University of Richmond was not immune to the national trend of college students setting up "confessions" Facebook pages for their schools, which has become popular in the past few years.
Information systems professor Ellen Walk started running at age 56 and joined the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness' training team for the 2012 Monument Avenue 10K as soon as she could run a mile. "I confess with the hills around UR, I had to walk on occasion," Walk said, "but that was okay!
It only took about five minutes to crack 70 percent of University of Richmond students' passwords in a test last year, which did not associate the passwords with students' NetIDs, security administrator Anthony Head said. Many students are just now realizing that they need to update their passwords to conform to new security restrictions for their NetID accounts to access their gmail and other campus network services. The process of changing password lengths began last year, Head said, with the faculty and staff resetting their passwords near the end of the year.
Last week the Camp Kesem University of Richmond chapter hosted Kesemania--a recruitment campaign, which can be used to begin the application process for Camp Kesem counselors. Camp Kesem is a national, student-run nonprofit organization that provides a free, week-long summer camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer.
One of the most competitive positions on campus isn't a business school internship--it's to become an orientation adviser. New Student Orientation at University of Richmond is a program that all incoming students undergo.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hope that institutions of higher education can step up to help underprivileged youth facing challenges when applying to college, they said during the College Opportunity Summit last Thursday. The Obamas spoke about their hopes of making higher education more accessible through student encouragement and eliminating extra costs. "I know sometimes for those of you in university administrations, the perception may be that $100 application fees is not a big deal," President Obama said.
University of Richmond students participated in the Spiders in Marketing and Communications Road Trip in New York City Jan.
Singer-songwriter Patt Eagan, Richmond College '12, drew considerably from his time at University of Richmond as inspiration for his second album, titled "Interstate Lines," which was released Dec.
Student athletes at University of Richmond are given special privileges that other students do not get, such as early registration for classes.
About 55 University of Richmond students, faculty and staff took a tour through the civil rights history of Richmond Jan.
The U.S. Department of Justice has extended a $499,984 grant to University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University to educate and train students, staff and law enforcement about sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking. The three-year grant will allow Richmond to work alongside VCU to help prevent sexual violence and increase training for officials who deal with cases of sexual misconduct. Both campuses have allocated part of the grant to hire a new staff member to help coordinate education, awareness and prevention efforts.
Students who have been wondering about how they can achieve the goals they have set for themselves have a wonderful new resource in the form of a book by one of University of Richmond's own professors. Joe B.
The Westhampton College four-year roommate dinner is a tradition that has been going on for at least two decades, and recognizes those students who have stayed together as roommates throughout their college career, Dean Juliette Landphair said. When Landphair first started as dean, there was a lunch to recognize four-year roommates; however, she reintroduced the steak and wine dinner because she felt it was an achievement worth truly celebrating. "It is a really significant accomplishment for our demographic to come into the university environment and connect with a roommate," Landphair said.
Brian Beckmann, Reynolds Graduate School of Business '14, had begun the University of Richmond MBA in the fall of 2012 with the expectation to earn his degree part-time while working as an analyst for the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Dr. Wilbon Harrison Daniel, 91, who was a professor of history at University of Richmond from 1956 to 1992, passed away in his home Dec.
Two University of Richmond professors have been selected for inclusion in "The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013," published by the Princeton University Press through their paper, "The Jordan Curve Theorem is Non-Trivial." Professors Bill Ross of the mathematics department and Fiona Ross of the art department are husband and wife.
Two-sport professional athlete and founder of Gameface Apparel, Brian Jordan, said commitment, discipline and a little luck were three factors that set leaders apart, during his speech at the Robins School of Business last Thursday. Jordan, a University of Richmond graduate, said sports had always been a huge part of his life.
Long Nguyen, a senior, didn't just study abroad--he spent the fall of his final university year engaging in illegal activity in Vietnam. That illegal activity was speaking with people about Christianity without registering to do so, which was complemented by his work to stop human trafficking. Nguyen spent his days in Vietnam teaching English and Bible classes for adults, he said.
Brendan Cole, a 2013 graduate of the University of Richmond, died Jan. 4, 2014 from a cause that has yet to be reported. During his time at the university, Cole majored in Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Law and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and of the club lacrosse team. Jack Leary, Richmond College '13, remembers Cole as a "fun person who was full of life." Cole was known for his absurd jokes, which often left people crying from laughing so hard, Leary said. Leary also remembers Cole's love for his family.
