legendary with regards to alcohol consumption and abuse in the years before he came to Richmond.
