National Committee on University Resources (NCOUR)

Members of NCOUR serve as ambassadors for the University in communities across the country. They play a vital role in extending the reach of the campaign and helping fellow alumni, parents, and friends consider ways to take part.

We hope this page, available anytime at "campaign.virginia.edu/ncour", will serve as an additional resource for NCOUR members who want concise, up-to-date information.

University News

Garrett Hall Renovations Begin

U.Va.'s Garrett Hall will start its second century by undergoing a 20-month renovation to house the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. The building will go through extensive interior work. Read more

Madison House Celebrates 40 Years of Community Service

Madison House, U.Va.'s main student volunteer center, enlists about 3,300 students who volunteer weekly in a diverse array of 19 programs at almost 90 sites in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Read more

VP for Research Works to Galvanize Connections

Fourteen months into his term as the University of Virginia's vice president for research, Tom Skalak's vision can be summed up as this: "To harness the research and scholarly activity at the University that occurs at interfaces and find new applications." And that work, he says, benefits not only the University, but most importantly, society. Read more.

National Archives Helps Founding Fathers Go Online

Historians, scholars and even the general public can now access online 5,000 previously unpublished documents from our nation's founders, including U.Va. founder Thomas Jefferson, through ROTUNDA, the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press. Read more.

Names in the News

Casteen, Three Professors Inducted into AAAS

U.Va. President John T. Casteen III (left), and faculty members Kenneth Abraham, Judy S. DeLoache and Timothy Wilson were among 212 fellows inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ class. Read more

Grant Honors U.Va. Professor as 'Nurse Faculty Scholar'

U.Va. nursing professor Randy Jones is one of 15 nurse educators from around the country to receive the three-year, $350,000 award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for junior faculty who show outstanding promise as future leaders in academic nursing. Read more

Casteen and Parsons Receive Thomas Jefferson Awards

U.Va. presented two Thomas Jefferson Awards, the highest honors that the University bestows. The award for service was given to President John T. Casteen III, who will step down from the presidency next August. The award for scholarship went to J. Thomas Parsons, chairman of the Department of Microbiology and F. Palmer Weber Professor of Medical Research. Read more

Darden Helps City to be on Money's List; Local Small Venture Hotelicopter Flies High

Money Magazine has named Charlottesville one of the top 50 places to start a small business. Additionally, Charlottesville was ranked 19th among small cities in the country. It was the only Virginia locality on the list. Much of the success of small ventures is due, according to Money, to U.Va.'s Darden School of Business, to which Charles Seilheimer and his business partner Adam Healey say, word up. Read more

Medical News

Couple Donates $5M to U.Va. for Diabetes Research

A couple with a record of philanthropy has donated $5 million to fund diabetes research at the University of Virginia Health System. The gift by Paul and Diane Manning comes on top of nearly $3 million they've donated to the university in recent years. Read more

An Ultrasound Idea: New U.Va. Surgery Center Combines Two Technologies

A new technology that could revolutionize the way doctors treat a wide range of life-threatening illnesses has taken root at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Read more

Budget Impact Web Site

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