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|University of Virginia
|US $ 5.2 billion[1]
|US $ 2.596 billion[2]
|Teresa A. Sullivan
|Academic staff
|Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
|World Heritage Site
1,682 acres (6.81 km2)
|Thomas Jefferson
|Orange and Navy blue
|NCAA Division I ACC
25 varsity teams
|Cavaliers, Wahoos
|Virginia Cavalier
|AAU, Universitas 21
|Official name: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
|i, iv, vi
|1987 (11th session)
|Reference No.
|Europe and North America
|This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2013)
Coordinates: 38°02′06″N 78°30′18″W / 38.035°N 78.505°W
|University of Virginia
|US $ 5.2 billion[1]
|US $ 2.596 billion[2]
|Teresa A. Sullivan
|Academic staff
|Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
|World Heritage Site
1,682 acres (6.81 km2)
|Thomas Jefferson
|Orange and Navy blue
|NCAA Division I ACC
25 varsity teams
|Cavaliers, Wahoos
|Virginia Cavalier
|AAU, Universitas 21
|Official name: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
|i, iv, vi
|1987 (11th session)
|Reference No.
|Europe and North America
The University of Virginia (often abbreviated as UVA, UVa, or Virginia) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was conceived and designed by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, and established in 1819. UVA's initial Board of Visitors included former Presidents of the United States Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. Monroe owned the initial site of the University, which was mostly farmland. His law office and farmhouse are now the site of Brown College at Monroe Hill, a residential college at UVA.[5]
UVA is one of the eight original Public Ivy universities, and it is the only university campus in the United States that is designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[6] In the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report's National University Rankings, the school was listed as America's 2nd best public university, tied with UCLA and surpassed only by UC Berkeley.[7]
On January 18, 1800, Thomas Jefferson, then the Vice President of the United States, alluded to plans for a new college in a letter written to British scientist Joseph Priestley: "We wish to establish in the upper country of Virginia, and more centrally for the State, a University on a plan so broad and liberal and modern, as to be worth patronizing with the public support, and be a temptation to the youth of other States to come and drink of the cup of knowledge and fraternize with us."[8]
In 1802, while serving as President of the United States, Jefferson wrote to artist Charles Willson Peale that his concept of the new university would be "on the most extensive and liberal scale that our circumstances would call for and our faculties meet".[9] Virginia was already home to The College of William & Mary, but Jefferson lost confidence in his alma mater, partly because of its religious stances and lack of courses in the sciences.[10] Although Jefferson flourished under the tutelage of College of William & Mary professors William Small and George Wythe, his concerns with the College became great enough by 1800 that he wrote: "We have in that State, a college just well enough endowed to draw out the miserable existence to which a miserable constitution has doomed it".[11] Thus, he began planning a university more aligned with his educational ideals.[12]
The University of Virginia stands on land purchased in 1788 by an American Revolutionary War veteran (and eventual fifth President of the United States), James Monroe. The farmland just outside Charlottesville was purchased from Monroe by the Board of Visitors as Central College in 1817; Monroe was beginning the first of two terms in the White House. Guided by Jefferson, the school laid its first building's cornerstone in late 1817, and the Commonwealth of Virginia chartered the new university on January 25, 1819. John Hartwell Cocke collaborated with James Madison, Monroe, and Joseph Carrington Cabell to fulfill Jefferson's dream to establish the University. Cocke and Jefferson were appointed to the building committee to supervise the construction.[13]
In the presence of James Madison, the Marquis de Lafayette toasted Jefferson as "father" of the University of Virginia at the school's inaugural banquet in 1824. The University's first classes met on March 7, 1825.[14] Other universities of the day allowed only three choices of specialization: Medicine, Law, and Religion. Under Jefferson's guidance, the University of Virginia became the first in the United States to allow specializations in such diverse fields as Astronomy, Architecture, Botany, Philosophy, and Political Science. Jefferson explained, "This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it."[15]
An even more controversial direction was taken for the new university based on a daring vision that higher education should be completely separated from religious doctrine. One of the largest construction projects in North America up to that time, the new Grounds were centered upon a library (then housed in the Rotunda) rather than a church – further distinguishing it from peer universities of the United States, most of which were still primarily functioning as seminaries for one particular religion or another.[16] Jefferson even went so far as to ban the teaching of Theology altogether. In a letter to Thomas Cooper in October 1814, Jefferson stated, "a professorship of theology should have no place in our institution" and, true to form, the University has never had a Divinity school; it was established independent of any religious sect. Replacing the then-standard specialization in Religion, the University undertook groundbreaking specializations in scientific subjects such as Astronomy and Botany. (However, today UVA does maintain a strong Religious Studies department. A non-denominational chapel, notably absent from Jefferson's original plans, was constructed in 1890.)
Jefferson was intimately involved in the university, hosting Sunday dinners at his Monticello home for faculty and students until his death. So taken with the import of what he viewed the University's foundations and potential to be, and counting it amongst his greatest accomplishments, Jefferson insisted his grave mention only his status as author of the Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia. Thus, he eschewed mention of his presidency and national accomplishments in favor of being remembered for the newly established university.
In 1826, the nation's fourth president, James Madison, became Rector of the University of Virginia, at the same time America's fifth President James Monroe made his home on the Grounds (at Monroe Hill) and was a member of the Board of Visitors. Both former Presidents stayed at the university until their deaths in the 1830s.
The same year, 1826, poet Edgar Allan Poe enrolled at the university, where he excelled in Latin.[17] The Raven Society, an organization named after Poe's most famous poem, continues to maintain 13 West Range, the room Poe inhabited during the single semester he attended the University (he left because of financial difficulties).[18]
The School of Engineering and Applied Science opened in 1836, making it the first engineering school in the United States to be attached to a comprehensive university.
At the onset of the American Civil War (commonly referred to in the South as the War Between the States or the War of Northern Aggression), the University of Virginia was the largest in the Southern United States and second nationwide only to Harvard University in its scope.[19] Unlike many other colleges in the South, the university was kept open throughout the conflict, an especially remarkable feat with its home state being the site of more battles than any other. In March 1865, Union General George Armstrong Custer marched troops into Charlottesville, where upon faculty and community leaders convinced him to spare the university. Though Union troops camped on the Lawn and damaged many of the Pavilions, Custer's men left four days later without bloodshed and the university was able to return to its educational routines.
Jefferson, ever the skeptic of central authority and bureaucracy, had originally decided that the University of Virginia would have no President. Rather, this power was to be shared by a Rector and a Board of Visitors. As the 19th century waned, it became obvious this cumbersome arrangement was incapable of adequately handling the many administrative and fundraising tasks that had become necessary to support the growing University.[20]
In 1904, Edwin Alderman resigned as President of Tulane University to take the same position at the University of Virginia. As the university's first president, he embarked on a number of reforms for both the university and the state of Virginia's public educational systems in general. A reform specific to the University of Virginia was one of the first school-sponsored financial aid programs in all of higher learning[citation needed] and, though primitive by today's standards, it included a loan provision for needy men who were unable to pay.[citation needed] Initially controversial and opposed by many at what had become a very traditional school, Alderman's progressive ideas stood the test of time. He remains the longest-tenured president in the university's history, having served for twenty-six years until his death in 1931. Alderman Library is named in his honor.
During World War II, Virginia was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.[21]
Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner became a writer-in-residence at the university in 1957, keeping open office hours until his death in 1962. He was named a Professor of English and had the title of "Consultant on American Literature to the Alderman Library". Faulkner donated a large collection of his manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence to the William Faulkner Foundation, which he created, and the foundation in turn donated the manuscripts to the library upon his death. These and many further Faulkner-related materials reside in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library today.[22]
The University of Virginia began the process of integration even before the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision mandated school desegregation for all grade levels, when Gregory Swanson sued to gain entrance into the university's law school in 1950.[23] Following his successful lawsuit, a handful of black graduate and professional students were admitted during the 1950s, though no black undergraduates were admitted until 1955, and UVA like other southern schools continued to resist full integration until well into the 1960s.[23]
The university first admitted a few selected women to graduate studies in the late 1890s and to certain programs such as nursing and education in the 1920s and 1930s.[24] In 1944, Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia, became the Women's Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Division of the University of Virginia. Until that time, the University of Virginia had not admitted women as undergraduates. In 1970, the Charlottesville campus became fully co-educational, and in 1972 Mary Washington became an independent state university.[25] Women were officially allowed to matriculate at UVA in 1970 after a court suit prompted the Board of Visitors to adopt full coeducation over a two-year period. In 1970, the first class of 450 undergraduate women entered UVA (39 percent), while the number of men admitted remained constant. By 2003 women comprised 55 percent of the undergraduate student body.[24]
The University of Virginia established its first and only branch campus at Wise, Virginia, in 1954. The UVA Wise campus currently enrolls 2,000 students. As a public, four-year residential college located in the mountains of southwestern Virginia, The University of Virginia's College at Wise is recognized as one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the nation.
