Sustainability banquet honors five UR community members
Five University of Richmond students and faculty won awards for their dedication to making UR's campus more eco-friendly at the annual sustainability banquet on April 10.
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Five University of Richmond students and faculty won awards for their dedication to making UR's campus more eco-friendly at the annual sustainability banquet on April 10.
Two University of Richmond Living-Learning Programs and one Sophomore Scholars in Residence course were canceled for the 2023-2024 academic year after receiving too few student applications.
Relay for Life at the University of Richmond held its annual fundraiser at the Weinstein Center for Recreation on April 1 and raised $35,000 for the American Cancer Society, $12,415 more than last year’s event.
The Spider Dash, co-organized by Dining Services, donated $4,400 to CARITAS in an effort to reduce food waste and give back to the greater Richmond community.
University of Richmond President Kevin Hallock and Vice President of Advancement Martha Callaghan announced that Carole and Marcus Weinstein will donate $25 million to build a new learning center in a statement emailed to the UR community.
GreenUR, a student-run environmental defense organization at the University of Richmond, held a protest on March 25 advocating for the divestment of the school’s $3.2 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies.
The University of Richmond Faculty Senate wrote and unanimously passed a climate justice resolution calling UR to take action on the climate crisis.
Motivational speaker and transgender activist Dexter Davis spoke at the Carole Weinstein International Center on March 31 to celebrate transgender day of visibility.
In late February and early March, four University of Richmond students competed in a running challenge to raise money for the JED Foundation, which works with teens’ mental health and suicide prevention.
The University of Richmond’s Muslim community is currently observing Ramadan during the holy month of the Islamic calendar, in which participants fast from dawn to sunset.
Over 350 members of the University of Richmond community came together on March 25 to run the first-annual Spider Dash, a 5K around campus.
The University of Richmond announced on March 23 that Joan Saab will be the new executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.
Editor's Note: Derek Gilmore was a writer for The Collegian.
The University of Richmond’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement offered a free on-campus tax clinic for faculty, staff and students who have a household income of $60,000 or less.
Junior Yağmur Bingül woke up to a call from her mother about the catastrophic earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. Four days later, she took a 17-hour flight to Adana, Turkey with a mission to provide medical assistance to those harmed.
The University of Richmond’s Rethink Waste Office has joined Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide recycling program that promotes sustainability and reduces waste on campus.
The Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond Emergency Medical Services conducted their third Stop the Bleed class on Feb. 27.
Both University of Richmond student government finance representatives resigned from their positions following the recent changes to the student organization funding guidelines.
The University of Richmond released a new safety app named UR SpiderSafe on Jan. 25 that is available on iPhone and Android devices, according to UR’s emergency management website.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded the University of Richmond a $625,000 grant that will go toward a six-year program to improve student inclusion in STEM on campus.