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In the wake of UVA President Teresa Sullivan's resignation on June 10, many members of the faculty and student body have responded. These responses (until June 17) are compiled below. Read part 2 (June 17-21), part 3 with alumni comments (June 21-26) and post-reinstatement messages.
Non-Voting Student BOV Member Hillary Hurd's Statement to Students
June 17, 2012
Listening to students, I have heard their deep sense of frustration and concern, and I have urged the Board to provide more information about the reasons for its actions.
As the Board moves forward – regardless of the path it takes – there needs to be more openness and communication. As the new, non-voting student member, this will be my primary message to the Board when it meets on Monday.
Honor Committee statement on Board's handling of Sullivan's resignation
June 17, 2012
Last Sunday, the Board of Visitors announced the resignation of Teresa Sullivan as President of the University of Virginia. Although this decision does not involve an act of lying, cheating, or stealing, the announcement and following justification have been unsettling to our Community of Trust.
Despite the diversity of opinions about the Honor System, over the course of its 170-year history, it has consistently served as a distinctive ethical framework by which UVA community members conduct themselves and treat each other. We expect each individual to speak and act with honesty and integrity, and as such, trust serves as the foundation of our community.
The lack of information given by the Board of Visitors is troubling because it is perceived as running counter to the standards to which we hold each other accountable as members of this community. We do not deny the Board's authority to make this decision nor question the merits behind it. However, the lack of a clear and full explanation has created an environment that is inconsistent with the value of trust that runs through the very fabric of our University.
We believe the Board of Visitors is a group of dedicated and caring individuals committed to acting in UVA's best interests. We are also confident that this University will continue to offer a world-class education and unique opportunity for its students. The way in which we continue to excel is to live by the principles that have guided us to this point.
In times of challenge, it is often easier for individuals to remain passive. However, this institution's values teach us that such a choice is unacceptable. We call upon students to come together to speak and act constructively, as student self-governance requires of us, to move this University forward. Our community is resilient, greater than any one individual, and will endure. Yet, we cannot fully move forward until the foundation of trust that sustains our community is renewed.
Stephen Nash, Chair
On Behalf of the University of Virginia Honor Committee
Email from Tom Faulders, President of the Alumni Association, to Alumni
June 15, 2012
After making history as the University of Virginia's first female president, Teresa Sullivan earned widespread popularity and respect among UVA's faculty, staff, students and its alumni around the world. Her resignation, resulting from philosophical differences with the Board of Visitors, has shocked and angered many in the University community and has attracted national media coverage. An email yesterday from John Simon, executive vice president and provost, and Michael Strine, executive vice president and chief operating officer, made it clear that the "Board of Visitors' action is resolute and authoritative." They clearly state that there is no going back, no reconciliation and no changing this decision. Those are the facts as we know them.
A big part of the Alumni Association's mission is to keep alumni in touch with each other and well informed about events at the University—an undertaking that has been particularly difficult during the past week. Since Sunday's announcement, there has been nothing we've been able to add to what's already been discussed in various statements from the Board of Visitors and other members of the UVA community or reported by the media. We have compiled a timeline of these official University communications that you may find helpful. We will continuously update this page as new information becomes available.
Just as you have, we have been reading newspaper articles, their accompanying comments, Facebook discussions, blogs and Twitter feeds. We have also received numerous emails and phone calls from alumni regarding the events of the past week. Clearly, most alumni are concerned, angry and confused about the recent developments at our beloved university.
This leads us to another critical part of the Alumni Association's mission—to help alumni have a strong voice at their alma mater. We have created an official repository in which alumni can share their concerns, questions and comments with the Board of Visitors.
Please visit this page if you would like to weigh in.
We will compile your comments and present them to university officials and the Board of Visitors by the end of next week. We also plan to provide an overview of what we hear from you in next month's Virginia Magazine e-newsletter.
We all love this university. Please share your thoughts and ideas with those who are in decision-making positions.
Tom Faulders (CLAS '71)
President & CEO, University of Virginia Alumni Association
Email from Paul G. Mahoney, Dean, School of Law
June 15, 2012
Most of you have heard that President Sullivan resigned at the request of the Board of Visitors and have questions about why it happened and what comes next. I first learned about the resignation shortly before the Sunday press release and was as surprised as you are. I do not have any information about the Board's decision beyond what has been reported.
The Law School is proud to be part of a great national institution and cares about the future of the University and its leadership. We will focus on controlling what we can, which is continuing the Law School's success in a way that reflects well on the University.
The past week's events have been personally difficult for the Law School community. Professor Doug Laycock, President Sullivan's husband, is a deeply valued colleague. The Law School will also be focused in the coming weeks on offering Doug and Terry our continued friendship and support.
Open Letter to the Board of Visitors from the School of Nursing faculty senators and chairs
June 15, 2012
We, the department chairs and faculty senators of the School of Nursing are profoundly moved by the unexpected events of this week. We are writing to express our solidarity with President Sullivan and our strongest disagreement with the secretive and unilateral process used by the Board of Visitors to oust a president we believe to be a positive and motivating force for the University of Virginia and for all of academia.
We are very concerned, as are other schools at this University, that recruitment of top-notch faculty, continued quality education, and effective fundraising will be seriously harmed by the Board of Visitors' action. We are also concerned that the continued reputation of the University, which prides itself on honesty, integrity, and unimpeachable honor, is in jeopardy.
The Board of Visitors must uphold the same qualities as the University and we believe that this is not currently the case. Whatever the Board's reasons for disagreement with President Sullivan, the process through which you demanded her resignation lacked the respect and openness which we associate with Mr. Jefferson's University.
We heartily agree with Hunter Rawlings, the president of the Association of American Universities and former president of Cornell who stated, "This is the most egregious case I have ever seen of mismanagement by a governing board. It's secretive, it's misguided and based on the public statements, there's no clear rationale."
We were proud to belong to a University led by a woman of the stature and integrity of President Sullivan. She has, on every occasion we can identify, displayed honesty, forthrightness, and integrity. She had a tremendous grasp of the issues facing the University and higher education in Virginia. She and the University deserve an open and honest accounting of the dealings of the Board of Visitors.
Arlene W. Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Chair, Department of Acute & Specialty Care
Pamela A. Kulbok, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Professor and Chair, Department of Family, Community and Mental Health Systems
Mary Gibson, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Faculty Senator
Kathryn Laughon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Faculty Senator
UVA Faculty Senate to Meet in Emergency Session on Sunday
June 15, 2012
The University of Virginia Faculty Senate will hold an emergency meeting Sunday at 5 p.m. in Abbott Auditorium at the Darden School of Business (map
George Cohen
Chair, Faculty Senate
Chris Holstege
Gweneth West
Past Chair
Response of the College of Arts & Sciences Steering Committee
June 15, 2012
Whereas on Friday, June 8, the Rector of the Board of Visitors sought and obtained the resignation of President Teresa Sullivan, representing to her that there were votes enough on the Board to remove her if she refused; and
Whereas the Board of Visitors had not actually entertained a formal motion to remove President Sullivan nor voted on such a motion; and
Whereas in announcing the President's resignation publicly on Sunday, June 10, the Rector provided no clear, specific or persuasive reasons for the action of the Board; and
Whereas in the view of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences President Sullivan has, since her appointment and amid large challenges, carried out her duties conscientiously and constructively to the benefit of the University; and
Whereas in response to the faculty's urgent requests for a clear, specific and defensible explanation of the reasons for the Board's action, the Rector's letter to the faculty claimed confidentiality and provided no such explanation; and
Whereas the Board of Visitors has proceeded in this matter in a non-transparent and non-consultative manner, seeking no opinion or advice from administrative officers, from the faculty, from the student body or from the alumni; and
Whereas the substance and the manner of the action of the Board have needlessly brought upon the University administrative instability, directional uncertainty, a tarnished reputation and considerable embarrassment; and
Whereas these consequences will inevitably discourage the appeal of the University to prospective administrative and faculty appointments, to prospective students and their parents and guardians, and to prospective benefactors and diminish the loyalty of present and past members of the University community; and
Whereas the faculty of Arts and Sciences believes that for all these reasons the Board of Visitors acted unwisely, inappropriately and contrary to the best interests of the University and by extension to the Commonwealth of Virginia more broadly, it is hereby
- the Faculty of Arts and Sciences expresses its high respect and deep appreciation to President Sullivan for her contributions to the academic programs of the University and to the spirit of the University community; and
- the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has no confidence in the Rector, the Vice-Rector and the Board of Visitors as a whole.