UVa-Wise is home to Virginia's only undergraduate degree program in software engineering. UVa-Wise offers 30 majors, 32 minors, seven pre-professional programs, and 24 teaching licensures.
For several consecutive years, students at UVa-Wise have graduated with the lowest debt load of any public liberal arts college in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
UVa-Wise has been selected for inclusion in "Colleges of Distinction", which recognizes institutions for engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities, and successful outcomes.
In 2004, resulting from a stark decrease in state support, the University of Virginia became the first public university in the United States to receive more of its funding from private sources than from the state with which it is associated. Thanks to a Charter initiative that passed the Virginia General Assembly and was signed into law by then-Governor Mark Warner in 2005,[26] the university—and any other public universities in the state that choose to do so (currently Virginia Tech and William & Mary) – will have greater autonomy over its own affairs.[27] The university was subject to an audit by the state, which found that while the school met most of the goals established by the deal, the number of minority students enrolled in the university declined.[28]
Also in 2004, at the 100th anniversary of Alderman becoming President, UVA announced the AccessUVa financial aid program. This program guarantees the University will meet 100% of a U.S. student's demonstrated need. It also provides low-income students (up to 200% of the poverty line – as of 2009, about $44,000 for a family of four) with full grants to cover all of their educational needs, and it caps the level of need-based loans for all other students. This program was the first to guarantee full grants to students of low-income families at any public university in the United States.
Today, minority students are particularly successful at the University of Virginia. According to the Fall 2005 issue of Journal of Blacks in Higher Education,[29] UVA "has the highest black student graduation rate of the Public Ivies at 86 percent". The journal goes on to state that "by far the most impressive is the University of Virginia with its high black student graduation rate and its small racial difference in graduation rates".
The University of Virginia, together with Harvard University and Princeton University, ended its Early Decision and Early Action programs in September 2006, stating that such policies limit poor and middle class students from competing on an equal footing with wealthier applicants.[30][31] For its part, UVA noted that of 947 Early Decision acceptances for the Class of 2010, fewer than 20 of those students had applied for financial aid.[32] Non-binding early action was instated for the first time for the class of 2016 as "early action did not have the same impact on students of lower socioeconomic means because it is not binding".[33]
In 2010 the University welcomed Teresa A. Sullivan as the University's first woman President.[34] Two years later, during the Spring of 2012, the first woman Rector Helen Dragas decided to remove President Sullivan. Instead of convening the Board of Visitors to discuss firing the President, Ms. Dragas secretly lobbied Board members in one-on-one phone calls, and then surprised President Sullivan in her office on June 8, 2012, with a demand for her resignation.[35] Rector Dragas convened a three member Executive Committee meeting to accept the forced resignation, and then required Sullivan's subordinates to report directly to the Rector's office, effectively removing President Sullivan from any remaining management role.[36]
President Sullivan in a subsequent New York Times interview said she does not know why she was removed.[35] Professor Larry Sabato in the UVA Alumni Magazine called it "a midnight knifing", a "palace coup" to be reversed by "a grassroots rebellion".[37]
The resignation elicited strong protests, including a faculty Senate vote of no confidence in the Board of Visitors and Rector Dragas,[38] and demands from the student government for an explanation for Sullivan's ouster.[39] In the face of mounting pressure, including alumni threats to cease contributions,[40] and a mandate from Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell to resolve the issue or he would remove the entire Board,[41] the Board unanimously voted to reinstate Sullivan as president.[42]
In December 2012 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools put UVA "on warning" that it risked losing its accreditation because President Sullivan's removal violated their standards for board governance and faculty role in decisionmaking.[43][44] After the Board of Visitors changed its operating procedures so a minority of members could no longer control the board, the threat to U Va's accreditation was lifted.[45]
Throughout its history, the University of Virginia has won praise for its unique Jeffersonian architecture. In January 1895, less than a year before the Great Rotunda Fire, The New York Times said that the design of the University of Virginia "was incomparably the most ambitious and monumental architectural project that had or has yet been conceived in this century".[46] In the United States Bicentennial issue of their AIA Journal, the American Institute of Architects called it "the proudest achievement of American architecture in the past 200 years".[47] Today, the University of Virginia remains an architectural landmark and popular tourist destination. In 2011, Travel+Leisure listed the University as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. [48]
Jefferson's original architectural design revolves around the "Academical Village", and that name remains in use today to describe both the specific area of The Lawn, a grand, terraced green space surrounded by residential and academic buildings, the gardens, The Range, and the larger University surrounding it. The principal building of the design, The Rotunda, stands at the north end of the Lawn, and is the most recognizable symbol of the University. It is half the height and width of the Pantheon in Rome, which was the primary inspiration for the building. The Lawn and the Rotunda were the model for many similar designs of "centralized green areas" at universities across the country.
Most notably designed by inspiration of the Rotunda and Lawn are the expansive green spaces headed by Rotunda-like buildings built at: Duke University in 1892; Johns Hopkins University in 1902; Rice University in 1910; Dallas Hall, the central building at Southern Methodist University (1912); Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1915; the Green at the University of Delaware in 1916; Killian Court at MIT in 1916 (which was founded by William Barton Rogers, who immediately prior had been a Natural Philosophy professor at the University of Virginia for 19 years); the "Grand Auditorium" of Tsinghua University in Beijing built in 1917; the campus of Yale Divinity School (the Sterling Quad, 1932); and the new grounds of the University's own Darden School of Business (designed by Robert A.M. Stern).
Flanking both sides of the Rotunda and extending down the length of the Lawn are ten Pavilions interspersed with student rooms. Each has its own classical architectural style, as well as its own walled garden separated by Jeffersonian Serpentine walls. These walls are called "serpentine" because they run a sinusoidal course, one that lends strength to the wall and allows for the wall to be only one brick thick, one of many innovations by which Jefferson attempted to combine aesthetics with utility. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr., a former scholar at the University, has written the definitive book on the original academic buildings at the University.[49]
Jefferson financed the building of the University through personal loans from James Monroe and General John Hartwell Cocke II. Monroe, Cocke, and Jefferson each put up a third of the money to procure the land and build the initial buildings. Gen. Cocke was a General in the War of 1812, a local plantation owner, and friend of Thomas Jefferson. He owned Bremo Plantation, located southwest of Charlottesville near where Bremo Bluff, Virginia, is today. These loans were never repaid by Jefferson.[citation needed]
On October 27, 1895, the Rotunda burned to a shell because of an electrical fire that started in the Rotunda Annex, a long multi-story structure built in 1853 to house additional classrooms. The electrical fire was no doubt assisted by the unfortunate help of overzealous faculty member William "Reddy" Echols, who attempted to save it by throwing roughly 100 pounds (45 kg) of dynamite into the main fire in the hopes that the blast would separate the burning Annex from Jefferson's own Rotunda. His last-ditch effort ultimately failed. (Perhaps ironically, one of the University's main honors student programs is named for him.) University officials swiftly approached celebrity architect Stanford White to rebuild the Rotunda. White took the charge further, disregarding Jefferson's design and redesigning the Rotunda interior—making it two floors instead of three, adding three buildings to the foot of the Lawn, and designing a President's House. He did omit rebuilding the Rotunda Annex, the remnants of which were used as fill and to create part of the modern-day Rotunda's northern-facing plaza. The classes formerly occupying the Annex were now moved to the South Lawn in White's new buildings.
The White buildings have the effect of closing off the sweeping perspective, as originally conceived by Jefferson, down the Lawn across open countryside toward the distant mountains. The White buildings at the foot of the Lawn effectively create a huge "quadrangle", albeit one far grander than any traditional college quadrangle at the University of Cambridge or University of Oxford.
In concert with the United States Bicentennial in 1976, Stanford White's changes to the Rotunda were removed and the building was returned to Jefferson's original design. Renovated according to original sketches and historical photographs, a three-story Rotunda opened on Jefferson's birthday, April 13, 1976.
