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U.Va. Sets Teach-In on Issues Surrounding Recent Terror Incidents in Mumbai 12/3/08 - A teach-in on issues surrounding the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, was held Wednesday, December 3rd, in Newcomb Hall Art Gallery at the University of Virginia. Faculty, students and members of the Charlottesville community were invited. Faculty with expertise in areas related to South Asia, such as history, economics, literature and anthropology, as well as representatives of various religious communities and Pakistani and Indian expatriates living in the community, discussed the tumultuous events of last week and the background and context in which they occurred. The event was sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures and the International Studies Office. |
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The Medical Center Hour: The Health of Charlottesville: Diagnosing and Caring for Our Community 11/12/08 - What are the biggest health-related challenges facing Charlottesville-Albemarle? Using
a new community-wide assessment and strategic plan, how can we improve overall health? Speakers:
Lillian Peake, MD, MPH and Mayor Dave Norris. Co-presenters: Department of Public Health Sciences, Center on Health Disparities, and Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies. |
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The Medical Center Hour: Are We Really Ready for Health Care Reform? 11/5/08 - Description=Health care accessibility and affordability require improvement, but true reform
dictates revolutionizing the health care delivery system. Speaker Joanne Disch, Ph.D. advocates a
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Women in Leadership and Philanthropy at U.Va. 9/27/08 - The inaugural Women in Leadership Conference was held at the University of Virginia Sept. 26-27, 2008, featuring distinguished speakers and panels on contemporary topics in the worlds of business, public life, science and the arts. Speakers in this panel included Marcia Day Childress, Adom Getachew, Yoke San Reynolds and Karin Wittenborg. The panel was moderated by Suzan Garson. |
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The Medical Center Hour: Patients and Families as Mentors: Growth and Development of a Pediatrician 9/24/08 - This lecture celebrates the humanistic values at the heart of doctoring |
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University of Virginia Community Briefing 9/23/08 - Approximately 250 people attended |
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Jim Collins on Good to Great for Non-Profits 6/14/08 - Best-selling business writer Jim Collins (Batten Institute at the University of
Virginia's Darden School for Business) believes the special factors that lie at the heart of rare
and truly great businesses are the same factors that make for the most successful organizations in
the non-profit world |
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Final Exercises 20085/18/08 - The University of Virginia observed its 179th Final Exercises on Sunday, May 18. In addition to the awarding of degrees and remarks by President John T. Casteen III, the event included an address by Hunter R. Rawlings III, president emeritus of Cornell University. |
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