Student Council's Request to the Board of Visitors
June 15, 2012
To whom it may concern:
On Sunday, June 10th, the University of Virginia community was informed that Dr. Teresa Sullivan was stepping down from her position as President. Well-respected by the student body and known for a very high level of engagement, her departure after only two years came as a shock to the University community. Few expected her departure to come so soon. Or under such opaque circumstances.
The University of Virginia has a long and storied history, one steeped with a strong sense of the values upon which it was founded. Above all else, we belong to an institution of honor and honesty, of openness and respect. And it is under these values that we deem the current state of information on President Sullivan's departure wholly untenable. The University of Virginia community is entitled to more information. The statements by the Board of Visitors and other University officials up to this point have been abstract, unclear, and at times contradictory. The University of Virginia Student Council is not taking sides or placing blame, yet we feel it is our duty to provide every student at the University of Virginia the clarity and understanding they are owed.
It is our hope that students will come together as we begin to write the next chapter in the University's history.
To the Board— The University of Virginia Student Council, as both representatives and members of the student body, respectfully requests a full explanation of the events and circumstances surrounding the departure of President Teresa Sullivan. Throughout the history of our institution, every student has been called upon to uphold the values of the University of Virginia. We the students are now calling upon the Board of Visitors to do the same.
With Regards,
The University of Virginia Student Council
Faculty Declares Lack of Confidence in Rector, Vice Rector, Board
June 14, 2012
The executive council of the University of Virginia Faculty Senate has unanimously declared a lack of confidence in Rector Helen E. Dragas, Vice Rector Mark Kington and the board of visitors following the ouster of President Teresa Sullivan.
The resolution, issued this afternoon, reads as follows:
Resolved, that the Faculty Senate of the University of Virginia hereby:
- Expresses its strong support of President Sullivan.
- Expresses its lack of confidence in the Rector, the Vice Rector, and the Board of Visitors.
We offer this resolution mindful of the best interests of the University and the Commonwealth.
George Cohen
Chair, UVA Faculty Senate
Peter Kiernan offers public letter, resigns from Darden Foundation Board of Trustees
June 14, 2012
To the UVA Community,
As someone who has profound respect and love for the University of Virginia, I write to apologize for my role in further complicating the already difficult situation after Teresa Sullivan's resignation as president.
The content of my e-mail sent to the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees on Sunday, June 10, was confusing at a critical moment for the University and unfairly associated the Darden School with a situation in which it was not involved. No one from Darden — not the dean, nor the faculty, nor the administration, nor the Foundation board — was involved. The conversations about President Sullivan's transition that I referred to in my e-mail were conducted through my own personal relationships and not in any official capacity.
So that my actions do not further impact Darden or the University community, I am stepping down as chair of the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees and resigning from the board.
Exceptional work is happening at Darden and across the University. As evidenced in recent days, people across the community care deeply about this University and will no doubt ensure that UVA's future will be as strong as its past. Once again, I apologize to Dean Bruner, and to all of my friends, colleagues and professors at the Darden School and the University of Virginia who have been affected by my actions.
Peter D. Kiernan
Provost Employee Communication Council Resolution on the Board of Visitors Decision Concerning President Sullivan
June 14, 2012
WHEREAS: The employees of the University of Virginia learned that the Board of Visitors and President Sullivan "mutually agreed that she will step down as president of the University of Virginia effective August 15, 2012;" and
WHEREAS: It is unclear what "faster pace of change in administrative structure, in governance, in financial resource development and in resource prioritization and allocation" the Board favors.
NOW THEREFORE the Provost Employee Communication Council supports the June 11, 2012, UVa Faculty Senate Executive Council Statement on the Board of Visitors Decision Concerning President Sullivan calling for "a full and candid explanation" and requests the Board of Visitors clearly outline their vision and goals so that the University employees may better fulfill the Board's direction and desires.
Email from Steven DeKosky, VP/Dean, School of Medicine
June 14, 2012
By now many of you have learned that President Sullivan will be stepping down as UVA's president on August 15, 2012. An interim president will soon be named and the search will begin for President Sullivan's successor.
The announcement was a surprise to all of us. The deans and vice presidents learned the news Sunday morning just before the announcement went out to the community at large. I was at that meeting, and the conversation and questions were focused on understanding the Board's position and plans for leadership transition.
President Sullivan has been a strong advocate for the School of Medicine and UVA Health System. She always exhibited a warm interpersonal style and a sincere interest in our alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends. She shared our commitment to the success and well-being of the Health System and helped to focus attention on a new Health System Strategic Plan and the successful transition to our Next Gen medical school curriculum.
In her announcement, Rector Helen Dragas spoke about significant challenges faced by the University, including financial pressures, faculty recruitment and retention, pressures on tuition, and the use and expenses of new technology. She also indicated that the pace of change needs to quicken to meet these complex challenges. The announcement referenced the need to make difficult resource allocation decisions in this time of great challenge and change for higher education, medical research, and health care in general.
In the School of Medicine, we have been responding, and will continue to respond, to this environment through innovation in our programs, a newly evolving strategic plan, new targeted centers of excellence, engagement with other medical institutions, and other direct approaches. We need to focus on these issues and position the School of Medicine and the Health System for continued growth and success, while assuring fiscal responsibility.
Clearly, we have much more to do. We need our faculty, staff, students, and alumni to work together, to innovate, to forge ahead with our strategic plan, and to achieve continued excellence.
At this time of transition, I ask for continued confidence in our most important assets: our people. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns, and thank you for all that you do for the School of Medicine, the Health System, and the University.
Steven T. DeKosky, MD, FAAN, FACP
Vice President and Dean, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Email from Edward Howell, VP/CEO, UVA Medical Center, to Friends of the Medical Center
June 14, 2012
On Sunday, June 10, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors (BOV) announced that President Teresa Sullivan is resigning effective August 15, 2012. Within a few weeks, the BOV will name an interim president, and a formal search for the new president will be conducted over the next year.
President Sullivan has been a strong advocate for the UVA Health System. Her interest in the success and well-being of the Health System led to broadened attendance at the Medical Center Operating Board (MCOB) by BOV members and focused attention on the Health System Clinical Strategic Plan, which is shaping the future of our Health System today and going forward.
With the commitment and support from the Medical Center Operating Board and the Board of Visitors, we are actively implementing our clinical strategy for the Health System. The clear vision provided by our strategic plan has been affirmed by the Board of Visitors and will help us carry out our three missions—providing innovative, superlative care; training health professionals; and creating and sharing health knowledge. Our strategic direction is clear. And, as BOV Rector Helen Dragas indicated, our pace of change will accelerate.
At UVA, we have been responding, and will continue to respond, to the changing healthcare environment through innovation in our clinical programs, new targeted centers of excellence, and increased engagement with other institutions. We need to focus on these issues and position the Health System for continued growth and success, while assuring fiscal responsibility.
At this time of transition, I ask for your continued confidence in our programs and our people as we continue to move forward, innovating new methods of care and remaining committed to excellence for our patients, our staff, and our students. Thank you for your continued interest in the UVA Health System and in the patients we serve.
R. Edward Howell
Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, UVA Medical Center
Message to the UVA Community from EVP/Provost John Simon and EVP/COO Michael Strine
June 14, 2012
Deans, Vice Presidents, Faculty, Staff and Students of the University of Virginia and the Medical Center and the College at Wise,
The decisions of the weekend have generated anxiety on the Grounds and many of you are uncertain about their implications. We know that our community is presently unsettled by the unexpected resignation of President Sullivan.
We recognize that some seek more complete knowledge of events and details, some are still absorbing the news, and many have reached out to offer their understanding and solid support of our present duty. We are particularly appreciative of our academic and administrative leaders who have stepped up to share this challenge by reassuring their faculty and staff with strength, vision and optimism.
