Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

HOSPITAL HONORED FOR ORGAN DONATION
By Daily Progress staff reports / Aug. 23
The Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative  has recognized the University of Virginia Medical Center for meeting its benchmark for organ donation.
(Not available online.)

UVA FRATERNITY DISBANDED / HAZING, ALCOHOL INCIDENTS FORCE DTD CHAPTER TO CLOSE
By Aaron Kessler of the Daily Progress / Aug. 23
The University of Virginia's Delta Tau Delta chapter has been disbanded after a series of events involving "hazing and abuse of alcohol," according to the fraternity's national governing body. James B. Russell, executive vice president, said the vote was taken July 31 to close UVa's chapter for what he termed "multiple risk-management violations," and that the chapter was notified Tuesday.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

ROBERT BRUNER
Bruner, dean at the Darden School of Business and author of "Deals From Hell," was cited in an Inc. Magazine article headlined:
CASE STUDY UPDATE: DOWNHILL FROM HERE
By Patrick J. Sauer of Inc. Magazine / August 2006

ANSELMO CANFORA
Canfora, assistant professor at the School of Architecture, was cited in a Daily Progress article headlined:
3 FIRMS NAMED TO DESIGN CENTER
By Daily Progress staff reports / Aug. 23

DR. BARRY FARR
Farr, professor emeritus of infectious diseases, was cited in a United Press International article headlined:
CAREGIVING: CHOOSING A HOSPITAL -- PART 5
By Alex Cukan for the United Press International / Aug. 22

GLENN A. GAESSER
Gaesser, professor of kinesiology at the Curry School of Education,
was quoted in an article in The Washington Post headlined:
JUST A FEW EXTRA POUNDS COULD MEAN FEWER YEARS, STUDY FINDS
By Rob Stein of The Washington Post / Aug. 23

STEPHEN NOCK
Nock, sociology professor and director of the Marriage Matters Project, was cited in a Weekly Standard article headlined:
"BEYOND GAY MARRIAGE"
By Ryan T. Anderson of the The Weekly Standard / Aug. 22

LARRY SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article headlined;
GRIM ANNIVERSARIES SWAY ELECTION STRATEGY / BOTH PARTIES ENLIST REMEMBRANCES OF KATRINA, SEPT. 11 IN CAMPAIGNS FOR CONGRESSIONAL SEATS
By John D. McKinnon of the Wall Street Journal / Aug. 23

TIMOTHY D. WILSON
Wilson, psychology professor, was cited in a Pacific Daily News commentary headlined:
PICK OURSELVES UP FROM HANG-UPS, FORGIVE AND MOVE ON TO FIND PEACE
By A. Gaffar Peang-Meth for the Pacific Daily News / Aug. 23

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

DAVID BALDACCI
Baldacci, a best-selling author who received a degree from the School of Law , was featured in a Shenandoah.com article headlined:
ONE BOOK ONE COMMUNITY ANNOUNCES PROGRAMS AT HANDLEY LIBRARY
By Handley Library for Shenandoah.com / Aug. 23

MATT GREEN and DONALD BADACZEWSKI
Green and Badaczewski, who competed in a 2002 taco-eating contest as undergraduates at U.Va., are the focus of an article highlighting their plans to traverse the entire New York City subway system, passing through more than 400 stations in less than 25 hours, 11 minutes and 8 seconds.
TWO ADVENTURERS, ONE SUBWAY SYSTEM, AND A CHALLENGE TO BREAK A RIDING RECORD
By Thomas J. Lueck of The New York Times / Aug. 23

JANE LEE
Lee, who has a master's degree in English from U.Va., was featured in a PRNewswire press release headlined:
SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS APPOINTS SUJIT SINGH COO AND JANE LEE VICE PRESIDENT SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS
By PRNewswire / Aug. 22

TRAVIS LEWIS
Lewis, who holds a bachelor's from U.Va., was featured in a Business Wire press release headlined:
TRAVIS LEWIS JOINS GLENCOE GROUP HOLDINGS LTD. AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
By Business Wire / Aug. 22

JING WANG
Wang, who received an LL.M from the School of Law, was featured in a PRNewswire press release headlined:
QUALCOMM APPOINTS JING WANG TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF QUALCOMM ASIA PACIFIC
By PRNewswire / Aug. 22

CAVALIER DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

ADMINISTRATION LOWERS MAXIMUM CREDIT HOURS

FAMILY, FRIENDS REMEMBER UNIVERSITY STUDENT BRETT GOSNELL

HONOR, UJC OFFER PROGRAMS, EXPLAIN ROLES TO NEW STUDENTS

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

UNIVERSITY'S HEALTH SYSTEM AMONG THE NATION'S HOSPITALS RECOGNIZED
FOR ORGAN DONATION EFFORTS

U.VA. ENGINEERING STUDENT EMILY HESALTINE HELPS MAKE AMERICA 'REALLY READY'

NUMBER OF ENTERING DARDEN STUDENTS SETS NEW RECORD

This week's featured publication is LINK.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

TUITION-DISCOUNTING RATE HOLDS STEADY OVER PAST 3 YEARS, SURVEY FINDS
By Audrey Williams June of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 23
The average tuition-discounting rate for the fall of 2005 was roughly the same as it was two years earlier, according to a survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Tuition discounting is a form of financial aid in which colleges award institutional grants to individual students, regardless of need, to reduce their cost of attending.

