Pi Beta Phi is hosting Ballin' for Books on Friday in the Weinstein Center to support its philanthropy, First Book, and to collect donations for Churchill Activities and Tutoring (CHAT), according to Meredith Schlussel, the sorority's vice president of philanthropy.
University of Richmond School of Law Professor John F. Carroll died Thursday afternoon from "natural causes," according to Linda Evans, assistant director of media relations at Richmond. Carroll was an assistant clinical professor of law and the director of the intellectual property and transactional law clinic.
Alumnus Keith Reynolds, RC '03, applauded Evan Harris, president of the Richmond Junior Class Cabinet, for having started a tradition where student leadership could connect with outside networks for a cause that benefited the Richmond community. "Tonight is the kickoff," Reynolds said during his speech at the Richmond Junior Class Cabinet charity reception for Ginter Park Elementary School Thursday night at the Jepson Alumni Center. Reynolds was an introvert -- confused and lost -- in his undergrad years, he said, but after working at BB&T and Business Network International, he realized he could make a difference. "I want to connect with students who are doing what I wish I had done," Reynolds said. As the growth specialist for the Synergy chapter of Business Network International, Reynolds wants to be an active alumnus and use his network to encourage people to use their voices and connections to promote causes, such as the cabinet's charity reception, he said. Jack Wisnefske, a Richmond College Student Government Association senator, came to support the reception because he is a friend of Harris, and he has volunteered in Richmond Public Schools in the past, he said. "People always talk about the disconnect between UR and the Richmond community," Wisnefske said.
Amina Gautier, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, spoke in Keller Hall at 7 p.m.
The University of Richmond's ensemble-in-residence, eighth blackbird, recently won its second Grammy Award and will be playing at the university March 14. The ensemble has been working with the University of Richmond for almost 10 years, and the group has been together for a total of 16 years, Timothy Munro, the group's flutist, said. The group won this Grammy for Best Small Ensemble Performance.
Joanita Senoga started the Circle of Peace School in 1994 and hopes the new chicken farm will be one way to provide funding to rebuild the school, she said.
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University of Richmond offensive lineman Jimmy Speros is scheduled to appear in court at 9:30 a.m.
A standing-room-only crowd of more than 500 students packed the Alice Haynes Room at the University of Richmond Monday night to watch sorority sisters sashay down the runway for Kappa Alpha Theta's third annual KATwalk fashion show. The show was split into two parts: a fashion show by sorority members wearing clothes loaned by Richmond boutiques and a "walk-off" competition featuring 16 campus organizations.
Richmond football offensive lineman redshirt sophomore Jimmy Speros was arrested Wednesday afternoon on felony charges of hit-and-run causing personal injury, and if he is convicted could face up to 10 years in prison, according to a report by Nick Dutton and Angela Pellerano of CBS6. According to NBC12's Andy Jenks, Speros was later released on a $3,500 unsecured bond on Wednesday and will appear in General District Court today. According to CBS6, Speros, who was driving a pick-up truck, collided into an SUV that was going east on Patterson Ave.
SpokenSilence, University of Richmond's only creative writing club, hosted its first event of the year, a poetry jam, in the Brown-Alley Room of Weinstein Hall, Friday, Feb.
Theft from Building Feb. 22, 5:58 p.m. An RC student's MacBook Air laptop, valued at $1,200, was stolen from Weinstein Hall. Feb.
Study abroad decision letters were delayed for some students applying to popular and competitive programs, primarily in Spain, Michele Cox, study abroad director, said. At midnight Friday, Feb.
The Richmond Junior Class Cabinet will be hosting a charity reception for the Ginter Park Elementary School from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Michael Ice had a smile and caring personality that will be forever remembered, Jim Glasheen, 44, an uncle of Ice said at the wake held Tuesday in Rye, N.Y. "His smile was big and lit up any room he was in," Glasheen said.
The six faculty members and two students that gathered in the Jepson Faculty Lounge Monday evening talked about how the recently deceased Michael Ice, RC '11, would have wanted people to have fun in his honor, not mourn. "He would probably want us to have a party," said John Earl, associate professor of finance who had Ice in two of his classes.
In a benefit concert held Saturday night at The Pier, the university's radio station, WDCE 90.1 FM, sought not only to raise money, but also to raise campus awareness of the station. "Benefit the Beats" featured local artists from a range of genres and included a live DJ from 8 p.m.
A 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, Michael Ice, was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck by a New York City subway car. According to a New York-based news report, Ice was struck at the Spring Street Station in Greenwich Village around 6 a.m.
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Faculty members in the Robins School of Business held a panel on Feb. 23 to share their perspectives on the importance of professionalism with students. "A professional is someone who is willing to go the extra steps to ensure that their work is consistently high in its quality," Nancy Bagranoff, dean of the Robins School of Business said. Jonathan Whitaker, assistant professor of management, said he knew just how competitive the business world could be. "Getting a high GPA and knowing how to wear a suit isn't good enough anymore," he said.
