Tuesday, June 20, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

BOWERS FILES SUIT OVER U.VA. FIRING
By Aaron Kessler of The Daily Progress / June 19
Dena Bowers, a former University of Virginia employee, filed a $1 million civil lawsuit against U.Va. and four university officials Monday claiming she was wrongly terminated.

MILLIONS NEEDED FOR U.VA.'S ARENA / FUND-RAISING GOAL IS PROVING A CHALLENGE WITH DEADLINE LOOMING
By Jeff White of the Times-Dispatch
When officials at the University of Virginia launched an ambitious campaign to build a replacement for University Hall, they hoped to meet their fund-raising goal by the time the John Paul Jones Arena opened. Barring an enormous influx of gifts in the next month, that won't happen. With U.Va.'s 15,000-seat arena nearing completion -- the JPJ is the centerpiece of a project that also includes a parking deck and access road -- millions of dollars still must be raised.

TRESPASSING CHARGE TOSSED IN WAGE PROTEST
By Liesel Nowak of The Daily Progress
Charlottesville prosecutors dismissed a trespassing charge Monday against a University of Virginia professor, the only person convicted in an April "living wage" protest in which 17 students were arrested. Wende Marshall's misdemeanor trespassing conviction was being appealed to Charlottesville Circuit Court when prosecutors asked a judge to drop the charge.

U.VA. CHAPEL DRAWS ENGAGED COUPLES
By Autria Godfrey of WCAV CBS-19 / June 18
Summertime is here and that means so is wedding season. For many University of Virginia students, getting married in the UVa chapel is a rite of passage. Those opting to use the chapel feel like it brings the UVa tradition into another phase of their lives.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

STUDY: FATHERS NEEDED TO PROTECT KIDS
By Lindsay Puccio of WCAV CBS-19 / June 16
A new study by a UVa professor shows the best way to protect your kids against abuse and crime is to make sure there is a biological or adoptive father in the house. The report [by U.Va. professor Brad Wilcox] shows children living with their fathers in an intact married home are 50 percent less likely to be sexually abused, 50 percent less likely to end up in prison as a young adult, and three times less likely to become a young unwed mothers or fathers, compared to children living in a single-parent home.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

KAREN JOHNS
Johns, head coach of the women's softball team, was named to the coaching staff of the U.S. national team by USA softball. Her selection was included in an NFCA news release headlined:
USA SOFTBALL NAMES NATIONAL TEAM AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES ROSTERS

JEANETTE LANCASTER
Lancaster, Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing, dean of the School of Nursing and president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, was quoted in a Nursing Spectrum article headlined:
ON THE FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS
By Lisette Hilton of the Nursing Spectrum / June 19

JAMES E. LESNICK
Lesnick, co-medical director of the Radiosurgery Center operated in partnership between the University of Virginia and the Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, is quoted today in a (Hampton Roads) Daily Press article headlined:
GAMMA KNIFE OFFERS CUTTING-EDGE SURGERY -- WITHOUT A KNIFE
By Lisa Finneran of the Daily Press

JACK LINDGREN
Lindgren, the Consumer Banker's Association Professor of Retail Banking at the McIntire School of Commerce, was quoted in a Target Market News article headlined:
ADVERTISING: AN INDUSTRY STILL SO WHITE; BUT FEW WILL DISCUSS IT
By Lisa Sanders for Target Market News / June 19

DR. JONATHAN MORENO
Moreno, director for the Center of Biomedical Ethics at the Health System, was quoted today in a Nashville Tennessean article headlined:
VU TO PUT PATIENT DNA IN VAST RESEARCH POOL / BLOOD SAMPLES INCLUDED UNLESS PEOPLE OPT OUT
By Claudia Pinto of the Nashville Tennessean

STEPHANIE NIXON
Nixon, events manager for Newcomb Hall, was quoted in a segment on WCAV CBS-19 headlined:
U.VA. CHAPEL DRAWS ENGAGED COUPLES
By Autria Godfrey / June 18