Though student enrollment has grown well beyond the original Lawn facilities, the University further distinguishes itself by extending the original Academical Village ideal with two exclusively First-year (freshman) living areas: The Old Dorms (Bonnycastle, Dabney, Echols, Emmet, Hancock, Humphreys, Kent, Lefevre, Metcalf, Page), located on McCormick Road, and The New Dorms (Cauthen, Courtenay, Dunglison, Fitzhugh, Kellogg, Balz-Dobie, Tuttle-Dunnington, Shannon, Watson-Webb, Woody), adjacent to Scott Stadium, both situated wholly on Grounds and considered integral to establishing peer discourse. The common bonding experience proves such a fixture to the University experience, students often identify themselves by individual "Old" or "New" dormitory. First-year living areas also include Hereford College, International Residential College, and Brown College at Monroe Hill.
In 2001, John Kluge donated 7,378 acres (29.86 km2) of additional lands to the University. Kluge desired the core of the land to be developed by the University, and the surrounding land to be sold to fund an endowment supporting the core. A large part of the gift was soon sold to musician Dave Matthews, of the Dave Matthews Band, to be utilized in an organic farming project. It is unknown what the University will do with its "core" portion of the land.
The Virginia Department of Transportation maintains the roads through the University grounds as State Route 302.[50]
The University, together with Jefferson's home at Monticello, is a World Heritage Site, one of only three modern sites so listed in the 50 states, the others being the Statue of Liberty and Independence Hall. It was the first collegiate campus worldwide to be awarded the designation.
On June 10, 1940, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to the University's Memorial Gymnasium to watch his son Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. graduate, and to give the commencement address. Instead, "in this university founded by the first great American teacher of democracy" he made his impromptu "Stab in the Back"[51] speech denouncing the act of Italy joining beside Nazi Germany to invade France on that day.[52] (Graduation ceremonies are traditionally held on the Lawn, but rain had forced a move to "Mem Gym" for the Class of 1940.)
In the early 1960s, civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., James Farmer, Aaron Henry, Bayard Rustin, and others spoke at the University under the sponsorship of the Virginia Council on Human Relations, a student organization which presented speakers on Grounds who opposed the state's prevailing policy of racial segregation. John Lewis, Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee spoke in 1965 while his head was still bandaged from a police beating he received leading the first march from Selma.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at Old Cabell Hall in 1963 met with no resistance of any kind among the student body or administration.[53] He called for a doubling of black registrations at universities in the South. African-American enrollment has since been increased tenfold at the University. Five years later in 1968, when King was shot, the Rotunda flag was flown at half-mast and then-President of the University Edgar Shannon, Jr. led a UVa memorial service in Cabell Hall. All classes at UVa were made optional during the service.[54]
To commemorate the United States Bicentennial in 1976, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II strolled the Lawn and lunched in the Dome Room of the Rotunda, one of five American sites she publicly visited.
The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and several other Nobel Peace laureates stayed on Grounds for one week in 1998 while attending the University's historic Nobel Laureates Conference.[55]
On September 27 and 28, 1988 President George H.W. Bush convened the Charlottesville Education Summit. The discussions on furthering national education goals were led by then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, who would later be elected President in 1992 on a platform that promised economic and education reforms. The conference led to several reform proposals for the higher education system, which became the basis for Goals 2000 legislation, introduced into Congress in 1994 and signed into law by President Clinton on March 31, 1994.[56]
On August 25, 2012, the University refused an offer by President Barack Obama to hold a campaign speech on the Grounds. The reason cited was that the day the event was scheduled was the second day of classes for the 2012-13 school year, and would be too disruptive to the students and their class schedules. President Obama ended up speaking at the Downtown Mall Amphitheater located in downtown Charlottesville, well away from the University. This refusal did cause a bit of controversy and made some feel like the University was being disrespectful of the President, while others felt that the action was appropriate, and in the best interest of the students.[57]
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The bulk of University housing serves first year students. As of August 2013, there are two main areas for first year housing and another dormitory complex to maintain enrollment growth during ongoing dormitory construction. The first and oldest area is the site of the McCormick Road Dormitories, often referred to as "Old Dorms." The dorms were built after World War II to accommodate a national growth in college enrollment, due in part to the G.I. Bill.[58] Although older and without modern amenities like central air conditioning, the dorms are located closer to Central Grounds and the rooms are slightly larger. The houses that make up the McCormick Road Dormitories are Bonnycastle, Dabney, Echols, Emmet, Hancock, Humphreys, Kent, Lefevre, Metcalf, and Page.[59] All of the dorms feature hall-style living.
The other main area for first year housing is the Alderman Road Dormitories. Although the original houses were built in the 1960s and featured suite-style living, the area was referred to as "New Dorms". Since then, the University has embarked on a project to replace the structures with newer dorms that will facilitate a growth in enrollment and provide incoming first years with modern amenities.[60] As of August 2013, the University has demolished eleven of the original structures and completed five larger dormitories to take their places. The newest dorms are Balz-Dobie, Watson-Webb, Lile-Maupin, Tuttle-Dunnington, and Shannon. Additionally, Kellogg was completed in 2008 and served as a model for the Alderman Road Replacement Project. Cauthen and Woody were added to the area as well during the 1990s. All of the newest dorms feature hall-style living, unlike their predecessors.
Casa Bolivar located on Jefferson Park Avenue, houses about two dozen students, providing them with an atmosphere to improve their Spanish and to earn one academic credit in the process. The Casa Bolivar is open to all upperclass undergraduates.
Due to the ongoing construction, the University has converted the Gooch-Dillard upperclassmen dormitories into first year housing. These two houses are suite-style, where each suite holds up to six or seven students. Gooch-Dillard is the only housing that features permanent triples, although sparingly. Gooch-Dillard is farthest from Central Grounds, but is close to a smaller dining hall called "Runk".
Upperclassmen can apply for on-grounds housing as well, although their options are limited. The chances of receiving a housing assignment diminish as students advance into later years. Second years will almost certainly have on-grounds housing if they choose to apply. Upperclassmen can be assigned to Lambeth, Bice, Faulkner, Copeley, Johnson, Malone, and Weedon. Lambeth is made up of on-grounds apartments for groups of four or six students and is closest to Central Grounds. Near the new South Lawn Commons area, Bice is a single apartment building that also offers units for four or six students. Faulkner and Copeley are far removed from Central Grounds, sitting on newer University property that is generally referred to as "North Grounds". Lastly, Johnson, Malone, And Weedon (JMW) are dormitories that were created along with the Hereford Residential College. They are behind Gooch-Dillard and are somewhat far from Central Grounds.
The housing units that permit families are Copeley Hill Apartments and University Gardens.[61] Copeley Hill is within the Albemarle County Public Schools.[62][63] Residents of Copeley Hill are zoned to Greer Elementary School,[64] Jouett Middle School,[65] and Albemarle High School.[66] University Gardens is within the Charlottesville City Schools.[67] University Gardens is zoned to Venable Elementary School, Walker Upper Elementary School, Buford Middle School, and Charlottesville High School.[68][69][70]
Admission to the University of Virginia is competitive, with 90.2% of admitted applicants ranking in the top 10% of their high school classes.[72] A December 2005 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) study of "high-achieving" undergraduate applicants found U.Va., at twentieth overall, to be the most preferred college located in the state of Virginia, and the second-most preferred in the American South, behind Duke University. The study also revealed the University to be the most preferred public university in the entire United States. The stated purpose of the NBER study was to produce a ranking system that "would be difficult for a college to manipulate" by basing it on the actual demonstrated preferences of highly meritorious students.[73]
For the Class of 2017, the University of Virginia received 29,005 applications, accepting 8,528, for an acceptance rate of 29 percent. [74]
The University has seen steady increases in the applicant pool throughout the past decade. For example, the Class of 2011 received a then-record 18,013 applications.[75] The University saw increased interest from various groups of students, as applications rose by 13 percent for African American applicants, 20 percent for Asian Americans, 16 percent for Hispanic Americans, and 26 percent for international students. The University enrolled 70 more first-years than it did the previous year, as it continued to expand the scope of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Another record was established for the Class of 2012, with 18,776 applications for 3,170 undergraduate spots.[76] Applications rose for each of the four undergraduate schools that accept first-year students into their programs: Architecture, Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Nursing.
The Class of 2013 saw a tremendous increase to yet another new record high of 21,511 applications.[77] 37% of applicants were accepted.[78] The University continued to see interest from an increasingly diverse pool, as applications increased by another 22 percent for African-American students, 56 percent for Hispanic students, 50 percent for international students, and 100 percent for Native Americans.
Degrees from the University of Virginia must be earned academically – there has never been an honorary degree offered.[79] The policy was instituted by Thomas Jefferson. When the Virginia Legislature's Committee of Schools and Colleges was reconsidering it in 1845, then-U.Va. professor and future Massachusetts Institute of Technology founder William Barton Rogers wrote, "[T]he legislators of the University have, we think, wisely made their highest academic honor – that of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia – the genuine test of diligent and successful literary training, and, disdaining such literary almsgiving, have firmly barred the door against the demands of spurious merit and noisy popularity." When MIT was chartered in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1861, Rogers carried the U.Va. policy through to the new institute.[80][81]
The University of Virginia places #1 among state-supported universities in the United States in the production of Rhodes Scholars.[82] The University's 50th Rhodes Scholar was named in 2013.