The Board of Visitors' action is resolute and authoritative. The BoV will take the next steps on Monday to put an interim President in place and will follow with the establishment of a deliberate, principled and thoughtful search process for our next President.
We are committed to advance the University of Virginia, in partnership, and will support the leadership of the interim and next President.
We encourage all of us, even as we adjust and absorb this change, to focus constructively forward in preparing the institution for its next stage of leadership and our shared commitment to quality and excellence in teaching, discovery and patient care.
We ask that you join us in assuring that the University of Virginia continues to be a leader on the forefront of higher education and health care in the world.
John Simon
Executive Vice President and Provost
Robert C. Taylor Professor of Chemistry
Michael Strine
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Response from Rector Helen Dragas to members of UVA Faculty
June 14, 2012
Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the events of this week. The Board of Visitors understands the serious concern and anxiety raised by the announcement of President Sullivan's agreement to step down. We comprehend how deeply the entire University family feels a sense of loss and distress at what appeared to be an abrupt turn of events.
We have heard your concern that our deliberation on this matter was not inclusive of the faculty or transparent to the University community. The Board publicly and continuously provided support to President Sullivan in order to advance her success in all aspects of her job, and we continued to do so throughout her tenure. We admire President Sullivan's broad popularity and acknowledge with much gratitude the many contributions she made to improve the University of Virginia.
Yet, consistent with sound employment practices, it is the policy of the Board to keep confidential matters of disagreement and those relating to evaluation of progress against mutually agreed upon goals. Nevertheless, the Board can assure you that there was ongoing dialogue with the President over an extended period of time, regarding matters for which we are responsible. These include ensuring the long-term health and well-being of the University through development of a credible statement of strategic direction and a long-term resource plan.
In considering the sustainable excellence of this University, the Board acknowledges the central role of faculty governance in matters of academic programming and curriculum. We are very clear on the scope of our fiduciary duties and the limits of our role. The Visitors should not, and will not, reach past or around a president to direct a specific strategic plan or manage its implementation. Rather, the president is expected to engage the academic enterprise in order to ensure a strategic and comprehensive charting of the organization's future.
The Board has been especially insistent on responsiveness in light of the drumbeat of intense pressures facing the University of Virginia. Among the many challenges, we are especially concerned about the recruitment and retention of you, our esteemed faculty. In fact, recent correspondence to us from a large body of the faculty called for urgent and immediate action, a focus on long-term solutions, and a concrete strategy. It called for plans for raising or redirecting revenue. These calls should be answered by a renewed strategic plan for the University, guided by the president and provost, and created alongside the faculty and deans.
The University has had many longstanding presidents who have advanced its stature. We expect we will find another such successful leader through a thoughtful and deliberate process that will include faculty representation. This Board is not alone among institutions of higher education, public and private, non-profits and corporations that have faced such difficult transitions early in the tenure of a leader.
We can, and will, recruit a stellar new president. Of him or her, we will expect strong, inclusive faculty governance. We also expect that our next leader will help secure the resources and set clear priorities to incent and reward excellence through faculty salaries, support, and sustenance of an engaging and rewarding academic environment.
Collectively we can advance Mr. Jefferson's University in a way that fulfills his original vision for it to be the most eminent in the United States. The Board of Visitors believes that the future – perhaps the survival – of our country is in the hearts and minds of our young ones. We must, without fail, inspire and lead them to their maximum potential.
We ask for your commitment to join us, the forthcoming interim leader, and our next long-standing president in partnership to create that bright future.
Helen E. Dragas, Rector
On Behalf of the Board of Visitors
President Sullivan's Strategic Plan (Originally Drafted May 3, 2012)
I have now had my senior team in place for nearly an entire academic year, and I am writing to provide a personal perspective on strategic direction for the Academic Division at the University. Since I arrived in August 2010, I have worked with the Rector and Visitors on planning for two other important functions of the University: the strategic plan for the Health Center and a strategic exercise to examine and benchmark our financial aid program, AccessUVa. These two areas represent large financial commitments of the University and also important risk areas. The academic program, however, is the heart of our mission. These ideas here have been shaped by discussion with the Provost, the Chief Operating Officer, deans, and other key personnel, but this framing is my own.
At the time of my appointment, I was explicitly instructed not to do a strategic plan for the academic program. The University had already conducted a series of strategic plans, and the faculty were said to be fatigued and discouraged by the lack of follow-through on those plans. For the last several years, the University of Virginia has been guided by the strategic plans, Virginia 2020 and the Commission on the Future of the University (COFU). These documents have served as a roadmap for the advancement of the University. The central strategies of Virginia 2020 (developed in 2002) focused on four themes: fine and performing arts, science and technology, international activities, and public service and outreach. COFU (developed in 2008) narrowed the focus to three immediate priorities: the student experience, advancing education and research in STEM-H fields, and global education. The Board has been provided several updates on COFU and the University has made limited strides forward in implementing the aspirations expressed by these plans.
Email from Architecture Dean Kim Tanzer to Architecture Alumni
June 13, 2012
By now, you have probably heard the news that President Teresa Sullivan is stepping down as president of the University of Virginia as of August 15, 2012. If you missed the initial announcement by BOV Rector Helen Dragas, you can find it—and additional, official details—here. As you can imagine, the news has generated significant attention on a national scale and here in Charlottesville.
This news came to us as a complete surprise here at the A-school, as it no doubt did to you. In addition to her good work on behalf of the entire University, President Sullivan has been a great advocate and partner for the School of Architecture. In so many ways she partnered with and supported the School, such as when she invited an A-School studio to her home on Carr's Hill to propose sustainability upgrades, and more recently when she hosted a luncheon with key partners in Beijing to celebrate the School's China program. She has demonstrated a commitment to our disciplines, our research and teaching methodologies, and our unique role as a catalyst of interdisciplinary, engaged scholarship. We are truly thankful for her leadership.
Even as we reflect, it is vitally important that we not allow this decision to deter our forward focus and momentum. An institution as rich in accomplishment and promise as the University of Virginia is able to endure, indeed prosper, in the midst of changes--even those at the highest levels of its leadership. The A-school in particular remains as committed as ever to our mission of providing our students the very best education and our faculty a first-rate environment for teaching, design, research, and service. We will also continue to play an important institutional role in ensuring UVA maintains its longstanding excellence and preeminence.
In the coming weeks, I will continue to work closely with all parts of our A-school and University communities so that, together, we can forge the best possible future for our School and our University. Open dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration—hallmarks of the UVA A-school—will be vital to these conversations. Higher education is at a turning point but our community is poised and ready to provide valuable leadership in the context of the broader University of which we are a part.
Your encouragement, support, and participation are, as always, warmly welcome. I know many of you have questions and as I learn more, I will share additional information with you. Thank you for all you do to make our School and the University strong.
Kim Tanzer, Dean and Edward E. Elson Professor
Email from McIntire Dean Carl Zeithaml
June 13, 2012
On Sunday, June 10, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors announced that President Teresa Sullivan is resigning effective August 15. Within a few weeks, the BOV will name an Interim President, and a formal search for the new President will be conducted over the next year. The news surprised virtually everyone. Terry was a supporter of the Commerce School and our faculty, staff, and students. She worked with us on instituting differential tuition and other initiatives that are important to the future of the School. Recently, I spent most of a week traveling with her to three major cities in Asia, and she was publicly very positive on the School and all of our activities. I personally appreciate her efforts over the past two years to engage with the University community and to help us achieve our goals.
The BOV determined that the University requires more bold and assertive leadership. The Rector and Vice Rector emphasized the need for a compelling vision that can drive fundraising and new revenues. They also discussed the need to make difficult resource allocation decisions in a time of great challenge and change for higher education. Terry's approach was perceived as more incremental, and the BOV essentially concluded over the last year that a "philosophical difference" existed regarding the best approach to deal with the issues confronting UVA and higher education. During the meeting announcing the decision to the deans and vice presidents, the Rector focused on several issues that she believes are critical, including recruiting and retaining great faculty and staff, lagging compensation for faculty and staff, tuition and the overall financing of the University, and the use of new technology in higher education. I completely agree that these issues are critical, and, as many of you know, the McIntire School is fully engaged with them and have several proposals and actions under way to address these issues with respect to our faculty and programs.
