Later this year, the Karsh Institute for Democracy at the University of Virginia will become the new home for various programs that are now part of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Last week, the Karsh Institute received a second gift of $15 million from John Nau, bringing his total contribution to $30 million….
The University of Virginia makes many infrastructure changes in the months after graduation and this summer will include some disruptions around Grounds while work takes place. Bill Palmer is the UVA Architect’s representative to the Charlottesville Planning Commission. He told that group last night that the western side of McCormick Road will be shut down…
A non-public body of city, county and UVA officials are considering changes to the group operates. “There a lot of administration and housekeeping issues that we have worked through,” said Charlottesville Planning Commissioner Hosea Mitchell in a report to his colleagues Tuesday. The Land Use and Environmental Planning Committee (LUEPC) was formed after the Albemarle…
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors meets four times a year with the most recent event having taken place the first week of March. The Buildings and Grounds Committee were presented with changes to the major capital plan for 2023. “We revise the capital plan every year,” said Colette Sheehy, Senior Vice President for…
The rest of today’s newsletter uses the March 14 meeting of the Charlottesville Planning Commission as its primary source material. There’s a lot to go through. The Commission got an update from Bill Palmer, their non-voting representative from the Office of the University of Virginia Architect. The terms of the 1986 three-party agreement on planning…
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors is meeting this week for one of their quarterly meetings. Members of the Buildings and Grounds Committee were shown design concepts for several future developments. “The first three concept site design guidelines coming to you for your approval are at Fontaine Park and in support of the Manning…
The University of Virginia has asked a total of five entities to respond to requests for proposals to develop two sites for housing units that will be rented or sold to households with qualified incomes. “After careful evaluation of each respondent on the criteria outlined in the [Request for Qualifications], which included qualifications and experience, project…
The University of Virginia Health System is one of the major drivers of the Charlottesville economy. Now the entity has released its first-ever 10-year strategic plan to guide its activities and physical growth. (view the plan) Dr. Craig Kent is the Chief Executive Officer of UVA Health and he begins with a question. “Why does…
“How do we design for the next 200 years?” Raucher asked. “What will continue to resonate? Clearly, we want a design that speaks to democratic ideals, promotes health debate and discourse far into the future.”
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors is in town this week and begin committee meetings today . That includes the Buildings and Grounds Committee, which has a few items of note on the agenda tomorrow. First, the new hotel at the Darden School of Business is to be named after Frank Sands, a 1963…