Tuition is lower for both in-state and out-of-state students than at most other top universities. The student composition of the University is such that it was described in a feature article in the 2006 America's Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report as being "chock full of academic stars who turn down private schools like Duke, Princeton, and Cornell for, they say, a better value".[83] Indeed, in 2008 the Center for College Affordability and Productivity named the University the top value among all national public colleges and universities;[84] and in 2009, the University was again named the "#1 Best Value" among public universities in the United States in a separate ranking by USA TODAY and the Princeton Review.[85][86]
|University rankings
|U.S. News & World Report[89]
In 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Virginia as the number two public university among "National Universities" in the United States, tied with UCLA, and 24th overall (including private schools).[93] In the 26-year history of the rankings, U.Va. has never dropped out of the Top 25 listing and has always ranked either #1 or #2 among public schools.[94] In every published edition of the report going back to 1983, the undergraduate program at the University has also retained its position as the highest ranked school, public or private, in its home state of Virginia. Forbes magazine ranked the University 29th in its 2013 ranking of U.S. universities.[95] Internationally, UVa ranked 118th in the world according to the 2012–2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[96] The 2012 QS World University Rankings placed Virginia 123rd in the world.[97] GQ magazine recognized the University of Virginia noting classroom attendance of scholarship athletes as well as student traditions such as referring to the institution as "the University", ranking it 25th.[98]
The University of Virginia has been recognized numerous times as having the highest African American graduation rate among public universities, and by a wide margin.[99][100][101][102] Among the Top Four public universities that consistently rank highest in the U.S. News rankings, the University of Virginia has an 87% black student graduation rate, some 15 to 20 percentage points higher than the 70% at the University of California, Berkeley, 68% at the University of Michigan, and 73% at UCLA.[102] In addition, due in part to California Proposition 209 and the Michigan Proposal 2, the University also has much higher African American populations than these peer universities. The University of Virginia has an undergraduate student body that is 8.7%[103] African American, while the University of California undergraduate student bodies at Berkeley and UCLA are just 3.2%[104] and 3.7%[105] African American, respectively. Only 5.2%[106] of University of Michigan undergraduates are African American. Thus, relative to its closest peers, the University of Virginia has twice to three times the proportion of African American undergraduate students, and they go on to graduate at significantly higher rates.[why?]
The University of Virginia has many highly regarded graduate programs. Programs ranked in their respective fields' top 10 by U.S. News & World Report include Law, Tax Law, International Law, architecture,[107] 18th through 20th Century British Literature, African-American Literature, American Literature, American Literature Before 1865, Creative Writing,[108] U.S. Colonial History, Political Theory, Developmental Psychology, Adult/Medical-Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Management, Elementary Teacher Education, Secondary Teacher Education, and Special Education.[109]
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation offers four-year full-tuition scholarships based on regional, international, and at-large competitions. Students are nominated by their high schools, interviewed, then invited to weekend-long series of tests of character, aptitude, and general suitability. Approximately 3% of those nominated successfully earn the scholarship.
Echols Scholars (College of Arts and Sciences) and Rodman Scholars (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences), which include 6-7% of undergraduate students, receive no financial benefits, but are entitled to special advisors, priority course registration, residence in designated dorms and fewer curricular constraints than other students.[111]
The University offers 48 bachelor's degrees, 94 master's degrees, 55 doctoral degrees, 6 educational specialist degrees, and 2 first-professional degrees (Medicine and Law) to its students.
The University of Virginia Library System holds 5 million volumes. Its Electronic Text Center, established in 1992, has put 70,000 books online as well as 350,000 images that go with them. These e-texts are open to anyone and, as of 2002[update], were receiving 37,000 daily visits (compared to 6,000 daily visitors to the physical libraries).[112]
The University of Virginia is a member of a consortium engaged in the construction and operation of the Large Binocular Telescope in the Mount Graham International Observatory of the Pinaleno Mountains of southeastern Arizona. It is also a member of both the Astrophysical Research Consortium, which operates telescopes at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy which operates the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Gemini Observatory and the Space Telescope Science Institute. The University of Virginia hosts the headquarters of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which operates the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia and the Very Large Array radio telescope made famous in the Carl Sagan television documentary Cosmos and film Contact. The North American Atacama Large Millimeter Array Science Center is also located at the Charlottesville NRAO site.
UVA also hosts the Rare Book School, a non-profit organization that studies the history of books and printing. The University is one of 60 elected members of the Association of American Universities, and the only member representing the Commonwealth of Virginia. Along with the University of Connecticut, UVA is one of two American member universities of Universitas 21, an international consortium of research-intensive universities. On May 14, 2007, then-University President John Casteen was named Chairman of the Board of the organization.
The university campus was recognized by MSN as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world.[113]
In 2003, The Wall Street Journal studied the undergraduate backgrounds of entering students at "elite" graduate programs.[114] The University of Virginia with 82 placements (2.6% of class) placed 33rd overall and third among all state-supported universities in elite graduate placement.[115] No other state university on the Atlantic Seaboard had greater than one-third the number of placements as the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia possesses a distinguished faculty, including a Nobel Laureate, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former United States Poet Laureate, 25 Guggenheim fellows, 26 Fulbright fellows, six National Endowment for the Humanities fellows, two Presidential Young Investigator Award winners, three Sloan award winners, three Packard Foundation Award winners, and a winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[116] The University's faculty were particularly instrumental in the evolution of Internet networking and connectivity. Physics professor James McCarthy was the lead academic liaison to the government in the establishment of SURANET, and the University has also participated in ARPANET, Abilene, Internet2, and Lambda Rail. On March 19, 1986, the University's domain name, Virginia.edu, became the first registration under the .edu top-level domain originating from the Commonwealth of Virginia.[117]
Faculty were originally housed in the Academical Village among the students, serving as both instructors and advisors, continuing on to include the McCormick Road Old Dorms, though this has been phased out in favor of undergraduate student resident advisors (RAs). Several of the faculty, however, continue the University tradition of living on Grounds, either on the Lawn in the various Pavilions, or as fellows at one of three residential colleges (Brown College at Monroe Hill, Hereford College, and the International Residential College).
Some of the University of Virginia's faculty have become well-known national personalities during their time in Charlottesville. Larry Sabato has, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, become the most-cited professor in the country by national and regional news organizations, both on the Internet and in print.[118] Civil rights activist Julian Bond, a professor in the Corcoran Department of History from 1990 until his retirement in 2012, was the Chairman of the NAACP from 1998 to 2009. Professor Bond was also chosen to be the moderator of the 1998 Nobel Laureates Conferences, which included His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and other living winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Media Studies and Law professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, an expert in copyright law and Internet issues, moved from New York University to the University of Virginia in 2007. Spanish professor David Gies received the Order of Isabella the Catholic from King Juan Carlos I of Spain in 2007.[119] 1987 Pulitzer Prize for poetry recipient Rita Dove, professor in the English department since 1989, served as United States Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995; in 1995, together with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, she chaired an unprecedented gathering of Nobel laureates in literature in Atlanta. In 1996 Rita Dove received the National Humanities Medal from President Bill Clinton, and President Barack Obama honored her with the 2011 National Medal of Arts,[120] making her only the fourth person, after novelists Eudora Welty, John Updike, and Philip Roth, and the only poet to receive both of the highest United States honors for lifetime achievement in the arts and humanities.
In 2002, the Cavalier Daily student newspaper began annually posting faculty compensation online.[121]
The University is also endowed with several affiliated centers including the Rare Book School, Center for Chemistry of the Universe, headquarters of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, University of Virginia Center for Politics, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and Miller Center of Public Affairs. The Fralin Museum of Art is dedicated to creating an environment where both the university community and the general public can study and learn from directly experiencing works of art.
Managed by the University of Virginia Investment Management Company, and with $4.8 billion as of February 2013, UVa's endowment ranked 19th among all colleges and universities, and fifth among public universities.[122]
In 2006, then-President Casteen announced an ambitious $3 billion capital campaign to be completed by December 2011.[123] U Va missed the 2011 deadline, and extended it indefinitely.[124] At the graduation ceremonies in May 2013 President Sullivan announced that UVa had met its goal of raising $3 billion.[125]
The University of Virginia is one of only two public universities in the United States that has a Triple-A credit rating from all three major credit rating agencies, along with the University of Texas at Austin.[126] This allows it to borrow money and fund projects with the best possible conditions and terms.