The challenges and pressures on higher education and business schools are real, and the pace of change is accelerating. We have been and will continue to respond to this environment through innovation in our programs and an aggressive approach when confronting the tough problems mentioned above. We need to be entrepreneurial, strategic, and position the School for continued preeminence. Thanks to our entire community, our record of success and commitment to continuous innovation and improvement speaks for itself. I believe that we have much more to do, and we have the faculty, staff, students, and alumni to innovate and to achieve continued excellence.
At this time, we should rely on one of our most important assets: our strong sense of community. We need to continue to work together to pursue our goals and to be a leader on Grounds and in the industry. We are working closely with the University administration on our pending proposals, and we should forge ahead with new ideas and activities. The BOV is looking for decisive and bold action, and we should continue to give them what they want.
I am very proud to serve the McIntire School and the University and to be a member of such a wonderful community. We appreciate your ongoing support, and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Carl Zeithaml, Dean
McIntire School of Commerce
Student Board of Visitors representative supports Sullivan's resignation
June 12, 2012
Fourth-year College Student Hillary Hurd, the student representative to the Board of Visitors, is one of the first with internal knowledge about the "mutual agreement" leading to University President Teresa A. Sullivan's resignation to comment on the matter. She told The Cavalier Daily yesterday she had full confidence in the Board's decision. Her interview with The Cavalier Daily took place following a two-hour conversation she had with University Rector Helen Dragas. Continue reading >>
Open Letter from Arts & Sciences Chairs and Program Directors
June 12, 2012
The undersigned Department Chairs and Program Directors of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences write in support of the letter submitted by the Faculty Senate to protest the resignation of President Teresa Sullivan and to join in the university-wide request for clarification. We understand the Board's fiduciary responsibilities and believe they can be performed most effectively for the mission of the University in conversation with the faculty—the stewards of that mission of higher education. As leaders of the University's core academic unit, we think it crucial to understand better the rationale for this decision. Continue reading >>
Email from Nursing Dean Dorrie Fontaine
June 12, 2012
As you learned in the email that Rector Helen Dragas sent to the University community on Sunday, President Teresa Sullivan will step down on August 15, 2012.
President Sullivan has been a strong advocate for our School of Nursing, and I will greatly miss working with her. I have valued her leadership and friendship. She has demonstrated the values of compassion, thoughtfulness, and respect that we cherish in the field of nursing and the SON community.
Rector Dragas spoke to the vice presidents and deans about significant challenges faced by the University, including financial pressures and faculty recruitment during a wave of retirements. The Board of Visitors has stated that the pace of change needs to quicken to meet these complex challenges.
As we honor our values and traditions, the School of Nursing is also in a transformational mode. A rise in rankings, major federal and foundation grants that raise our profile nationally, the successful completion of the McLeod renovation campaign, and six exceptional new faculty hires show that we are on the right track. We are responding to critical and complex needs in health care by broadening the impact of our nursing science and compassionate practice on the lives of patients, families, and communities.
Nurses cultivate a spirit of resilience and calm presence that is important in times of change. The School of Nursing will respond to the changes here at UVA and continue to show how we contribute to the strength of the University. Our alumni and friends play vital roles within the SON community. I am proud of your accomplishments and grateful for your support.
Dorrie Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN
Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing and Dean
Student Council's Statement on the Departure of President Sullivan
June 11, 2012
The University of Virginia Student Council would like to thank President Teresa Sullivan for her service to this university over the past two years. Dr. Sullivan has worked tirelessly to ensure that the University of Virginia continues to be a worldwide leader in higher education, and we sincerely commend her for her honorable and adroit leadership. Despite our divergent paths moving forward, Student Council wishes her the best in all of her future pursuits. She will forever be a part of the University of Virginia family.
Student Council extends our well wishes to the Board of Visitors as they begin to undertake the trying task of finding both an interim and permanent president and we look forward to lending our support in any way. We continue to be proud of our long-standing traditions of honor, academic excellence, and student self-governance at the University of Virginia, and remain optimistic about the future.
Faculty Senate Statement
June 11, 2012
Yesterday, the Faculty of the University of Virginia, along with the rest of the University community, learned that the Board of Visitors and President Sullivan "mutually agreed that she will step down as president of the University of Virginia effective August 15, 2012." We are shocked and dismayed by this news. We were blindsided by this decision.
The Faculty Senate Executive Council has worked closely and effectively with President Sullivan during her two-year term. She has impressed us with her intelligence, leadership, and commitment to transparent administration and open, honest communication. We witnessed her renowned dedication to higher education. She excited faculty across the Grounds and created a sense of optimism about the University's future.
We find the Board's statement inadequate and unsatisfactory. We understand that the University, like most of its peer institutions, faces tremendous challenges. We believe President Sullivan made meaningful progress toward meeting these challenges, and put in place strategies and personnel to move the University forward.
As elected representatives of the faculty, we are entitled to a full and candid explanation of this sudden and drastic change in University leadership. We intend to investigate this matter thoroughly and expeditiously, and will meet with the Board as soon as possible. The Faculty Senate will continue to gather and give voice to faculty views and do all we can to preserve and protect strong faculty governance at the University.
We are determined and committed that Mr. Jefferson's University will continue to be a beacon of excellence, honor, and compassion in a troubled world.
Email from Curry Dean Bob Pianta
June 11, 2012
As you know, on Sunday, the UVA community was sent the announcement below from the Rector of the Board of Visitors telling us that President Sullivan will be stepping down on August 15. This news was surprising, and I wanted to take a moment to share with you what I know.
First, I would like to say that I have a deep appreciation for the ways President Sullivan engaged all aspects of the University community and for her thoughtful and steady approach to leadership. President Sullivan
was always appreciative and supportive of the Curry School's mission and people, and I will miss working with her.
This news was announced to the deans and vice presidents Sunday morning just before the announcement went out to the community at large. I was at that meeting, and the conversation and questions were focused both on understanding the Board's position, plans for current reporting and leadership, and plans for leadership transition. As is mentioned in the announcement, the Board will appoint an interim president in the next few weeks and then launch a search for a new president.
One of the very clear messages during the meeting yesterday morning was that we must continue in our efforts toward excellence, impact, and innovation. Several times it was mentioned that the world is changing rapidly and we at UVA must both align with and lead that change. The message was clear that this cannot be a period of interruption of momentum or focus. I am very pleased to share with you that Curry was one of the schools mentioned by the Rector as reflecting focus and momentum.
My clear sense is that our path at Curry is to continue our work toward scholarship excellence, academic quality, innovation, expansion, and links to the field that make a difference for society. I believe these are all well aligned with the Board's long-term vision for the University.
Again, I think I speak for us all in saying this news was surprising and that we appreciate President Sullivan's very real contributions to the University and the the Charlottesville community.
Email from Arts & Sciences Dean Meredith Woo
June 11, 2012
By now many of you will have heard that President Sullivan will be stepping down as UVA's president on August 15. Below are links to the Board of Visitors announcement and the remarks of Rector Helen Dragas at yesterday's meeting with the University's Vice Presidents and Deans.
I know I speak for many of you in expressing my gratitude and admiration for President Sullivan's work over the last two years. She has engaged all aspects of the University and has been a ubiquitous presence on Grounds. Her leadership has touched the lives of our students, faculty, staff and alumni. As a faculty member in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, she has always had a soft spot in her heart for us, and has been naturally supportive of our efforts. I will miss working with her.
Transitions like this can be unsettling. They can also be catalysts for reflection, renewal and reinvigoration. I trust in the wisdom of the Board of Visitors which is unequivocally resolved to swift and bold action to ensure that the University remains in the top echelon of universities well into the 21st century and beyond.
