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University of Virginia: Thomas Jefferson
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Student life at the University of Virginia is marked by a number of unique traditions. The campus of the University is referred to as "the Grounds." Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors are instead called first-, second-, third-, and fourth-years in order to reflect Jefferson's belief that learning is a never-ending process, rather than one to be completed within four years. Also, students do not "graduate" from the University - instead they take their degrees. Professors are traditionally addressed as "Mr." or "Ms." instead of "Doctor" or "Professor" (although medical doctors are the exception and are called "Doctor") in deference to Thomas Jefferson's desire to have an equality of ideas, discriminated by merit and unburdened by title.
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His design for the University of Virginia, Charlottesville (1817-26), as a group of separate faculty pavilions around a green, linked by colonnades, was possibly based on the Chateau of Marly, near Versailles. The Rotunda at the head of the green was based on the Roman Pantheon, halved in scale. Jefferson was an inventive designer, experimentingwith geometric room shapes and practical ideas (e.g. for skylights, stairs and water closets).
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A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, Aguilar studied finance at the University of La Verne (Calif.), and attended the University of Virginia Graduate School of Retail Banking. She is a member of the Los Angeles Urban League, the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles and the Thomas Rivera Institute.
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The University, together with Jefferson's home at Monticello, is a World Heritage Site, one of only three modern sites so listed in the 50 states. The others are the Statue of Liberty and Independence Hall. It was the first collegiate campus worldwide to be awarded the designation.
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John W. Warner '53 has been named a 2008 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal, the highest external honors given by the University of Virginia. Warner, R-Alexandria, is a five-term senator who is retiring this year. He will receive the medal for citizen leadership. More
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Thomas C. Burton has a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and a B.S. in mechanical engineering, with a minor in Japanese, from the University of Utah. Mr. Burton was a summer associate with the firm last summer.
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