RESEARCH GROUP THAT ISSUES STATE-BY-STATE REPORT CARDS ON HIGHER EDUCATION MAY CLOSE
By Sara Hebel of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 23
A California-based nonprofit group that grades the states on how well they provide their residents with a higher education is getting ready to grade itself -- a thorough self-evaluation that might result in its closure. Beginning in January, board members and financial supporters of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education will undertake a "very serious reassessment" of the nonpartisan entity, said Patrick M. Callan, its president, in an interview this week.

RESEARCHERS YEARN TO USE AOL LOGS, BUT THEY HESITATE
By Katie Hafner of The New York Times / Aug. 23
When AOL researchers released three months' worth of users' query logs to a publicly accessible Web site late last month, Jon Kleinberg, a professor of computer science at Cornell, downloaded the data right away. But when a firestorm over privacy breaches erupted, he decided against using it. ...It is one of the frustrations of being an academic researcher in a world that has grown highly commercial. Data is everywhere, but there is precious little of it for university researchers to work with.

BUILDING UP COLLEGE TOWNS
By Elia Powers of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 23
When it comes to college towns and neighborhoods near urban campuses, quaint won't cut it anymore. An increasing number of institutions are finding ways - directly or indirectly - to promote a mix of commercial and residential development just beyond their borders that they hope will lure students and faculty.

UNINTENDED SUNSHINE
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 23
East Carolina tried to redact biosafety documents in FOIA request, but its botched job shows what some universities keep secret.

PROPOSED COLLEGE RESURFACES, IN VIRGINIA
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed / Aug 23
The founders of Founders College are shifting their focus, geographically if not philosophically. Two and a half months ago, a group of academics and others steeped in the philosophy of Ayn Rand had applied in two states, Maine and North Carolina, to create a new private, for-profit institution, and its leaders' connections to Objectivist philosophy led to speculation among regulators in both states that the institution, wherever it landed, would have Rand's teaching at its core.

WHAT YOUR FRESHMEN DON'T KNOW
Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 23
Beloit College has released its latest "Mindset List," to help academics understand what freshmen know - and what they don't have a clue about.

SECURITY GLITCH IN LOAN DATABASE
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 23
Portions of an Education Department student loan database revealed confidential information - enough to have enabled someone to commit identity theft - from Sunday through Tuesday, The Boston Globe reported. Department officials told the newspaper that a bug had created the problem and that they did not believe many people's privacy had been violated.

SURVEY SUGGESTS SAT SCORES DIDN'T FALL
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 23
An analysis released by the test-prep company Kaplan on Tuesday found that most colleges were not reporting declines in SAT scores. In the spring, a number of universities reported declines in average scores. National averages will be released by the College Board next week.

WITH GOOD REASON / NPR

African Trials (August 19-25)
Tonight at 7:30 p.m.; WVTF-Roanoke (88.5 FM)
When he was in power, former Liberian president Charles Taylor managed
to destroy his own country, as well as de-stabilize the governments of
three neighboring countries. Later this year, he will go on trial in The
Netherlands for genocide and crimes against humanity.

J. Peter Pham <http://www.jmu.edu/nelsoninstitute/director.htm> (James Madison University) <http://www.jmu.edu/nelsoninstitute/director.htm><http://www.jmu.edu/nelsoninstitute/director.htm>, who has met and negotiated with Charles Taylor, says the upcoming trial is a
small but important step towards ending the “culture of impunity” that
engulfs Africa today.
Also: Economist Karol Boudreaux (George Mason University)
<http://www.mercatus.org/People/id.95,cfilter.0/people.asp>
< http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/faculty/dboudreaux.html><http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/faculty/dboudreaux.html> believes
the key to prosperity in Africa lies in creating employment and self
reliance rather than on a continued dependence on foreign aid.

"With Good Reason," produced by the Virginia Foundation for the
Humanities, is broadcast on 10 public radio stations in Virginia and
Washington, D.C. For complete listings of shows and times visit the
program's website at www.withgoodreasonradio.org

INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

RSS feeds: http://www.virginia.edu/rss.html
Podcasts and Webcasts: http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast
Today's Calendar: https://etg07.itc.virginia.edu/eventcal/event/day