The College is a community that brings together brilliant talents to create new ideas, to find solutions to complex problems, and, most important, to provide the kind of profound educational experience our students expect and deserve. That will not change. With the support of our alumni, parents, friends and volunteers, I know we will stay focused on our mission and our work. I assure you that the College will continue on its ambitious course toward excellence in academics and the extraordinary student experience for which we are so well known.
I would be happy to address your questions or concerns. In the meantime, I thank you for your continued interest in and support of the College.
Gov. Bob McDonnell's statement on President Sullivan stepping down
June 10, 2012
I want to thank Dr. Teresa Sullivan for her leadership of the University of Virginia over the past two years. Serving as the President of Mr. Jefferson's University is a tremendous responsibility and she has fulfilled her duties with honor, energy and good stewardship. In addition, President Sullivan has been a great partner with our Administration in our efforts to increase access and affordability at Virginia's colleges and universities. Through her leadership, Virginia added nearly 1,000 new student slots and recently enacted the lowest yearly tuition increase in over a decade. Having the University of Virginia play such a leading role in higher education reform was immensely helpful in ensuring that this work to expand access and affordability all across our higher education system would be successful and broadly embraced by all state institutions.
Since its founding in 1819, the University has played a seminal role in higher education in America. Thomas Jefferson's vision lives on today as the University is a modern, diverse and globally-recognized educational landmark. I have great confidence that the Board of Visitors will conduct a thorough and diligent search for the next President of the University and will find the right individual for this prestigious and pivotal post. The University of Virginia has always enjoyed world-class leadership befitting the school's place in academia, and I am sure that will continue to be the case in the years ahead.
Email from Engineering Dean James Aylor
June 10, 2012
As I am sure that you by now, the BOV and President Sullivan have come to a mutual agreement that she will step down as our President after only two years in that position. I was at the meeting this morning where the Rector and Vice Rector let the senior administrators know of this decision. I would like to give you my "take' on the message and some insight on how this change will affect the School of Engineering.
To say the least, the announcement was a big surprise to all of us. I felt that she was very popular on Grounds and the senior administrators felt that she was making some significant changes to better the University. Most of us felt that she had made some excellent hires in the key leadership position. She was a good friend of the School of Engineering and was working with her new hires to address some of the issues that were facing the School. She was much more visible in Richmond and was working on issues associated with start-up packages and differential tuition. She believed that we needed to be more involved at the Federal level and I accompanied her to visits with leaders in the Federal Government. I trusted her as a leader and enjoyed an excellent relationship with her.
The "philosophical difference of opinion" to which the Rector's announcement refers has to do with the rate of change and progress in the face of long range challenges to the University--the Rector called these "existential threats" or challenges to the existence of the University. Included among these threats are recruitment, compensation for faculty and staff, new technology, and financing. The Rector explained that the Board of Visitors seeks "bold, not incremental change;" an approach that President Sullivan advocated. Evidently, conversations about the rate of change have been ongoing for some time. The Rector said that this action is a call for the development of a compelling vision for the University, followed by the raising and allocation of resources toward that vision. She also noted that prioritization of activities within the University will be key to the implementation of this vision.
I feel that all of us in the School of Engineering understand the critical nature of these and other issues facing higher education today. Having just returned from the annual engineering deans meeting, I assure you that most of the engineering schools in the country are facing similar issues. I feel that the School of Engineering is attempting to address these issues through its new strategic plan as best it can with the resources that it currently has. I continue to believe that if we continue in the direction that is being outlined, we will be able to make significant improvements.
In that vein, one of the very clear messages during the meeting this morning was that we must continue in our efforts toward excellence and impact. In terms of the present, John Simon and Michael Strine will provide leadership and as has always been the case, I will report to John. As is mentioned in the announcement, the Board will appoint an interim president in the next few weeks, and then launch a search for a new president.
We'll get through this. The University is greater than any one person. As Bob Bruner noted in his letter to the Darden faculty, what really matters in confronting change are values, strength of culture, and depth of leadership throughout an organization--the University has these in great quantity including in the ranks of the faculty. Having said that, I know that we all appreciate the very real contributions of President Sullivan and she will greatly missed at the helm of this great University.
I will be happy to talk to anyone as the change takes place. -Jim
Email from Darden Dean Robert Bruner
June 10, 2012
I have just come from a meeting with the Rector and Vice Rector of the University. In response to many emails, I want to give you my "take" on the Rector's message.
- The news is surprising to us all, given Terry Sullivan's popularity on Grounds and within the senior leadership of the University. She seemed to be grappling with the immediate managerial challenges that UVA faces. Terry Sullivan has been a good friend and supporter of the Darden School. I trusted her as a leader and enjoyed a cordial working relationship.
- The "philosophical difference of opinion" to which the Rector's announcement refers has to do with the rate of change and progress in the face of long range challenges to the University--the Rector called these "existential threats" or challenges to the existence of the University. Included among these threats are recruitment, compensation for faculty and staff, new technology, and financing. The Rector explained that the Board of Visitors seeks "bold, not incremental change." Evidently, conversations about the rate of change have been ongoing at least since last fall. The Rector said that this action is a call for the development of a compelling vision for the University, followed by the raising and allocation of resources toward that vision.
- We at Darden understand the urgency of the issues because we have been grappling with them for several years. Many of our metrics suggest that Darden has good initiative on dealing with these issues. In fact, relative to most b-schools, Darden is in excellent shape. But this is a moment of unprecedented turmoil in higher education. I have just returned from a week of meetings with tech firms on the West Coast and can confidently assert that the technology coming at us will demand great effort, new skills, more talent, and lots of money in order for Darden to continue to fulfill its mission and to sustain a vision of "world-class impact and stature." [See my latest blog posting on new technology in b-schools.] Fortunately, we are on the way in dealing with the turmoil. But Darden is a microcosm of the challenges that the University faces. History will judge this particular action by the Board of Visitors, but the present context certainly affirms the urgency that Rector Dragas articulates.
- We'll get through this. The University is greater than any one person.
As numerous Darden case studies teach, what really matters in confronting change are values, strength of culture, and depth of leadership throughout an organization--the University has these in great quantity. Certainly, the leadership, faculty, and staff at Darden are well-aligned around our mission and performing at a high level. During this period of transition, let's not lose focus on the things that matter: our mission, vision, and world-class performance to those we serve. As the Brits would say, "Keep calm and carry on." Don't spend your energy on rumors and speculation--let's give the Board of Visitors the space to make wise decisions and implement a good transition.
If you have questions or concerns, please look for me at morning coffee any day this week. I won't have much to add beyond what this note conveys but would be glad to chat.
Best regards,
President Teresa Sullivan Resigns – Rector Helen Dragas Press Conference
June 10, 2012
Read the original statements from Rector Helen Dragas and the Board of Visitors here and here.
Continue reading responses from June 17-21 here.
Read responses from June 21 - reinstatement here (with nearly 250 community comments below).


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Hope your day is filled with love and laughter and not too much chocolate….. but maybe just a little bit.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Surprise Friends Gifts
My son's class is doing "surprise friends" as a pre-Valentine's Day conversation on friendship. It seems to be the norm for the gifts to be mostly store bought, but with a $5 budget I have a feeling some people might be bending the rules on that budget ever so slightly.
We sat down last weekend to map out the gifts that Cole wanted to give and I think we found a fair blend of store bought and homemade and we spent exactly $5. (There are a few not pictured.)
Somehow, before tomorrow, he thinks that he and I are going to sew a stuffed monkey… Wish me luck!
Sticker Club Valentine's
My girls and one of their friends have started a sticker club this year. Meaning whenever we get together they bring their special sticker notebooks and whatever stickers they have recently acquired and they fill the pages with stickers together.
So we put together a little valentine treat that was perfect for a sticker club get together.
The hardest part was cutting out lots and lots of little stickers. And also being intentional about dividing them up somewhat fairly!
Enoy with friends at Sticker Club! An easy, fairly inexpensive alternative to candy! (Less than $5 and there were supplies enough to make about 2 dozen.)
At the Library
This week my girls and I went downtown to the big library. I love to browse the craft section and find a big stack of books to flip through for inspiration. Then I plop down in the amazing children's section and let the girl's play on the computers and do their own browsing. It's a perfect rainy afternoon activity for all of us.
