Happy New Year! I wanted to share some information about the upcoming spring University elections and other opportunities on Student Council for 2011. This upcoming semester, you’ll have the opportunity to run for an elected position, apply for an appointed position, or return as a committee member. If you are not graduating, I strongly encourage [...]
***NEWS RELEASE FROM UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES*** Once again, University Career Services (UCS) will be accepting applications for financial assistance from students who have secured summer internships. Both the Parents Committee Internship Grants and the Larry Simpson Internship Scholarship provide funds to assist students in achieving their career-related goals. I am writing to ask for your [...]
Information about the position and the online application are available on the VPSA website. Applications are due (online only) by noon on Monday, January 24th, 2011. Candidates must be full time students whose completion of degree requirements is at least one year beyond the date of appointment to the Board of Visitors. They also must [...]
The Student Council is proud to announce the creation of two annual awards, the highest awards the Council presents to University faculty and staff: the Student Council Distinguished Teaching Award and the Leonard W. Sandridge Student Partnership Award. Student Council President, Colin Hood, will chair the selection committees, which each will include the Chair of [...]
I thought I would take a study break and share this clip. Katie Couric, Class of 1979, talks about her UVA experiences on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Check it out!
Beginning Monday, September 27, the UVa ID Office, located in Observatory Hill Dining Hall, will also serve as a satellite ticket outlet for John Paul Jones Arena events (except for basketball). The JPJ Box Office is pleased to extend this service to students, faculty and staff. As an added convenience, Cavalier Advantage will be accepted, [...]
Thank you to all the organizations who participated in this year’s Servicefest. The University Programs Council and Student Council’s Public Service Committee co-chairs, Lily Bowles and Daniel Allen, did a fantastic job. I hope this co-sponsorship will be inspiration for Student Council and other student groups to work together. If you are interested in co-sponsoring [...]
The Student Council President has the responsibility of appointing and nominating students to serve on many of the University’s committees and task-forces. The student representatives chosen to serve on President Sullivan’s Presidential Committees have been announced. I nominated these students in the early summer and President Sullivan and her team recently invited them to serve. [...]
