Green job creation is the solution to the future of state employment, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said during his annual State of the Commonwealth Address Jan.
2008 is nearing its end, and we're looking back on the year that was at the University of Richmond.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Jorge Haddock, dean of the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, is leaving the University of Richmond after four years to become dean at the George Mason School of Management. The appointment is pending the approval from George Mason's Board of Visitors and would be effective July 1, 2009.
The dining hall is doing away with trays next semester. The University of Richmond's environmental sustainability committee has approved plans for the E.
A prolonged siren, audible from all over campus, echoed across the University of Richmond at 1:20 p.m.
Richmonders voiced concern Tuesday night at City Hall about possible reductions and eliminations of several bus routes operated by the Greater Richmond Transit Company, including one that travels to and from the University of Richmond campus. While no plan has been finalized, GRTC must make a final decision about which, if any, bus routes they will cut by January 2009, said GRTC Chief Executive Officer John M.
The student government association and administrators at Tennessee State University in Nashville banned JuicyCampus.com from being accessed on university networks and servers on Nov.
ILLNESS/LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION Nov. 13, 12:51 a.m. A Westhampton College student was taken from Lora Robins Court to St.
By Tess Tallman Collegian Reporter There's a new Facebook in town.
University of Richmond students tried to outwit one another as they competed for $1,000 on Tuesday. During a Strategic Innovation Challenge on Nov.
Shannon Sinclair, the University of Richmond's first general counsel, said what she enjoyed most about working in her area of law was the variety of tasks she could do. "You get to be exposed to so many different areas of law and you get to be helpful to people who are trying to do things the right way," Sinclair said. As the general counsel, or in-house lawyer, Sinclair will act as a legal adviser to the university, she explained. "I'm here to be a sounding board," Sinclair said, "to give advice on anything they need help with.
The Jepson School of Leadership Studies has established the John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship to restore the study of great books as they relate to understanding and practicing responsible leadership. Funded by the Thomas W.
By Michael Gaynor Collegian Reporter One woman telling two stories of either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Thursday rounded out the first Overcoming Hatred week sponsored by the Office of the Chaplaincy. Noa Baum, an Israeli storyteller and actress, weaved between accents, ages and emotions to portray several different characters in her one-woman show, "A Land Twice Promised." The performance chronicled Baum's friendship with a Palestinian woman and the stories they shared about their childhood in Jerusalem, growing up against a backdrop of constant war and fear. "I don't do this to change people's political views," Baum told the audience after the performance.
After being back on Earth for only nine months, Leland Melvin is already training for his next trip to space. The 1986 University of Richmond alumnus's next mission, targeted to launch in Oct.
A drinking survey from the Richmond College Dean's Office revealed that students' drinking habits do not usually affect their academics. Dan Fabian, chemical health coordinator and associate dean of Richmond College, created the survey and sent it in an e-mail to undergraduate students on Nov.
Chancellor E. Bruce Heilman set out to prove that you're never too old for an adventure while on his cross-country ride atop his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. "People would a sk me how I could possibly want to ride across country at my age," Heilman said, "and I'd say, 'Well, it's the only age I've got!'" Heilman left Richmond the morning of Oct.
Whether cells really work like mathematical machines is the philosophical question a physics professor has been investigating. "Is math a necessity?" asked physics professor Ovidiu Lipan, who said he had loved mathematics all his life.
Patricia Campo, of Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, hasn't been relaxing during her visit to the University of Richmond. As part of a two-week visit that began Nov.
Carbon markets were created to trade carbon emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in an effort to slow climate change, but amid corruption and lack of other supporting organizations, these carbon markets have become ineffective. During the third presentation of the fall 2008 Global Environment Speaker Series on Tuesday evening in Jepson Hall, speaker Daphne Wysham made her case for cleaning up carbon markets locally, nationally and globally. "If the economy fails that's one thing," she said, "However, if the carbon crisis unfolds without serious response we will have an eco-systemic meltdown." Wysham is a fellow and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
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