I found this cute little book…. I love the cover project!
As I flipped through I saw a very familiar little project. Only the ones in the book were of course made up of scraps. And they suggested filling them completely with lavender and using them as eye pillows for your tired eyes. I think I just might try that tonight as I muddle through the stuffy tiredness of a winter cold.
Hand Warmer Tutorial and Giveaway!
This little project is easy as can be! Check out the tutorial and giveaway at Frugal Granola today!
- Hand Warmers: Toss a set in the microwave for 20 seconds and warm up frosty little fingers after an afternoon out in the snow.
- Cold Pack: Keep one or two in the freezer to pull out and sooth a bumped head or bruised ankle.
- Hackie-Sack / "Bean Bag" Toy: When a little one needs something to throw, an organized bean bag toss can be much safer than tossing balls in the house.
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Bulk Shopping Bags – Tutorial and Giveaway
Head over to Frugal Granola where we are giving away these reusable bulk bags.
Plus, if you don't win them there is a tutorial for how to make your own!
Counting down to Christmas
We used to have a really nice advent calendar that I had sewed together over a few years and last year it was finally finished. It took its inspiration from this one over at The Purl Bee. However, somehow we have misplaced one box of Christmas goodness. I didn't realize it immediately, but a few days after decorating I started thinking about a few choice items that were missing from our holiday decor….. most importantly the advent calendar.
So yesterday I began a replacement. Ideally we'll find that missing box, but just in case we don't I wanted to create something that would be reusable, festive and attractive (also simple and cheap!). Enter cards and envelopes, 3×5 cards, and scrapbook paper.
The 3×5 cards corners are slipped into little cuts I made in the cards, that way rearranging or replacing activities in future years will be simple.
I had lots of helpers with cutting and gluing for the first half hour….. then I was on my own. The toddler in our house is potty training, so little treat breaks for all of us was a necessity.
I've got 14 envelopes done. 11 to go. Let's just hope that string taped to bricks (bad idea) holds when all 25 are clipped up there.


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Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Originally incorporated as Summit Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1869, from portions of New Providence Township (now Berkeley Heights) and Springfield Township, Summit was reincorporated as a city on March 8, 1899. Possible derivations of Summit's name include its location atop the Second Watchung Mountain; the Summit Lodge, the house to which jurist James Kent moved in 1837 and which stands today at 50 Kent Place Boulevard; and to a local sawmill owner who granted passage to the Morris and Essex Railroad for a route to "the summit of the Short Hills".
Following World War II, the city experienced a great building boom, as living outside New York City and commuting to work became more common and the population of New Jersey grew. At this point, Summit took on its suburban character of tree lined streets and architect-designed houses that it is known for today. Summit had a mini-bus system, with three routes, in the late 1970s. The mini-buses ran through most parts of Summit on long circular routes that were primarily designed to bring commuters to the railroad station in downtown Summit. The Velvet Underground played their first paid concert at a Summit High School prom.
Summit residential real estate is expensive. In October 2009, the median house price was $655,500. Real estate taxes vary; an $800,000 four-bedroom, 2-full-bath, 2-partial-bath single-family home built in 1939 had taxes of $16,000 in 2009. Summit, along with many suburban communities in the United States, adopted a policy of zoning ordinances requiring a single-family house on a large lot and could thereby "exclude any undesirable influences that might erode property values", a requirement that effectively excluded apartment buildings and multi-family dwellings, and tended to raise the price of houses.
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum is a suburban conservancy dedicated to environmental and horticultural education for children and adults and enjoyment of nature through the professional care and preservation of a historic country estate.
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"The recent collapse of the I-5 bridge in Washington State is a stark reminder of the sorry state of our aging highway infrastructure. However, it is also a golden opportunity to begin a dialogue with the American public about a troubling issue that has not been adequately explained or discussed: our national transportation priorities are seriously outdated and are in dire need of reform."
"In short, we are continuing to waste enormous sums of tax dollars each year on the type of highway expansion projects that do little to ease traffic congestion problems over the long term and in fact often exacerbate them. Moreover, the high cost of new highway expansion is robbing us of the ability to restore our nation's crumbling infrastructure and create a world-class transportation system for the 21st Century."


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The Web of Compositability
A mathematical proof on the Nature of Whole Numbers
as a self organized system revolving around
12 positions of compositability.
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Often when we think of numbers we understand it in the format of language acquisition, meaning that we learn it as it is taught to us, rather than coming to terms with the reality of comprehending quantity. Though we ascribe names and symbols to numbers, it is different from language since numbers are the system we use to understand the difference between an object and multiple objects. Its there whether or not we acknowledge it. There is 1 sun in our solar system, no matter how we communicate that info to each other. We have 2 eyes and ears, no matter how that is perceived or described. I say this because numbers are different from language, in the sense that we are comprehending the relationship of quantity and relationship of number systems, rather than fabricating their meaning through the development of culture and custom, as with language.
before we start…
lets define a few things
A number is a mathematical object used to count, label, and measure.*
Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the abstract study of topics encompassing quantity, structure, space, change, and other properties; it has no generally accepted definition.*
French mathematician Claire Voisin states "There is creative drive in mathematics, it's all about movement trying to express itself."*
*taken from Wikipedia
1a) When we place numbers around a circle with 12 positions, like a clock, and then continue the number sequence, patterns emerge locking evens, or 2x, into a hexagon, multiples of 3, or 3x into a square, and multiples of 4, or 4x into a triangle. Prime numbers emerge in positions 5, 7, 11, and 1. Prime numbers then interacting with themselves and "knock out" primes by creating semi primes (ex: 25, 35, 49, 55, 65, etc.)
1b) The pattern of compositability begins dictated by the first 6 numbers and then reverses back to 12, allowing 4 place positions for prime numbers every 12 numbers.
1c) The pattern of compositability reads like this starting from 1: prime, 2x, 3x, 4x, prime, 6x (2x and 3x), prime, 4x, 3x, 2x, prime, 12x (3x and 4x, 2x and 6x) and then it repeats.
or like this: when prime is 1x
1x 2x 3x 4x 5x(1x) 6x(2x3x)7x (1x) 8x(4x) 9x(3x) 10x(2x) 11x(1x) 12x(3x4x/2x6x)
1x is prime (positions and numbers 5 and 7, 11 and 1)
Any number can be placed into 1 of 12 positions
2. When we keep wrapping numbers sequentially around the 12 positions of the clock we can begin to see the shape systems the multiples of each number form. 13 follows 1, 14 follows 2, 15 follows 3, etc. 24 then sits on top of 12 and the sequence keeps repeating. (ex #1)
3. If we connect the evens by lines, or 2x (all multiples of 2. ex: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) we get a hexagon. This pattern goes on forever. It is embedded in the system. The next layer follows the same positions 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24. (ex #2)
4. When we connect the multiples of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12), or 3x, with lines we get a square tilted on end. (ex #3)
5. When we connect the multiples of 4 (4, 8, 12, 16), or 4x, we get a perfect triangle. (ex #4)
6. The numbers 2, 3, and 4 create the dominant systems of compositability.
7. The numbers 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12, as well as all multiples of 2, 3, and 4 are embedded in the shape patterns of 2x, 3x, and 4x. (9x follows 3x backwards, 8x follows 4x backwards, 15x follows 3x, etc)
8. The numbers 5, 7, or 5x and 7x "bounce" back and forth across the system, like a star. The numbers that follow these positions follow the same path (17x and 19x, respectively, as well as all other numbers that fall in these positions. (ex #5)
9. The numbers 11 and 13, or systems 11x and 13x, cascade around the system like spirals. (ex #6)
(ex #5)
(ex #6)
Multiplication Table
The traditional multiplication table lines up numbers in 2 directions, with their squares reflecting diagonally down the center. Though it repeats the table, it also attempts to tease out the numbers, preventing their interrelationships from appearing.
The Multiplication Spiral
includes 1 instance of every whole number and allows for a deeper understanding of how multiplication patterns or number systems interact. Say like how 9 intersects the system of 4 at 36, which is also a multiple of 12, and the square of 6.