The University of Virginia's athletics program competes in Division I (and the Football Bowl Subdivision for football), and has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1953. The current Athletic Director at Virginia is Craig Littlepage. The Virginia Cavaliers, also called "Wahoos" or "Hoos", have won 21 recognized national championships, 16 of them since 1980. Virginia has won multiple national titles in seven different sports, including four men's sports (lacrosse, 7; soccer, 6; boxing, 2; and tennis, 1) and three women's sports (lacrosse, 3; rowing, 2; and cross country, 2). It also holds a national championship in track and field. The men's college basketball team has won either the ACC regular season (1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007) or ACC Tournament (1976) titles six times and has been to the Final Four twice, while the women's squad has been three times.
The football team won a share of the ACC Championship in both 1989 and 1995 (both before the conference had a championship game). After never reaching a bowl before 1984, the team has played in 17 bowl games since. The program is also notable for its recent high draft picks in the National Football League, including the #4 overall pick of 2006, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, and the #2 overall pick of 2008, Chris Long. The program is a party to three major rivalry games in the conference: the longest series in the ACC, the South's Oldest Rivalry with North Carolina; the Commonwealth Cup with Virginia Tech (part of the greater Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry); and the Beltway Brawl with Maryland. While the Cavaliers have played UNC more times (114) than any other rival, all of these opponents – North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Maryland – each list Virginia as their schools' longest-standing football rivals.[citation needed]
In 2006, the men's lacrosse team won its fourth NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship, and sixth including the pre-tournament era. In the title game, Virginia defeated UMass 15–7 in front of a record crowd of 47,062 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the first lacrosse crowd to surpass the crowd size of the men's basketball Final Four and the largest crowd to witness any NCAA Championship during the year.[127] The team finished the season a perfect 17–0, the best record in NCAA lacrosse history. Five years later the Cavaliers won the 2011 championship behind eventual Tewaaraton Trophy winner Steele Stanwick, bringing their tournament era championship total to 5, which puts them fourth amongst NCAA Division I teams and first amongst ACC Teams.
The new John Paul Jones Arena opened in the fall of 2006 for men's and women's basketball. It seats 14,593 fans, making it the third largest on-campus basketball facility in the ACC and the largest arena not located in a major metropolitan area. The arena's inaugural year witnessed the Virginia men's basketball team's first place finish in the ACC.
Davenport Field, where the UVa baseball team plays, is also new, opening in 2002. In Brian O'Connor's first 4 seasons at the helm after being made the head baseball coach in July 2003, the team has averaged 44 wins per year and become a nationally ranked power. The team has led the ACC in team ERA for four consecutive years. In 2009, the baseball team won a place in the College World Series for the first time.
The soccer teams are also national powers, with men's soccer having won 6 national championships to date including its most recent in December 2009. The women's team is regularly ranked in the top 10 nationally. The teams play their home matches at Klöckner Stadium, the largest soccer stadium in the ACC. The men's team has been invited to the NCAA Tournament for 26 consecutive years and made the College Cup many times. Former Coach Bruce Arena has coached the U.S. national team and currently coaches the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
The Aquatics and Fitness Center (webcam) has been popular among University students for working out and swimming since its opening in Fall 1996, and it is also where the Swimming & Diving teams compete in home meets. The men's swimming and diving team won 8 consecutive ACC Championships between 1999 and 2006. The women's swimming team won its fourth consecutive ACC Championship on February 19, 2011.[128]
Also winning consecutive ACC titles has been the men's tennis team, which has won 4 consecutive regular season ACC Championships. Playing their home matches at the Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center, the men's tennis team had their best season ever in 2007, finishing with a 30–4 record and a #2 national ranking. Somdev Devvarman became the first ACC player in conference history to win the NCAA Singles Championship, which he won in two consecutive years. In addition, the tennis team beat Ohio State for the 2008 National Indoor Tennis Championships, 4–1.[citation needed]
Now that Virginia Tech has joined the ACC, the Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry has been strengthened across a number of sports. This rivalry between the University and its larger neighbor to the southwest is followed statewide.[citation needed] UVA's athletic teams have bested the Hokies through the years in many of the major sports. The two universities also faced off in the Commonwealth Challenge between 2005 and 2007, with the Cavaliers routing the Hokies in each Challenge: 14.5 to 7.5 in 2005–2006 and 14 to 8 in 2006–2007. The competition was then dropped out of sensitivity following the Virginia Tech massacre.
The Cavalier Song is the University of Virginia's fight song. The song was a result of a contest held in 1923 by the University. The Cavalier Song, with lyrics by Lawrence Haywood Lee, Jr., and music by Fulton Lewis, Jr., was selected as the winner.[129] Generally the second half of the song is played during sporting events. Until the 2008 football season, the entire fight song could be heard during the Cavalier Marching Band's entrance at home football games.
Student life at the University of Virginia is marked by a number of unique traditions. The campus of the University is referred to as "the Grounds". Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors are instead called first-, second-, third-, and fourth-years in order to reflect Jefferson's belief that learning is a never-ending process, rather than one to be completed within four years. Also, students do not "graduate" from the University; instead, they "take" their degrees. Professors are traditionally addressed as "Mr." or "Ms." instead of "Doctor" (although medical doctors are the exception and are called "Doctor") in deference to Thomas Jefferson's desire to have an equality of ideas, discriminated by merit and unburdened by title.
In 2005, the University was named "Hottest for Fitness" by Newsweek magazine,[130] due in part to 94% of its students using one of the four indoor athletics facilities. Particularly popular is the Aquatics and Fitness Center, situated across the street from the Alderman Dorms.
The University of Virginia sent more workers to the Peace Corps in 2006[131] and 2008[132] than any other "medium-sized" university in the United States. Volunteerism at the University is centered in Madison House which offers numerous opportunities to serve others. Among the numerous programs offered are tutoring, housing improvement, and an organization called Hoos Against Hunger, which gives leftover food from restaurants to the homeless of Charlottesville, rather than allowing it to be discarded.
A number of secret societies at the University, most notably the Seven Society, Z Society, and IMP Society, have operated for decades, leaving their painted marks on University buildings. Other significant secret societies include Eli Banana, T.I.L.K.A., the Purple Shadows (who commemorate Jefferson's birthday shortly after dawn on the Lawn each April 13), The Sons of Liberty, and the 21 Society. Not all the secret societies keep their membership unknown, but even those who don't hide their identities generally keep most of their good works and activities far from the public eye.
The student life building on the University of Virginia is called Newcomb Hall. It is home to the Student Activities Center (SAC) and the Media Activities Center (MAC), where student groups can get leadership consulting and use computing and copying resources, as well as several meeting rooms for student groups. Student Council, the student self-governing body, holds meetings Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in the Newcomb South Meeting Room. Student Council, or "StudCo", also holds office hours and regular committee meetings in the newly renovated Newcomb Programs and Council (PAC) Room. The PAC also houses the University Programs Council and Class Councils. Newcomb basement is home to both the office of the independent student newspaper The Declaration, The Cavalier Daily, and the Consortium of University Publications.
Student Societies have existed on grounds since the early 19th Century. The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, founded in 1825, is the second oldest Greek-Lettered organization in the nation (the oldest being the Phi Beta Kappa honor fraternity). It continues to meet every Friday at 7:29 PM in Jefferson Hall. The Washington Literary Society and Debating Union also meets every week, and the two organizations often engage in a friendly rivalry. In the days before social fraternities existed and intercollegiate athletics became popular, these Societies were often the focal point of social activity on grounds.[133] Several fraternities were later founded at the University of Virginia including Pi Kappa Alpha (March 1, 1868) and Kappa Sigma (December 10, 1869). Many of these fraternities are located on Rugby Road.
A national publication's survey recently revealed that UVA's students give their library system higher marks than students at any other school in the United States. The best-known library is Alderman Library for the humanities and social sciences, which contains 10 floors of stacks with many useful study nooks hidden among them. UVA's renowned Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library features one of the premier collections of American Literature in the country as well as two copies of the original printing of the Declaration of Independence. It was in this library in 2006 that Robert Stilling, an English graduate student, discovered an unpublished Robert Frost poem from 1918.[134] Clemons Library, next to Alderman, is a popular study spot. Hundreds of students can be found gathered on its various quiet floors on any given night. Clark Hall, home of the Science & Engineering Library, also scores high marks. One of the notable features of Clark Hall is the Mural Room, decorated by two three-panel murals by Allyn Cox, depicting the Moral Law and the Civil Law. The murals were finished and set in place in 1934.[135] As of 2006[update], the University and Google were working on the digitization of selected collections from the library system.[136]
As at many universities, alcohol use is a part of the social life of many undergraduate students. Concerns particularly arose about a past trend of seniors consuming excessive alcohol during the day of the last home football game.[137] President Casteen announced a $2.5 million donation from Anheuser-Busch to fund a new UVA-based Social Norms Institute in September 2006.[138] A spokesman said: "the goal is to get students to emulate the positive behavior of the vast majority of students". However, based on ratings of sex, sports, and nightlife, the college was ranked at number one in Playboy's 2012 list of Top 10 Party Schools.[139]
While Charlottesville, which typically registers zero to three murders per year, is generally considered a safe city, students have been involved on both sides of homicides in recent history.