MARK H. SAUNDERS
Saunders, assistant director for marketing and sales at the University
of Virginia Press, was quoted in an article in Monday's Chronicle of Higher
Education headlined:
UNIVERSITY PRESS OFFICIALS DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND OPTIONS IN A DIGITAL AGE
By Jennifer Howard of the Chronicle of Higher Education / June 19

W. BRADFORD WILCOX
Wilcox, assistant professor of sociology, was interviewed for a segment on WCAV CBS-19 headlined:
STUDY: FATHERS NEEDED TO PROTECT KIDS
By Lindsay Puccio of WCAV CBS-19 / June 16

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

LEMUEL LEWIS
Lewis, who holds a a bachelor's degree in economics and an MBA from U.Va., was featured today in a Virginian-Pilot article headlined:
LANDMARK EXECUTIVE LEMUEL LEWIS TO RETIRE THIS SUMMER
By Battinto Batts Jr. of The Virginian-Pilot

BRIAN N. MCDONALD
McDonald, who received an MBA from U.Va., was featured in a PRNewswire-FirstCall press release headlined:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER NAMES BRIAN N. MCDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS
By PRNewswire / June 19

MEREDITH M. MOSS
Moss, who graduated in 1996 from the School of Law, was featured in a PRNewswire press release headlined:
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP TO LAUNCH NEW CENTURY CITY OFFICE / FOUR PARTNERS FROM ALSCHULER GROSSMAN STEIN AND KAHAN JOIN FIRM
By PRNewswire / June 19

ANNA MARIA NEKORANEC
Nekoranec, who earned a bachelor of arts in economics and modern studies in 1986, was featured in a PRNewswire-FirstCall press release headlined:
ARCADIA RESOURCES APPOINTS TWO INDEPENDENT MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
By PRNewswire / June 19

ROD SATTERWHITE
Satterwhite, who attended the School of Law, was featured today in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
MCGUIRE WOODS SPECIALIST IN EMPLOYMENT LAW ALSO TESTS LATEST IN LEGAL TECHNOLOGIES
By Jeffrey Kelley of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

U.VA. RECEIVES $6 MILLION GIFT FOR FINANCIAL AID; NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
INCLUDED IN BEQUEST FROM LATE ALUMNUS

U.VA.'S HUMAN RESOURCES LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE

U.VA. CENTER EARNS RECOGNITION FOR EFFORTS TO HIRE REFUGEES

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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

VIRGINIA RECRUIT TAT SAYS 'I DO' / NIGERIAN'S VISA PROBLEMS RESOLVED WITH MARRIAGE
By Whitelaw Reid of The Daily Progress / June 19
Wedding bells have never sounded so sweet to Wahoo Nation. They must sound pretty nice to Virginia coach Dave Leitao, too.
On Monday, The Daily Progress learned that Solomon Tat, UVa's prized basketball recruit, was recently married. That means the Nigeria native no longer has a visa problem and will most likely be able to play for Virginia this season.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

POLICE TO RECEIVE STUDENT DATA FOR CHECKS AGAINST OFFENDER LIST
By Michael D. Shear and Rosalind S. Helderman of The Washington Post
Virginia's public and private colleges and universities soon will be required to submit the names and Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of students they accept each year to state police for cross-checking against sexual offender registries.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

A CALL FOR MORE DOCTORS
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
Over the latter quarter of the 20th century, the medical establishment generally took the view that the United States was on track to have a glut of doctors, and medical schools largely responded throughout the 1980s and 1990s with flat enrollments. In the last few years, however, some researchers and public policy makers have argued that the strategy may have worked a little too well, and that because some of the expected changes in American medicine haven't unfolded in the predicted ways, the country now actually faces a physician shortfall over the next decade.

MOVING AHEAD ON ADMISSIONS REFORMS
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
No manifesto emerged. But the man behind a meeting last week to consider bold changes in competitive college admissions said Monday that there was wide support for identifying ways to reform the system.  Lloyd Thacker founded the Education Conservancy two years ago out of the belief that the admissions system is out of control and that obsessions over rankings, money, prestige and testing are hurting students. While Thacker almost immediately attracted fans in the admissions world, last week's meeting marked a shift in his reform movement as many of the participants were presidents of elite liberal arts colleges.

INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

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