Approximately 740 University of Richmond students left the Robins Center yesterday with diplomas in hand after the school's 182nd commencement ceremony. Commencement speaker Gov.
Gov. Bob McDonnell will deliver the main address at University of Richmond's Class of 2012 commencement ceremony on May 6. McDonnell became the 71st governor of Virginia in January 2010, with 59 percent of the vote.
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"Under the Rug," the culmination of a semester of research, directing and producing, will debut Thursday.
Many University of Richmond students planning to attend beach week this year have made the switch from staying in houses to booking rooms at the Prince Resort. The hotel, located in the town of Cherry Grove in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., is quickly becoming the favorite housing destination for Richmond students who flock there during the first week of May. Stephanie Foxwood, a representative from the reservations department of the Prince Resort, acknowledged that student bookings had increased from previous years. "We have a lot more Richmond kids staying with us during beach week this season," Foxwood said.
The admitted students of University of Richmond's Class of 2016 hail from 47 states and 75 countries, according to the Richmond website. So far, there are 500 members in the official "Richmond Class of 2016" Facebook group created by the Office of Admissions.
Two Degrees Food, which is built on a one-for-one model, has started making its way to college campuses all across the nation and has grown more popular since the company started in 2010. As stated on its website, "for every Two Degrees bar you buy, we donate a meal to a hungry child." Junior Rob Kolowich, the campus marketing director for the company, said that he had first heard of it on Facebook and instantly wanted to get involved.
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot was chosen as the One Book, One Campus selection for 2012.
With a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement staff will create a national model for universities to provide faculty with multiple pathways to connect with local communities through community-based teaching and research. In the past, the CCE has been able to take eight faculty members each year into a community where they learn the model for teaching a community-based learning course, Terry Dolson, the CCE community-based learning manager, said.
The Richmond Pulmonary Association is hosting a charity concert, featuring local bands and musicians, at 9 p.m.
The University of Richmond department of theatre and dance debuted Dancing at Lughnasa in the Alice Jepson Theatre this weekend. The original show won the 1992 Tony Award for best play and has been performed by various theatre companies and universities across the country. Mary McDonnell, a theatre major at Richmond who played Kate Mundy in the show, said the cast had started rehearsals before spring break. "I try to participate in every main stage show," McDonnell said.
Twelve-year-old Soham Apte could not stop smiling as he put down his instrument and walked off the stage at Saturday's "Experience India," an event hosted by the South Asian Student Alliance.
A team of University of Richmond students presented their 'Rapman 3.2' 3-D printer Friday at the School of Arts and Sciences Student Symposium in the Modlin Center. A 3-D printer is a machine that downloads a 3-D design from a program.
Members of Westhampton College Residence Life, Diversity Round Table and Student Activities sponsored the second annual Luaupalooza on the Forum as a campus community-building initiative and study-break alternative to drinking. The luau, held Thursday, featured a DJ, inflatables, tricycles, snow cones and a mechanical bull.
Although the cloudy, cold weather put a damper on the number of teams that played in Kappa Alpha Theta's first "KAT at BAT" wiffle ball tournament, team, "It's Jolmi Time" defeated team, "Swag Kings" in the final match to win the tournament. The winning team, composed of juniors Xander Skoulis, Elliot Pfautz, Casey Glick, Dylan Dextraze and Michael Alas, won the last match, 6-1. This was the first wiffle ball tournament that Theta had hosted. "I love wiffle ball, and we were so excited to finally have this event," Kaitlyn Walsh, the president of the sorority, said. Wiffle ball is derived from baseball and softball but played on smaller pitches with balls and bats made of plastic, Walsh said. They had been planning the event since October, Nicole Olshan a junior and member of the sorority, said.
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Dozens of students, faculty members and administrators will be "arrested" on phony charges as part of UR Busted, a charity fundraiser sponsored by the University Police Department. Students and university employees can donate $10 to file an arrest warrant for a friend or colleague.
Lodge culture is not the only social option for students at the University of Richmond. In a panel discussion, Rabbi Andrew Goodman of the chaplaincy and Westhampton College Dean Kerry Fankhauser took on the issues of gender, sexuality and mental health as they relate to the Richmond campus, from Greek life to religion. Goodman said: "The problem lies with the fact that college students do not have enough cultural frames of reference to see that the lodge culture doesn't have to be the default.
Vandalism April 3, 4:43 p.m. A picnic table in front of Marsh Hall was reported as damaged.
Both the student and faculty addresses at the Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation emphasized the importance of community involvement through the application of a liberal arts education. The addresses were given by a senior interdisciplinary major, Cheleah Jackson, and Jennifer Erkulater, an associate professor of political science at the University of Richmond. Forced to yell out to the crowd for the first half of her speech because of a broken microphone, Jackson reminded the class of 2012, "We are officially 26 days away from graduating from the University of Richmond." Jackson shared with the audience the impact Richmond has had on her, and both the good and bad habits she has acquired.
