Smaller programs, departments at UR
Smaller departments and programs at the University of Richmond, including classical studies and Arabic studies, reflect on the challenges of sustaining themselves with small groupings of faculty.
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Smaller departments and programs at the University of Richmond, including classical studies and Arabic studies, reflect on the challenges of sustaining themselves with small groupings of faculty.
The University of Richmond women's swimming and diving team had a winter break away from annual team training for the first time ever.
Civil rights leader John Lewis’s words “get in good trouble, necessary trouble” inspired Henrico County student Kenton Vizdos to silently protest during his virtual classes at Deep Run High School this November. Vizdos did not expect that for him, trouble would take the form of two suspensions and an ACLU case.
The University of Richmond announced on Tuesday that it would be pausing the men’s basketball program because of a COVID-19 outbreak. This is the second time the team has paused its season.
One of the biggest challenges for safe, in-person socialization this spring semester is that the weather will be colder this January, considering the outdoors are generally safer than the indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Women’s basketball loses second straight.
The University of Richmond Spiders fell short to city rivals VCU Rams 73-49 with six players out because of COVID-19 protocols.
The Spiders men’s basketball team lost their first game of the season 71-87 against 11th-ranked West Virginia University on Dec. 13. This was UR’s second top-20 matchup this season.
The COVID-19 virus has presented many unknowns, but the research conducted by people within the University of Richmond community can offer some insights. Three UR faculty members shared with The Collegian how their studies are applicable to the current pandemic.
For most University of Richmond students, this semester was short of normal. With some students completely remote and others on campus, it was a different experience compared to a traditional semester. This semester presented students with several difficulties. And, as a result, mental well-being was an important aspect for student success. Meditation, yoga, journaling and exercise are some of the ways students maintained their mental well-being throughout this not-so-normal semester.
Many University of Richmond students will be staying in Richmond during winter break. As finals loom, students have described their exceedingly busy schedules and a lot of added stress. However, many have also expressed the desire to take a much-needed break for time to enjoy themselves. Students who are not going home and will be in Richmond are in luck!
The women’s basketball team began its season about a month later than in previous years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A news article released by the Atlantic-10 Conference on Nov. 19 stated that both women’s and men’s basketball programs will conduct an 18-game conference schedule.
Senior Jessie Bonilla, junior Gabriela Lopez Gutierrez and senior Ana Paula Alvarado, created fundraisers to help people affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota, two Category 4 storms that hit Central America in early November.
The Arts and Sciences Academic Council voted on Dec. 1 in support of the creation of an Africana studies program at the University of Richmond. The Africana studies program proposal will now be considered and voted on by all voting arts and sciences faculty, said Timothy Barney, rhetoric and communications department chair and member of the council.
Paul Clikeman, a professor of accounting in the Robins School of Business who was beloved for his unyielding moral compass and his dedication to his students, died on Nov. 19, according to a Nov. 19 email to University of Richmond faculty, staff and students.
“Vouchsafe, divine perfection of a woman, / of these supposed evils to give me leave, / by circumstance but to acquit myself.”
Although the University of Richmond’s cross country teams’ seasons are postponed to the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams are still finding a way to compete. In absence of a fall season, the teams have been competing in team time trials around campus. Time trials are simulated running activities that are used to measure a runner's performance outside of an organized race.
The Well-being Center, which will offer a variety of mental and physical resources for students and staff, is anticipated to fully open on Jan. 19, 2021, after a soft opening this past semester, said Heather Sadowski, director of health promotion.
Students at the University of Richmond have adapted academically, socially and emotionally to a strange and volatile fall semester. Policies formed to stop the spread of COVID-19 have had the necessary impact of making students more isolated and have removed typical avenues via which students find friendship and connection.
The coordinate college system is a characteristic of both a student’s academic career and social life at the University of Richmond. In recent years, some students have expressed concerns that the system is obsolete because students are placed into colleges based on their gender identity.