University of Richmond's Greek women are currently competing in Greeks Going Green, a competition among sororities to see who can be the most eco-friendly. Megan Zanella-Litke, the university's sustainability manager, said that she had been approached by senior Kendel Ahnell, a member of Delta Delta Delta, about starting this project.
As media organizations continue to shift from paper to online, the importance of instant access to news has become paramount, especially for members of the centennial generation. To keep students updated on the latest happenings in the business world, officials of the Robins School of Business and The Wall Street Journal have reached a deal to provide the online version of the newspaper to students for free, starting this semester. Nancy Bagranoff, dean of the business school, said the three members of the business school's staff who had led the effort to get online access for students were: Student Services Coordinator Laura Thorpe, business manager Pat Macaulay and Corey Janecky, director of operations and technology.
Sitarist Chirag Katti captivated a diverse audience with his performance of North Indian classical music at the Carole Weinstein International Center Commons Wednesday, Sept.
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The seventh annual conference of Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum will emphasize ways to grow and sustain CLAC programs in present times of economic uncertainty. The national conference, held at University of Richmond Sept.
Students with Type 1 diabetes have a new resource on campus through the club recently started by senior Mary Waller.
It has been almost 100 years since the first class enrolled at Westhampton College Sept. 17, 1914, and University of Richmond is preparing for the centennial celebrations to occur on campus next September. The main objectives of the centennial celebration include "acknowledging the ongoing (WC and UR) institutional themes of academic excellence, leadership and community," and "inspiring participation by the next generation of WC alumnae who will assume leadership roles across the University and become leaders in their own communities," according to records from the Westhampton College dean's office. Before 1914, Richmond College was all male and was downtown, near the Fan district.
More people have come forward to report cases of sexual assault since the annual "It Ends Now" campaign began in 2011, said Patrick Benner, Richmond College associate dean of residence life. "The event allows the community to stand up and say, 'We don't condone this kind of behavior,'" Benner said.
In the 2014 Liberal Arts College Rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Richmond in a four-way tie as the 25th best liberal arts college in America: an improvement from last year's ranking in the 27th spot. U.S.
University of Richmond has unveiled its Pony Express shuttle loop this year, giving students access to some of Richmond's most scenic and well-known locations for the first time . The Pony Express was born from the campus' Earth Lodge, described on its website as a "community for naturalists by naturalists." Participating students were looking for a way to encourage their peers to discover new parts of the city.
Approximately 75 students, faculty and staff gathered on Thursday night in the Keller Hall Reception Room to view a screening of "The Laramie Project." The movie is based on the play of the same name, which is the 2013-2014 selection for the One Book, One Richmond program. "The Laramie Project" tells the story of Matthew Shepard, a college student who was tortured and left to die in Laramie, Wy., by two other college students in 1998.
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For the past 25 years, Paul Porterfield, director of the Media Resource Center, has worked closely with Uliana Gabara, former dean of international education, in planning the University of Richmond's annual International Film Series.
Since February, University of Richmond has been in the process of building two new housing facilities that will be open to undergraduates starting fall 2014. Next academic year, Richmond students will be able to live in Westhampton Residence Hall or the South Campus apartments, said Chuck Rogers, director of design and construction for Richmond Facilities. Westhampton Residence Hall, located behind South Court, will be a coed, suite-style resident hall with three to four students per unit, Rogers said.
The Office of Sustainability has initiated a program that selects an Eco-Rep for each residence hall in an effort to increase awareness of sustainability programs on campus. Students who apply to be Eco-Reps will work with the residents in their building and encourage them to participate in the annual Eco-Olympics during the spring semester, said junior Casey Schmidt, an intern with the Office of Sustainability and one of the organizers of the Eco-Rep program.
A Study Abroad Fair will be hosted on Sept. 12 by the Office of International Education to provide an opportunity for students to gain information about the various abroad programs. Amy Bergmann, an adviser at the Office of International Education, has managed the Study Abroad Fair for the past eight years.
Along an entire block on Cary Street, University of Richmond art students will cover a wall with original murals. As part of the University of Richmond Arts Initiative, UR Downtown and the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) collaborated with local art organizations to garner this mural and exhibition space between Davis Avenue and Robinson Street, which will be the feature attraction of the university's exhibition at the Richmond Street Art Festival this week. "After an invitation from the RVA Street Art Festival, we teamed with the Valentine Richmond History Center to showcase historical images of the Richmond streetcar system to connect the beginning of Richmond's transportation system to the future of the system, the [Greater Richmond Transit Company]," said Alexandra Byrum, the educational programming coordinator of UR Downtown. "Richmond really was the first city to introduce streetcar or trolley lines, Areflect on history and transportation as part of this unique opportunity in city history," she said. Former and current Richmond students, as well as local and national artists, will paint murals for the festival and in recurring periods thereafter, Byrum said. "In the gaps between and around the historical vinyls, Richmond art students will be able to paint murals, starting in October," Byrum said.
Navigating the University of Richmond's 99-year-old, hill-ridden campus can be difficult, tiring and complicated.
University of Richmond students found the police presence at NASCAR last Saturday not as threatening as police had promised, partly because so many students canceled after hearing Henrico police's planned sequestration of Richmond students. Originally, many students had planned to attend the NASCAR tailgating event at the Richmond International Raceway Saturday, Sept.
The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology is currently down to one academic teaching consultant, after four have resigned or retired since mid-summer. Hil Scott, who had worked for the University of Richmond since 1992 and was a liaison to the arts faculty, retired from the CTLT in July.
