Edward Ayers, National Professor
of the Year
Cited for his passion and commitment to teaching
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by Andrew Shurtleff |
By Robert Brickhouse
Edward
L. Ayers, dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts &
Sciences, has been admired for his teaching, scholarship and public
service for so long that it should come as no surprise that he has
been chosen as the 2003 national Professor of the Year at doctoral
and research universities. The annual award for dedication to undergraduate
education was given Nov. 13 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
(CASE) in Washington.
One
of the country’s foremost Southern history scholars, Ayers
has continued his teaching and advising of undergraduate and graduate
students and his outreach in history
education nationwide while serving as the top administrator of U.Va.’s
liberal arts core. He and honorees in three non-doctoral college
categories were selected from among 400 distinguished professors
nominated around the country. Full
story.
Stanford’s Neuman appointed University
Architect
By Carol Wood
David
J. Neuman, who on Nov. 11 was named Architect for the University
of Virginia, has some experience following in the footsteps of revered
founding architects. As University Architect and Associate Vice
Provost for Planning at Stanford University, he had to balance modern
needs with the original vision of Frederick Law Olmsted, who created
Stanford’s original master plan in 1886.
“I
am appreciative of the opportunity to oversee both the preservation
and future development of Thomas Jefferson’s Grounds,”
Neuman said. “I am keenly aware of the responsibility I have
accepted and am prepared to continue in the tradition of the Jeffersonian
legacy.” Full story.
New garage eases parking crunch
By Dan Heuchert
Sometime
shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, someone drove a car down the
rock-wall-lined entrance to the new Ivy/Emmet Parking garage, passing
over a living stream. As the car eased to the garage’s entrance,
the “ZipTag” attached to the rear-view mirror sent a
signal, and the black-and-yellow gate raised up. The driver then
found parking nirvana: a choice of 1,200 empty spaces.
The
garage was finally open for business. Full
story.
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