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More
than 51 percent of the Law School’s
alumni contributed $15.2 million in total
gifts for 2005-2006, setting a record for
the school and almost certainly marking
the highest participation rate in the country
among law schools. “Our graduates
play an essential role in our success,” said
Dean John C. Jeffries Jr. “Today,
Virginia is financed much as a private
law school. We rely primarily on tuition
and secondarily, but crucially, on private
giving. We think the devotion of our graduates
speaks volumes about the quality of their
experience here.” This year’s total
is the second highest in the Law School’s
history, behind only the 2001-2002 campaign,
when
the school received a bequest of $35
million from the late David A. Harrison III, which was
used to create the David and Mary
Harrison Distinguished Professorships in
Law. Full
story.
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More
than 13,000 people turned out for Saturday’s
public unveiling of the University of Virginia’s
spectacular new John Paul Jones Arena (above),
while media toured the impressive facility
on Friday. “We believe that this
is a facility that is appropriate for the
University of Virginia grounds,” said
Leonard Sandridge, U.Va. executive vice
president and chief operating officer,
during the media tour. “You know
that place is important here at the University
of Virginia. We are built on a tradition
of believing that our facilities add value.
We believe that this facility adds great
value.” After nearly three years
of construction, the 16,000-seat facility
will officially open its doors on Aug.
1 with a performance by Cirque Du Soleil. Full
story.
U.Va.
News Services/Photo: Andrew Shurtleff
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