One of the largest events at the University of Virginia is called Springfest. It takes place every year in the spring, and features a large free concert and various inflatables and games.
Another popular event is Foxfield, a steeplechase and social gathering that takes place nearby in Albemarle County in April, and which is annually attended by thousands of students from the University of Virginia and neighboring colleges.[141]
On my honor as a student, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment/examination.
The University of Virginia has an honor code, formally known as the Honor System.[142] The Honor System is usually student-run (though university administration interference has occurred, as described in the Leggett case below). It was founded by Virginia students in 1842 after John A. G. Davis, chairman of the faculty and professor of law, who was attempting to resolve a conflict between students, was shot to death.[143] Originally, the student was expected to hold himself to a gentleman's code of conduct. In the wake of the shooting, law professor Henry St. George Tucker, Sr., proposed a basic honor pledge as a gesture of confidence in the honor of Virginia students.[144] In modern times, however, the Honor System is composed of only three tenets: a student will not lie, cheat, or steal. It extends to all matters academic and personal, and the sole sanction for a confirmed Honor System violation is dismissal from the University. This is called the "single sanction".
The system is not without its detractors—it has been criticized because the required severe penalty may prevent more moderate violations from being reported or acted upon.[145] As the system is entirely student run, a change to the Honor Committee constitution could have the effect of ending the single sanction system of punishment. Although students have voted on numerous proposals to weaken or eliminate the single sanction over the past few decades, none has ever succeeded. Support for the honor system has waned in recent years, and in the Spring of 2007 a non-binding referendum to replace the single sanction with a tiered, multiple sanction system received 49.5% of the votes cast, falling just 62 votes shy of a majority.[146]
In theory, the Honor System allows the faculty to do such things as assign timed take-home examinations, and research or studies to be done in a particular way, with the assurance that the strictures placed on the student will be observed. However, no professor is required to extend such courtesies. The student is often required to sign all examinations or assignments with the following pledge: "On my honor as a student, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment/examination." The Honor System allows the student to purchase books and supplies on-Grounds upon giving his or her word to pay, and some members of the Charlottesville community accept the word of the student regarding off-Grounds business transactions.
While cheating convictions are relatively rare (24 students were dismissed during the 2003 academic year, and 21 more were dismissed in 2004), one large cheating scandal occurred in 2001. Physics professor and Hereford College Dean Louis Bloomfield, based on a student's complaint, had suspicions that some of his students had copied portions of their term papers from fraternity archives in his Introduction to Physics class. After devising a computer program to detect copied phrases of at least six sequential words, over 150 students were accused of plagiarizing or allowing others to plagiarize their work over the previous five semesters. Although over 100 of these students were eventually exonerated, 48 students either admitted guilt or were convicted, and were therefore dismissed from the University. Three of these students had already graduated, and their degrees were subsequently revoked.[citation needed]
Lawsuits or threats of lawsuits have resulted in university administration pressure or outright interference in Honor system enforcement. The most notable instance was the 1993 case of Christopher Leggett, a student convicted of cheating.[147] The Honor Committee insisted Leggett had received a fair trial but President John Casteen called it flawed, after Leggett's wealthy family hired the major Washington, D.C. law firm Williams & Connolly to threaten a lawsuit.[148] Casteen directed a new Honor trial with special procedures dictated by Leggett's lawyers tailored just for his case, which resulted in an acquittal. At least one Honor Committee member resigned because of the administration's interference.[149]
Among the individuals who have attended or graduated from the University of Virginia are author Edgar Allan Poe,[150] Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan, medical researcher Walter Reed,[151] painter Georgia O'Keeffe,[152] novelist Robert Miskimon polar explorer Richard Byrd,[153] computer scientist John Backus,[154] pioneer kidney transplant surgeon J. Hartwell Harrison,[155] five NASA astronauts (Patrick G. Forrester,[156] Karl Gordon Henize,[157] Bill Nelson,[158] Thomas Marshburn,[159] and Kathryn C. Thornton),[160] deep sea vent researcher Richard Lutz,[161] NASA Launch Director Michael D. Leinbach,[162] Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Karl Shapiro[162] and Henry S. Taylor,[162] short story writer Breece D'J Pancake,[163] Director of the National Institutes of Health Francis Collins, Dale Elizabeth Wright,[162] journalist Katie Couric,[162] journalist Margaret Brennan,[162] author David Nolan,[164] comedian and creator of 30 Rock Tina Fey,[162] film director Tom Shadyac, author Barbara A. Perry,[165] musician Boyd Tinsley,[166] Jens Söring, Elizabeth Haysom, billionaire commodity trader Paul Tudor Jones, hedge-fund manager, television commentator and philanthropist Mansoor Ijaz, [162] noted philanthropist and founder of Landmark Communications Frank Batten,[162] influential indie rock artist Stephen Malkmus,[162] hip-hop artist and Peabody Award winner Asheru,[167] TV personality Vern Yip [168] and TV political commentator Michael Shure.[169]
Notable athletes who have attended or graduated from the University of Virginia include three-time NCAA Player of the Year for men's basketball Ralph Sampson,[162] pro wrestler Virgil,[170] three-time Olympic Gold Medalist for women's basketball Dawn Staley,[162] New England Patriots Long Snapper Danny Aiken, NFL Pro Bowlers Ronde Barber,[162] Tiki Barber,[162] and James Farrior;[171] NFL Super Bowl appearances Thomas Jones,[172] Antwan Harris,[173] and Terrence Wilkins,[174] and professional baseball players Mark Reynolds and Ryan Zimmerman,[162] Olympic medalist Wyatt Allen,[162] Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman,[175] The University of Virginia has been home to several top soccer players throughout the years—several former U.Va. players have gone on to play for the United States men's national soccer team, including Tony Meola,[176] Jeff Agoos,[177] and former USA team captains Claudio Reyna[178] and John Harkes.[179] Nikki Krzysik went on to play soccer professionally in the WPS and NWSL.[180]
Numerous political leaders have also attended the University of Virginia, including the 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson,[181] the 18th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, U.S. Senator and 1968 Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy[162] (Law School), and his brother, Senator Ted Kennedy,[162] New York House of Representative candidate Sean Patrick Maloney,[182] Attorney General of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli (SEAS), Janet Napolitano (Law), and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito.
Many of Virginia's governors studied at the University, including Colgate Darden,[183] George Allen,[162] Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., Frederick W. M. Holliday, Claude A. Swanson, Elbert Lee Trinkle, John S. Battle, James Lindsay Almond, Jr., John N. Dalton, Gerald L. Baliles, and Jim Gilmore.[162]
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Local teen Max Wade, who is accused of stealing celebrity chef Guy Fieri's yellow Lamborghini and an attempted shooting in Mill Valley last year, will not be able to receive a fair trial in Marin due to the amount of media attention surrounding the case, his attorney argued Tuesday.
Charles Dresow filed a motion in court asking for a change of venue for Wade's trial. The San Rafael 18-year-old faces two counts of premeditated attempted murder as well as shooting into an occupied pickup truck, and commercial burglary charges for the car heist that occurred in 2011.
"Mr. Wade is entitle to a fair trial. That will be impossible in Marin County due to the publicity surrounding the case and strong emotions raised by the case in the jury pool," the motion states.
The murder and shooting charges come from an incident on April 13, 2012 in Mill Valley, when a motorcyclist dressed in black with his face shielded by a black helmet with a dark-tinted visor drove up to Dodge pickup and shot at the teen couple that sat inside.
Eva Dedier, the girl in the car, testified in the preliminary hearing that three days after the shooting, Wade texted her asking her if she wanted to pick up her fake ID that he procured for her.
Wade's commercial burglary charge came from the alleged theft of Fieri's $200,000 bright yellow 2008 Lamborghini Spyder Gallardo on March 8, 2011, where the thief rappelled down from the roof of British Motor Car Distributors dealership on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, entered through a window, then drove away in the car, according to San Francisco police.