Prime Numbers and the Sieve of Eratosthenes
The traditional and typical way to look at prime numbers is through the linear chart of 10's, or the Sieve of Eratosthenes. As you can see there is some pattern but it is not real consistent or easy to predict.
As a 12 position spiral, the primes emerge in an easy to see pattern just outside the end points 12 and 6 (5, 7, 11, 13). This is also supported by the equation to find primes: 6x +/-1. What becomes the interesting pattern here is the exceptions to the prime fields, or the semiprimes. 1st is 25, the square of 5, and 35 which is 5×7. The next one is 49, the square of 7. 5 and 7 are the 1st primes, the 1st twin primes, and the largest system of exceptions to the prime field.
Once the simple divisibility rules are known of 2, 3, and 4, numbers can be "glanced at" and then placed into position
2x If a number is even than it is divisible by 2.
4x If a number can be cut in half and is still even, then it is divisible by 4, and can only reside in positions 4, 8, and 12. ( 36/2 = 18 (even) so 36 is divisible by 4). For the sake of space, lets call this feature, the ability to be divided by 4, double-even.
3x If you add the digits of a number together and that sum is divisible by 3, then the original number is too. (354 = 3+5+4 = 8 + 4 =12 = 1+2 +=3. Therefore 354 is divisible by 3. Every third number is. If all digits of numbers are added together to show the properties of divisibility, then all whole numbers can be reduced to one of nine single digit numbers. Also, if every third number is divisible by 3, and some number is not, then either by adding 1 or subtracting 1, it is.
12x If a number can be divided by 3 and 4, then it can also be divided by 12.
With these 2 (sum of the digits and double-even) ways to understand divisibility, it becomes possible to place any number into 1 of 12 positions.
Placing Numbers Into the Web Positions.
If a number is double even and divisible by 3, it is divisible by 12 and in the 12th position.
If a number is even, but odd when halved, and divisible by 3, it is in the 6th position
If a number is odd and divisible by 3 it is in the 3rd or 9th position. If you can add 1 to the number and make it a double even (divisible by 4) then it is in position 3. If you can subtract 1 and make it a double even, then it exists in position 9.
If a number is double even, but not divisible by 3, then it exists in positions 4 or 8. If you can subtract 1 and make it divisible by 3, then it exists in position 4. If you can add 1 and make it divisible by 3, then it resides in position 8.
If a number is even but not double even, and you can add 1 to make it divisible by 3, it exists in position 2. If you can subtract 1 and make it divisible by 3, then it belongs in position 10.
If a number is odd, and you can subtract 1 and make it divisible by 3 and a double even, it belongs in position 1. If you can add 1 and make it divisible by 3 and a double even, then it belongs in position 11.
If a number is odd, you can add 1 and make it divisible by 3, and a single even, then its in position 5. If a number is odd, you can subtract 1 and make it divisible by 3, and a single even, then its in position 7.
Other Interesting Functions of Primes and 12x.
All twin primes added together equal 12x.
All primes squared (besides 2 and 3) equal 12x +1. Below is the pattern of the sum of the digits of each position.
Compositability: The ability of a number to be divided by another number besides itself and 1.
Prime: A number with no divisors.
Semiprime: A number that is the sum of 2 primes.
Twin Primes: when 2 prime numbers are separated by only 1 number (5 and 7, 11 and 13).
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The People's National Party (PNP) has picked up an additional parish council.
Following the official count of ballots in the Angels division of St Catherine today, Patricia Harris emerged winner by 23 votes over the Jamaica Labour Party's Kerensia Morrison.
Both candidates got 1,047 votes apiece following preliminary counts on Monday.
"The PNP has taken the St Catherine Parish Council with 21 seats to the JLP's 20, and I will remain as Mayor of Spanish Town and Chairman of the St Catherine Parish Council," Norman Scott told THE STAR ONLINE.
The PNP won 26 of the 41 council seats in the 2012 local government polls.
The PNP now has control of five local authorities - Westmoreland, Hanover, Portmore, Manchester and St Catherine.
The has won the eight local authorities -- Kingston and St Andrew, Portland, St Mary, St Ann, Trelawny, St James, Clarendon and St Elizabeth.
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Chapter 14
May 6th – I woke up this morning even before Fraidy sang out. I slept better than I expected to, of course I locked the bedroom door like us girls always did when there was a new foster boy in the house. A few extra precautions go a long way. I hadn't really expected trouble, Fraidy likes Rand but like Daddy was always saying, "Better safe than sorry."
I decided on something special for breakfast. I know it is kind of silly but I like cooking better when there is someone to share it with. I made thin pancakes and then filled them with warm apple pie filling. I squirted a little bit of caramel ice cream topping on them that I found in the junk food from the lonely woman's house and then I made something Momma taught me – whipped topping from powdered milk.
First I set a metal bowl and whisk into a pan of freshly pumped well water. If the power was on you would put them in the frig for fifteen minutes but the really cold well water was just as good. Then you take one-third cup of powdered milk, one-third cup of ice water (pump water was ice cold so I used it), one-quarter cup of granulated white sugar, one teaspoon of lemon juice (from some of the packets that I found at the concession stand), and one teaspoon of vanilla extract. You don't have to use the vanilla but it does give the topping more flavor. You mix all of the ingredients together in the icy cold bowl and then you whisk it until peaks form. This means that you beat the heck out of it until you start to feel like you arm is going to fall off.
When I looked up from beating the topping Rand was standing there looking at me like I had two heads. It was kind of funny. When I explained what I was doing he looked at me like I was growing a third head but he sure didn't have a problem eating what I fixed. He finally laughed when I told him to slow down or he was going to make himself sick. "You sound like somebody's granny." I was very tempted to stick my tongue out at him but I didn't; that would only have made him feel more superior, boys are like that. And Rand may be twenty but he doesn't seem all that different from some of the boys that were at my highschool. Well maybe he does but he doesn't at the same time. Oh, I don't know how to explain it but I know what I mean.
After breakfast he told me that he needed to figure out a way to get home to his family. He kept asking me if I wanted to come home with him; he was sure his Uncle George wouldn't have a problem since I knew how to cook. Apparently the girls were still mostly experimenting because his uncle had taken over all the household duties when his wife died and the girls were never encouraged to learn until recently when there wasn't time for Uncle George to do everything. Even if I hadn't had Sparkleberry Ranch there was no way I was going to go be chief cook and bottlewasher to some family out of the blue. I'm not housekeeper material and my mouth would probably get me fired before I even started. I liked working at Good Eats but that's because I didn't have to deal with the customers and everyone else left me alone most of the time.
The problem was that Rand was in pretty bad shape no matter if he acted like he wasn't. That's another thing boys tend to do; they make a mountain out of a mole hill over a hang nail but it their leg was hanging by a single piece of flesh they'd act like they were ready for the Super Bowl. Guys are so weird. I told him if he moved any slower snails would leave him in the dust but there was no talking Rand out of it and I just had to respect that. If it had been me I would have been trying to get back to my family as quickly as possible too.
He had finally stopped asking me to come meet his family after a while so I had to stop asking him to wait a while longer before he took off. I think they call that Detent or something like that; an immovable object meeting an irresistible force. Sounds dorky put that way. Basically we just agreed to disagree and got on with what needed doing.
I found an umbrella that he could use as a walking stick to help him keep his balance and then made him some peanut butter crackers and some dried fruit to take in a poke sack so he'd have something to eat along the way while he put his jeans back on. I sewed up the holes as best I could but I'm not sure how long that'll hold if he plays rough in them again. I also put a couple of bottles of water in there for him. He was surprised about the water; his family gets their water from the ag well that is used for their cows, it comes from a windmill pump and they just bleed it off from a spigot.
I decided to walk with him as far as the CR49 gate and then decided to walk with him to the intersection of CR49 and US90. I didn't have anything to do that couldn't wait and I kinda felt bad about him leaving. I think Rand thought he could convince me to just keep going to meet his uncle. I was thinking of a polite way of trying to get away when we heard hoof beats again. I was all for stepping into the tall grass and weeds but Rand said to wait, that the gang bangers never used horses. Then the crazy guy whistled really loud when he saw the riders and they galloped over to him.
