Student and professional choreographers have been working together most of this school year to produce nine original pieces for the University Dancers 28th annual spring performance, Shifting Ground: New Voices in Dance. The dancers will perform at 7:30 p.m.
Between 2010 and 2012, the number of cases of chlamydia documented by the University of Richmond Student Health Center staff increased from three to 21. Sarah Fisher, nursing supervisor at the Student Health Center, attributed this increase to a more affordable test for the sexually transmitted disease, which was made available in 2010, she said. "I don't think all of a sudden we have a huge problem," Fisher said.
The Vagina Monologues serves to empower women and raise awareness globally for both men and women about the experiences in a woman's life, co-producer and senior Emily Blevins said.
The University of Richmond administrators anticipate giving out at least 230 UR Summer Fellowships this year to support undergraduates in their internships and research, said Katybeth Lee, the university's internship program manager. The awards range from $2,400 to $4,000 per student, Lee said, depending on the number of hours that the student will spend working with the research or internship program.
The spring 2013 Eco-Olympics, a dynamic sustainability initiative designed to reduce both energy consumption and waste production on campus, began at the University of Richmond Monday, Feb.
The University of Richmond's Stop Hunger Now supporters will gather on Feb. 23 to package nearly 13,000 meals to be shipped worldwide. The meal-packaging event will bring together volunteers to learn about hunger and put together meals, said Pooja Patel, a sophomore on the UR Stop Hunger Now leadership team.
The University of Richmond administrators anticipate giving out at least 230 UR Summer Fellowships this year to support undergraduates in their internships and research, said Katybeth Lee, the university's internship program manager. The awards range from $2,400 to $4,000 per student, Lee said, depending on the number of hours that the student will spend working with the research or internship program.
Two University of Richmond faculty members will be teaching courses in Germany this summer for the Berlin study abroad program. In addition to intensive German courses, students will now be able to enroll in either a history course taught by Dr. John Treadway or a marketing course taught by Dr. Dana Lascu. "The arrangements that UR has in Berlin are phenomenal," Lascu wrote in an email.
The staff of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at University of Richmond is offering one free, non-credit course per semester to Richmond students. These classes offer a wide range of subjects including: Introduction to Interior Design, Business Writers' Bootcamp and Introduction to Microsoft Office. Directors at SPCS frequently receive inquiries from undergraduate students who are interested in taking non-credit courses to further enhance their education in a particular topic or to acquire a skill in an area that is outside their major course of study, said Stephanie Bowlin, program manager. SPCS student Michelle Edgell said she was looking for a refresher course on Excel when she started working in the Parking and Transportation Office.
For visitors to the University of Richmond Museums' newest art exhibit, here's one piece of advice: Go with the flow. "Flow, Just Flow: Variations on a Theme" opened Jan.
Five University of Richmond students who will be competing in the Ethics Bowl Sunday and Monday to discuss a topic more relevant to college students than in years past: ethics and social media. The staff at the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges has hosted the annual debate since 1997, each time at one of the 15 VFIC schools, according to the organization's website.
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Hit-and-Run Jan. 29, 6:46 p.m. The passenger side of a Westhampton College student's 2009 Hyundai was damaged in a hit-and-run in X-Lot.
Justice Harry L. Carrico loved University of Richmond so much that his family arranged for his funeral to be held at the Cannon Memorial Chapel on Friday, where a large crowd came to honor the longest-serving Virginia Supreme Court jurist. "The church was full of the highest dignitaries from the state, as well as people of all different walks of life," law professor Clark Williams said.
A rally for sports teams transitioned into a call for transparency and communication in the aftermath of a student-led protest outside the December Board of Trustees meeting. On Dec.
CNN staff will run a live telecast program from the University of Richmond campus next Tuesday, Feb.
Members of College Presidents for Gun Safety, a group formed after the elementary school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December, published an open letter to U.S.
Westhampton College Government Association President Taylor Michals spoke with University of Richmond Dining Services staff near the end of last semester to gauge whether late-night food trucks could become a reality on campus, she said.
Psychology professor Scott Allison was quoted as an expert on heroes in two Los Angeles Times articles about the Lance Armstrong scandal this January.
The University of Richmond will host its fifth annual Women of Color Conference this month, providing female students of color with a forum to connect, network and exchange information with a variety of speakers. Charm Bullard, associate dean of Westhampton College, had been working as an area coordinator when she first decided to have a conference for women of color in 2008, she said.