According to Dedier's testimony, Wade asked if she wanted him to pick her up in his yellow Lamborghini to get her IDs.
Detectives tracked Wade to a Richmond storage unit where they found the sports car as well as the motorcycle, and other items believed to be involved in the shooting. They also discovered fake ID cards for California, Florida and New York, local police scanner coordinates, cellphone-jamming equipment, a dismantled AKA-47 assault weapon, a shotgun and a full San Francisco Police Department uniform with a badge and duty belt, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The case received extensive coverage from Patch, the Marin Independent Journal and several national publications.
National interest was sparked again when an attempted break in at the Juvenile Hall facility in August 2012, where Wade was held at the time, was linked to the defendant. Wade was also the subject of a local rappers tribute video. The song opens with a clip from a TV news report about Wade and includes lines like, "Free Max Wade, he's my f***ing brother," "I think I'm Max Wade, not Tupac."
Wade, who plead not guilty to all the charges, could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
"Mr. Wade has been vilified as everything that is wrong with the over privileged youth of Marin County," the motion states.
The community's emotions regarding the case, including the nature of the crimes and the media coverage would never allow for an impartial jury and the trial should be relocated to a county unfamiliar with the case, Dresow argued.
Marin Judge Kelly Simmons scheduled a hearing for the motion on March 28. Jury selection is scheduled for May 16.
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This flight was flown in respect for my friends Chuck and Donna Watkins and in memory of their beloved Boxer Timer.
Please read more at the end of my post.
Covington, TN to Russellville, AR for the pickup.
Russellville, AR to Okmulgee, OK
Okmulgee, OK back to my home base Covington, TN.
8 White Aussie Pups of which 3 were special needs.
1 Pup of some kind. His name was Roscoe and very cute. He was added at the last minute.
Sending Rescue
Russellville, AR Animal Shelter and Sarah Carr
Receiving Rescue
Amazing Aussies Lethal White Rescue , AZ
Transport Coordinator
Joan Nickum , KC,KS
Drivers and helpers
Linsey and Kyle Hiemer , AR
Susan Kurth and Debbie Harris, OK
My three flight's to save the 9 Pup's was not the usual "non-event" but required 2 Instrument Approaches down to GPS LNAV or ILS Minmums and not without ATC delay's. However, it was worth it to save the lives of my nine precious passengers.
Special THANKS to ALL who helped make this rescue possible.
All of you deserve a Medal!!
I would like to add that my Good Friends the Watkins of Stuart, FL, where I once lived , lost one of their beloved Boxers this week. His name was Timer. I flew this PNP Mission to save the 9 Pups with their loss in mind. It is very Heart Wrenching to lose a pet but with this flight 9 lives saved. As, Timer walked over the Rainbow Bridge, I'm sure he was pleased to know that 9 lives were saved in his memory.
Jim Carney
Pilot - PNP - TN and beyond


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Technology reporter Stanley A. Miller II tracks news and trends, from the coolest new gadgets to the latest stuff on the Web
Inventors driving Pots of Gold in St. Patrick Day Parade
The Milwaukee Makerspace, a group of tinkers, inventors and gear heads, will dress as leprechauns and drive custom made "Pots O' Gold" during Milwaukee's St. Patrick Day Parade on Saturday. Over the last few months, members of the building group have designed and built electric parade floats that look like black cauldrons full of gold coins. They are mostly made from recycled materials and scrap such as junked electric wheel-chairs, surplus plywood and trashed foam insulation. In addition to the "Pots O' Gold" floats, one makerspace member will drive a refurbished all electric CitiCar in the parade. CitiCars were made in the 70s by Sebring-Vanguard, and today a few electric car enthusiasts still keep some running as hobby projects.
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December 12, 2008
Dundurn Press and the Ontario Genealogical Society announce the creation of a joint imprint to publish books on Canadian genealogy. The imprint, to be called OGS Dundurn, will be governed by representatives from both organizations. OGS will be responsible for finding authors, receiving manuscripts, and initial screening. Dundurn will be responsible for editing, design, and production. Both organizations will be responsible for marketing: OGS within the genealogical community, Dundurn to bookstores.
Kirk Howard, President and Publisher, Dundurn Press, said "As a long-time member of the OGS, I have admired the many ways in which the OGS connects with the genealogical community. In working together to publish books of genealogical significance we will build on this success and be able to reach a wider readership."
"Our partnership with Dundurn Press will provide those in the genealogical community with new resource material," said Don Hinchley, President of OGS. "We hope to encourage new authors through this partnership."
Dundurn Press has for over 35 years published books of Canadian interest. Based in Toronto, it markets books worldwide.
The Ontario Genealogical Society is Canada 's largest with over 4 500 members and 31 branches across Ontario. It is Canada 's largest genealogical publisher with over 5 000 titles.
Authors interested in publishing with the new imprint should contact OGS at firstname.lastname@example.com. We particularly like to see books at the concept stage.
Don Hinchley, President, OGS (left) and Kirk Howard, President and Publisher, Dundurn Press (right)
sign the agreement.
December 12, 2008
The Ontario Genealogical Society has received a grant of $179 400 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation as starter funds for a project to help Ontario heritage organizations digitize parts of their collections. The funds, granted over two years, will enable OGS to hire a technician, obtain equipment, and travel to the heritage organizations to scan the material.
This project will:
OGS is working in partnership with Ristech Company Inc, a Burlington , Ontario company that specializes in scanning equipment. Additionally the funds will enable OGS to make improvements to its website so that it can put some of the digitized material online. If it is genealogical material, the heritage organization can choose one of three options on the OGS website: free to everyone, free to OGS Members only, or pay-per-view, the last permitting a royalty stream back to the heritage organization. Non-genealogical material could go on the heritage organization's own website or they could get assistance from Knowledge Ontario.
OGS President, Don Hinchley said "I believe this grant will give many more genealogists throughout Ontario and the world access to materials without the necessity of traveling to the museum or local archive."
This project will help protect the culture and heritage of Ontario some of which is in delicate condition and could be lost if it is not copied.
This project makes the programs and services of many Ontario heritage organizations more accessible to the world By placing material on a website well-known for Ontario genealogical material, small heritage organizations will themselves become better known. This is particularly true for heritage organizations that are currently little known, such as those relating to specific cultures, religions, or ethnic groups, or those in more remote parts of the province. The OGS website can act as a portal leading to an organization's website. The presence of material on the OGS website makes the heritage organization more interesting to the public.
For more information about the Ontario Genealogical Society, the services available online, or to find one of the 30 local Branches near you, please visit the OGS website.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario. For over 25 years, the Foundation has supported the growth and vitality of communities across the province. It continues to strengthen the capacity of the volunteer sector through investments in community-based initiatives. For more information, please visit their website.
November 13, 2008
The database contains Canadian immigration records held at LAC, many of which relate to immigrants from the British Isles arriving in Quebec and Ontario; also included are references to settlers in other provinces. Through this new database, researchers can access references to lists of immigrants and other types of records created before 1865, such as declarations of aliens and names of some Irish orphans.
You are invited to visit the database online.
The contributions of many LAC staff were instrumental in the success of this project, and their efforts are much appreciated. For more information, please contact Sylvie Tremblay, Chief, Canadian Genealogy Centre -
October 7, 2008
William Yeager, long-time Curator of the Eva Brook Donly Museum has announced plans to retire, effective October 31. Bill has dedicated his career to the preservation of Norfolk 's heritage by collecting artifacts and particularly in amassing one of the foremost archival research areas in Ontario. The Norfolk Historical Society wishes Bill Yeager a fulfilling retirement where he can pursue his other interests of writing, research, and gardening. A public reception to honour the occasion of Mr. Yeager's retirement and to celebrate his achievements will be held at the Norfolk Heritage Centre in the near future.
September 24, 2008
The Ontario Genealogical Society has established a Special Interest Group for Irish
Palatines (SIG-IP). They will have the same status as a Branch but will not be tied to a specific
Geographic region. With the inclusion of the Irish Palatines the OGS has a total of 31 Branches
across Ontario.
The Palatines were Protestants who left the German Palatinate in 1709 at the invitation of
Queen Anne of England. They settled in various British colonies and 185 families settled in
Ireland. Beginning in the 1830's many of the Irish Palatines moved to Canada. Today many
Canadians have Irish Palatine ancestry, often without being aware of it since all they know is that
their ancestor came from Ireland.
