Finals
2006 |
On
a day of bright sun and brighter smiles, more than
6,000 graduates received degrees during U.Va.’s Final
Exercises. For a complete wrap up, see Scenes
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Finance
OKs $1.97B budget
The Board
of Visitors’ Finance Committee approved
the 2006-2007 University budget on May 16. Overall,
University spending will be up 6.7 percent to $1.97
billion. Academic Division spending will increase 6
percent to $1.07 billion; Medical Center spending will
rise 7.4 percent to $866 million; and U.Va.-Wise will
see an 11.7 percent bump to $30.4 million. Full
story.
Caplins
give $4M
Plans
for a major addition to the University of Virginia’s
Drama Building have taken a major step forward, thanks
to a $4 million contribution from U.Va. alumnus Mortimer
Caplin and his wife, Ruth. Full story.
McIntire
No. 2 in nation In
its first ranking of undergraduate business schools,
Business-
Week magazine placed the University of Virginia’s
McIntire
School of Commerce second among the nation’s best undergraduate
business programs. Full story.
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