A couple of grown up men and some teenage boys got off their horses and surrounded Rand. I had guessed that the one that grabbed him and hugged him was his uncle so I started back home since Rand didn't need me anymore. I had gotten several yards away when a boy ran up beside me telling me that Rand wanted to introduce me to everyone. I just wanted to get away before someone figured they had to do something about me. I felt bad about making Rand hobble back towards me so I met him half way while the other boy followed behind.
The center of attention is not my favorite place to be. I wasn't in the mood to argue but didn't want to make a bad impression on people that I planned on being neighbors with; on the other hand I didn't want to be pushed around either. I can be polite enough when it suits me and I didn't want to shame the memory of my parents by acting like a donkey's back end so I let myself get introduced.
The man who had hugged Rand was his uncle. I offered my hand to shake and he grinned like I was a cute little thing. Oh brother. No need to wonder where Rand got that particular bad habit from. The other two men were just as nice in that old-fashioned kind of way that some grown up men are. One was called Pastor Ken and the other was a man named Mr. Pike. I don't know about Mr. Pike but I could tell that Pastor Ken is already working on plans in his head of what the community should do about me. He's a smart one and didn't say it out loud but I could see it in his eyes. Nice people are like that and you have to be very careful of them. They go out of their way to try and get tangled up in your life and trying to get untangled has a bad habit of hurting their feelings. They are well-meaning but they have a hard time understanding that there are people in this world that just don't want to be "helped." Aunt Wilma was like that and made it worse by trying to manage everyone's business since they couldn't seem to do it the way she thought best.
Two of the teenage boys were sons of Mr. Pike, the younger boy that had chased me down was Rand's cousin Mick and he's thirteen. The other teenage boy is Rand's cousin Brendon and boy is he trouble with a capital T. The girls must really go for him. He's what some of my friends would have called an Adonis and he totally knew it. He kept waiting for me to notice how pretty he was and I just kept ignoring him. I nearly laughed when he kept moving trying to catch my attention without looking like he was trying to catch my attention. Some boys are just so obvious. I figure he has enough girls eating out of his hand I'm not going to belly up to the bar and be another one.
Uncle George … I can't seem to think of him any other way in my head … did indeed ask me to come back to his farm. I finally convinced everyone that I wasn't budging but I figure I'll have some trouble with that along the way now that people know I'm out here and "helpless" since I don't have a grown up – particularly a male grown up – to take care of me. It's not that I don't appreciate it but people don't understand me much. Uncle Charlie used to say I was sixteen going on sixty. And now I'm nearly 17 and after that I'll be 18 and hopefully no one will be able to tell me where I can live and where I can't. I'm not stupid enough to think turning 18 will make everything perfect, it'll probably just bring more problems, but it sure would solve some of my problems right now.
I know I shouldn't but I'd lie about my age if I thought it would help.. In the end they'd make me prove it and I can't so it's just better to stick with the truth than have to remember some made up story that would just trip me up at some point.
It started to rain again and the men wanted to "escort me home." Normally the idea of riding on a horse would have sounded neat since I've never ridden one but I really didn't want any more people knowing where I live than necessary until I figure out how I was going to handle their well-meaning busybody-ness. What's done is done but I still need to make sure that people understand that I'm not budging.
Rand tried one last time but Uncle George laughed and told him to stop because it was "only making the girl more mule-ish." Sounds like something my dad would have said. I could tell Rand was just about give out at that point which made me glad that I wasn't going to have to worry about whether he made it home or not. They finally got going with Rand riding double with Mick. It was an effort for him to get on the horse and his cousin Brendon basically had to boost him into the saddle. He was still wearing Daddy's t-shirt but I didn't mind, somebody should get use out of them and Daddy would have been the first to say that Rand was a "good 'un" and tell me not to fuss about it.
As I walked back home I couldn't help but stop and look at the gully and think about how I had listened to the men telling Rand that Jared Harbinger had heard about the attack and gone looking for him with some of his community volunteers. I don't know what to think about that. I know people need to stick up for themselves but I've always heard that vigilantes are dangerous. And I watched a man die violnetly on my property and that can't be changed back ever. But if Harbinger hadn't chased the gangbangers and drove them to their reckless driving then maybe it would have been Rand that died. I know you have to stand up to bullies but I wonder where to draw the line; when do the victims that stand up for themselves turn from being defenders to being bullies themselves.
When I finished walking back to the house the sun was right over head so I figured it was noon so that would make it lunch time but I wasn't hungry for some reason. I decided to continue unboxing stuff from the bonus rooms and spent the remainder of the day doing that. I found lots more books, dishes, and my mom's thimble collection. I found candles but they are shaped funning from being up in the heat for so long. I think they will still work if I need them to. The votive candles are a little squashed looking but will work with the candle lantern. I suppose I better not use them unless I need to because I sure as heck don't know how to make candles that don't come out of an arts and craft kit.
The best find though was a couple of boxes of our old camping gear. I pulled out the sleeping bags, but one has a bad dry rot place on it at the end. I think I'll be able to cut it off and then turn it into a blanket for the bed for the winter though that seems a long way off. In the camping boxes I also found the old cooking gear; it won't do me any good without propane but I might be able to use the parts for something. Also found Daddy's tackle box; I wonder where his fishing poles went to. The tents, old Miss America lunch box that Mom used as a girl and then turned into our family's first aid kit, and lots of other odds and ends were in there. The best thing though was Daddy's fire starters.
I've got to figure out how to use them. I know you scratch one piece over the other but I couldn't get it to work. I don't think those things can break or go bad so I must be doing something wrong. I wish the packaging they came in was still around so I could find the directions. I'll figure it out; it can't be all that hard. I need to do it soon though 'cause I only have a few matches left. If it was winter I'd just keep a fire going but it's already getting hotter than blue blazes.
"Hotter than blue blazes" is one of those things that my parents used to say. They also said things like "slower than molasses in winter," "barking up the wrong tree," "don't count your chickens until they're hatched," and "even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and again." It makes me smile to remember all the weird ways they had of saying things. Good memories. I guess that is as good a way to end this day as any. At least the memories don't hurt as much as they used to.
I have plenty to do tomorrow so I better get to bed and get some sleep. Fraidy wanted to be out and about again tonight. I suppose she is hunting … I hope she doesn't bring me another lizard; that is disgusting.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Chapter Fourteen
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Like I always say at the start of each recipe (all together now) . . . 'This one's very easy.'
I guess I just can't be bothered with too much cooking because, let's face it, fellow-coeliacs, we have to prepare our own food 99% of the time, and it's time-consuming. Three meals a day, year in and year out, never a day off. So to have to prepare long, painstaking recipes to boot, with dozens of steps, after a 50-60 hour work week, is just too much (for me at least). Quick and easy.
So, I was sitting in the sun today (roasting hot -- hard to believe this is England in September!), shuffling through odd recipe clippings I'd stuck into my little hand-made recipe book (I've glued my favourite recipes to blank pages, found some lovely paper for a cover, and tied it up with a ribbon), and saw this recipe I'd cut out from a Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine a couple of months ago. I just substituted my Doves Farm flour for regular, had to add baking powder since the recipe called for self-rising flour, used a bit less flour, and it came out fine.
So, here's the adapted recipe.
Put the following into a food processor and pulse until well-mixed: 200 g flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 110 g icing sugar, 110 g white sugar, 250 g. butter (or substitute), 5 egg yolks, and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
Divide it into two equal balls. Press one into a spring-form pan, put clingfilm on top, smooth it out, and pull off the clingfilm. Add 125 g strawberry preserves, and spread to within 1 cm of the edge. Roll the other ball between two sheets of clingfilm, remove one sheet, place it over the jam, and remove the last piece of clingfilm. Brush the top with an egg yolk beaten with a tsp water, and bake for about 45 minutes at gas mark 5 (190 C). (There were steps like 'chill the dough for two hours,' etc, but I handled it just fine without chilling.
Dividing it into 12 slices, 8 WW points per slice. Obviously not a daily treat!


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