The SIG-IP is open to any person who sees value in exploring the common heritage of
German language, Protestant religion, migration to Ireland and many ties of marriage to other
Irish Palatine families. As a Special Interest Group within the OGS, the SIG-IP will develop
regular communications with its members, including a web site. It will offer opportunities for
sessions at the annual OGS conference and will produce occasional publications to inform its
members of Irish Palatine history and genealogy.
Anyone interested in this SIG should e-mail <firstname.lastname@example.com>.
The Ontario Genealogical Society is interested in establishing other SIGs and seeks
suggestions. Since we hold the library of the now-defunct Huguenot Society of Canada, we
particularly would like to form a Huguenot SIG. For information on this or to suggest other
SIGs, e-mail <firstname.lastname@example.com>.


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The Times-Tribune
Corbin: Wednesday, Oct. 31: 3-5 p.m. Downtown, 6-8 p.m. city/wide.
Williamsburg/Whitley County: Wednesday, Oct. 31: 5:30-7:30p.m.
Barbourville Fright Night (includes all of Knox County): Tuesday, Oct. 30: 5:30-7:30. Includes entertainment by Remix at 5 p.m. in front of the courthouse.
London/Laurel County: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Downtown London: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
Cumberland Valley Electric at 6219 U.S. Hwy 25E in Gray is giving away free Trick-or-Treat bags. Stop by anytime during office hours.
Gerry's Roller Rink on Falls Hwy in Corbin is having free skating from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Come in costume and get a free drink. Includes games and treat bags for all skaters. Call 523-0567.
Corbin Ghost Tour
The Corbin Public Library and the Corbin Main Street Program are sponsoring a "Ghost Tour Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-27, from 6-9 p.m. nightly starting at the library. Admission is free. Possible inclusions in the tour are the old Hippodrome site, the Hall-Watson building, which once housed a hospital, the home of Corbin Mayor Willard McBurney, and other historic locations in the downtown area. Call 528-6366.
Flatline Paranormal Ghost Tours
Flatline Paranormal Investigators will host 30-minute ghost tours beginning at 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October at the Mountain View Lodge. Includes the use of paranormal ghost hunting equipment.
Haunted Trail
- Located at Whitley Gardens by Corbin Speedway and McKeehan Crossing
Open Friday & Saturday through Halloween and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Halloween week from 8 p.m. until the last customer is scared to death. $10 person.
Echo Valley Tour of Hell
Echo Valley Church of God presents "Tour of Hell" from 7-10 p.m. nightly, Oct. 19, 20, 26, and 31. No charge. Non-perishable food items accepted for the church food pantry. Call 309-9753.
River's Edge Escape from Hell
River's Edge Church presents Escape from Hell beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Call 523-2064 for group rates.
A Haunting on 904
Open 8 to 1 a.m. 19, 20, 26, 27 Fridays and Saturdays. Proceeds go to Williamsburg Girls Basketball team. Adults 10 students 12 and under $6 Take exit 11 turn left go past Cumberland Regional Mall, take right at the light onto 92E, go 6 miles, turn right on Hwy 904, go 2 ½ miles to Siler Cemetery Road on left (to the home of Lisa Ponder) – Look for signs.
Haunted Campground of Pine Mountain
Presented by Main Street Pineville and Pine Mountain State Resort Park. $8 for all ages. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 Contact: 606-337-3066.
According to the park, legend says the original campground was closed 13 years ago following a "mysterious incident." The park is reopening the campground for those who are brave enough to face the unknown terror that lurks in the dark.
The "haunting" tours begin at dusk and continue until midnight. Admission for all ages is $8.00.
On Saturday, October 27, Pine Mountain will host a Halloween Ball from 7 p.m. to midnight.
The ball will feature dance music with a DJ and a costume contest. Prizes will include an overnight stay, dinner for two, or golf for two.
Admission for the ball is $15 per single or $25 per couple. Space is limited so advance reservations are recommended.
For more information for either the Haunted Campground or the Halloween Ball or to make a reservation for lodging, call the park at (800) 325-1712.
The Terror Squad
Put on by the London-Laurel County Rescue Squad
At the old rescue squad building in downtown London, adjacent to the London Fire Department and the Farmer's Market. Oct. 19, 20, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31. Haunting begins at 8 p.m. nightly. Cost is $10 per person.
Spooky Camp Week
Levi Jackson State Park presents Spooky Camp Week, Oct. 20-22. Camping among the ghosts and goblins, beautiful sights of fall decorations, costume contests and trick-or-treating are all part of the Halloween festivities at Levi Jackson State Park. Nightly activities will lead up to a chili cook-off and chili supper on Friday evening. Hayrides, crafts, games, haunted events and other contests are planned for the big and little goblins. Prizes for decorated campsites include best autumn, animated, most creative, and scariest. This event is for campers only. Call the park for more information at 606-330-2130.
Haunted Mtn. View Lodge
Lynn Camp High School Seniors will present the Mountain View Lodge Haunted House from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October. Admission is $10. Call 528-5429.
Flat Line Paranormal will be hosting group ghost tours at the end of the night. If you purchase a ticket to the haunted house you will receive a discount for the tour.
First Baptist Church Trunk-or-Treat
First Baptist Church, located on North Laurel Avenue across from Corbin Post Office, will be having Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6-7 p.m. at the church. Kids of all ages are invited to wear their costumes and walk trunk to trunk collecting candy. There will also be games and prizes. For more information, call 528-4738.
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Trunk-or-Treat
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church will have a Trunk-or-Treat from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Call 344-3776.
Main Street Baptist Church Trunk-or-Treat
Main Street Baptist Church in Williamsburg will have Trunk-or-Treat from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Call 549-2006.
Echo Valley Trunk-or-Treat
Echo Valley Church of God will have a Trunk-or-Treat at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Call 309-9753.
Faith Assembly Trunk-or-Treat
Faith Assembly of God will hold a Light the Night carnival from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Includes trunk-or-treat and carnival games. Call 864-9422.
New Hope Ministries Trunk-or-Treat
New Hope Ministries will have a Fall Festival beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Includes Trunk-or-Treat, Bluegrass music, costume competition and a chili/ soup cookoff. Call 528-5575.
Corinth Trunk-or-Treat
Corinth Missionary Baptist Church will have Trunk-or-Treat from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Fun and games offered inside afterwards. Call 528-3009.
Hopewell Baptist Church Trunk-or-Treat
Hopewell Baptist Church will have Trunk-or-Treat from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. There will be a contest for best decorated trunk and best costume. The first 100 children to show up will receive a free treat bag to collect candy. There will also be games and prizes. Call 606-523-9424.
Oak Grove Fall Festival
Oak Grove Baptist Church will have a Fall Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct 20. Includes hayrides, games, cake auction at 4 p.m. Call 523-5355.
Halloween Party
Corbin Presbyterian Church will host a community Halloween Party from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Costumes welcome. Everything is free. Includes food, games and candy. Call 528-1444.
Steele's Chapel Fall Festival
Steele's Chapel Christian Church's Fall Festival will be from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Includes hayrides, games, food. Everything is free. Call 523-8181.
Grace Fall Festival
Grace on the Hill will have a Fall Festival from 4-7 Saturday, Oct. 27. Includes free food and silent auction. Call 528-6840.
Echo Valley Fall Festival
Echo Valley Church of God will have a Fall Festival at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Call 309-9753.
West Corbin Christian Fall Festival
West Corbin Christian Church's Fall Festival will begin at noon Saturday, Oct. 27. Call 528-2875.
Faith Assembly Light the
Night carnival
Faith Assembly of God will hold a Light the Night carnival from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Includes trunk-or-treat and carnival games. Call 864-9422.
Echo Valley Fall Festival
Echo Valley Church of God will have a Fall Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Everything is free. Call 309-9753.
London Fall Fun Fest
The City of London, London City Police and United Way will host the Fall Fun Fest from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the London Farmer's Market. Includes pony rides, petting zoo, games, and hayrides. Costumes welcome. Call 864-7777.
Immanuel Fall Festival
Immanuel Baptist Church's Fall Festival will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Call 528-4975.
River's Edge Fall Festival
River's Edge Fall Festival will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, for ages 12 and under. Includes costume contest, games, and food. Everything is free. Call 523-2064.
Dayspring Fall Festival
Dayspring Family Worship Center will have a Fall Festival from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. No scary costumes requested. Please bring a non-perishable food item for Christmas food baskets. Call 523-5572.
New Hope Fall Festival
New Hope Ministries will have a Fall Festival beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Includes Trunk-or-Treat, Bluegrass music, costume competition and a chili/ soup cookoff. Call 528-5575.
Whitley Central Fall Festival
Whitley Central Intermediate will have a Fall Festival from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5. Any vendors interested in setting up a booth please contact Brenda Johnson at 549-8011.