Cade created initiatives such as pre-orientation programs, affinity groups for students of different ethnic backgrounds and the Oliver Hill Scholars program.
“Being able to have my classes set beforehand allowed me to do the whole registration in about 10 seconds," junior Andrew Moy said.
PSMAs are students trained in Title IX policy, procedure and emotional support resources who serve as confidential peer advisors to students.
Today -- Tuesday, Nov. 2 -- members of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement will start to see if their efforts have been a success.
Although there have been many challenges readjusting to both the classroom and activities, students said they were optimistic about the future.
The 2022 edition of The Best 387 Colleges comes after one of the most trying academic years for universities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Sober curious” or “recovery curious” are newer concepts that became more popular during the pandemic, UR Recovery Support Specialist Sarah Wood said.
During her time at UR, Hunt was a first responder for UR Emergency Medical Services and president of the women's club soccer team. In order to support herself financially, she was also a stripper.
The Center for Student Involvement launched WOW after students expressed concern that there was a lack of campus activity, intern Ginny Zhang said.
UR students can anonymously text the warmline about issues that might be impacting their mental, physical, emotional and academic wellbeing.
“They have done so much for us, historically,” WDCE faculty adviser Timothy Barney said. “They've kept the station going through lots of different periods..."
The concert truly paid homage to the importance of returning to normal, not only at UR but throughout the country, Sophomore Rebecca Delrosso said.
Project Olas started the day a garbage dump in Guatemala City was shut down by COVID-19 pandemic stressors, leaving 40,000 locals unemployed.
The morning of registration, Linguistics Program Coordinator Thomas Bonfiglio found that the class reached its 15-student capacity almost immediately.
The Well-Being Center focuses on five key elements of well-being: exercise, nutrition, self-care, mindfulness and sleep, according to the center’s website.
“Whatever is happening [to people of color] was happening, and is still happening,” said Claudia Rankine, author and essayist.
“I think it would be beneficial for students and all people in society to learn to stop, breathe and listen,” Kevin Heffernan, UR’s Zen Buddhist sangha, said.
“The three [course] objectives -- adjustment, transformation and community -- are key,” Director of Health Promotion Heather Sadowski said.
Davison was pivotal to the founding of the orchestra, which is a “workshop for young musicians to promote coexistence and intercultural dialogue."
A year and a half after an abrupt departure from the University of Richmond, the class of 2020 returned to UR to celebrate its commencement ceremony.
