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PAM hosts local Boys and Girls Clubs on campus

By Brennan Long | February 23, 2014

Peer Advisors and Mentors (PAM), a University of Richmond mentoring program for first-year students, hosted children from local Boys and Girls Clubs on campus Friday as part of a community service event. PAM is a program that University of Richmond students can apply for in June before their first year, said Hope Walton, the founder and director of PAM and the director of the Academic Skills Center.

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Facebook caption stirs controversy of Paul Queally's remarks

By Rebecca Wilson | February 20, 2014

The Richmond Promise says it strives for an inclusive university strengthened by a community diverse in race, gender and sexual orientation. Paul Queally's remarks that were recently quoted as "sexist" and "homophobic" in New York Magazine have stirred controversy because of his ties to University of Richmond. Queally, Richmond College '86, is a board of trustees member and significant financial donor to the university. In response to these remarks and a photo caption on his public Facebook page, Paul Queally said "there is a lesson for all of us here." Tuesday, Kevin Roose released his book titled "Young Money," which quoted jokes that Queally shared during a private dinner of Kappa Beta Phi, a secret society made up of high-ranking financial executives. The first reads: "What's the biggest difference between Hillary Clinton and a catfish?

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Anxiety rampant among college students

By admin | February 17, 2014

Many students in the United States, including the University of Richmond, go at a pace that rarely allows them time to relax. With high hopes to achieve every goal, a significant number of Richmond students are affected by anxiety, and that number is growing.

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Richmond hosts first Campus Pride Sports Summit

By Rhiannon Bell | February 13, 2014

Richmond Athletics, UR Common Ground, Recreation and Wellness, the Office of the Chaplaincy and the Division of Student Development came together this past weekend to host Campus Pride and put on the first Campus Pride Sports Summit, a two-day event for University of Richmond students, administration and faculty, focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered student-athletes. Campus Pride is a national nonprofit organization based in Charlotte, N.C., that focuses on creating safer campus environments for LGBT students. The event included speeches from former George Washington University student-athlete Kye Allums, Pennsylvania State University professor Sue Rankin and former National Football League player Wade Davis.

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Chaplaincy works at LQBT sports summit

By Sabrina Islam | February 13, 2014

The Rev. Craig Kocher, the university chaplain, was invited to lead workshops during the Campus Pride College Sports Summit at University of Richmond on the intersection of athletics, human sexuality and religion. "My role there was not to give answers or make pronouncements or anything like that," Kocher said.

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Richmond hosts fourth-annual Stop Hunger Now event

By Kelsey Shields | February 12, 2014

Every night, approximately 842 million people around the world go to bed hungry--and a small, dedicated group of University of Richmond students, faculty and staff hope to alleviate that hunger for at least 20,000 this year while also raising awareness on campus. Since February 2011, Richmond has hosted an annual Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event.

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Teachers raise concern about poverty simulation

By Katie Evans | February 12, 2014

For the past eight years, the Center for Civic Engagement and Office of the Chaplaincy have been partnering to organize an hour-and-a-half poverty simulation for students to better understand what it's like to live in poverty.

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UR students represent Serengetee

By Brennen Lutz | February 10, 2014

Three University of Richmond students work through social media to represent a clothing company called Serengetee, which is best known for its pocket T-shirts, said Emmy Morse, a "campus rep" for the brand. Serengetee has about 1,500 students representing it on campuses around the country, said Seth Klebe, the marketing manager of the company.

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