About our Campaign
Rita Dove, Poet and Commonwealth ProfessorWith first-rate faculty, graduation rates among the best in the nation and students who go on to top graduate and professional schools, rewarding careers and positions of leadership in their communities — why a comprehensive fundraising campaign?
Strengthening the College is central to strengthening the University of Virginia and keeping it in the top tier of universities in America — public or private, north or south, east or west. Arts & Sciences stands as the University’s core.
No other public university in the nation sees as many of its students graduate on time. No other university sustains as high a level of student self-governance or sends as high a percentage of students into public service in their communities and abroad.
The College is healthy. We use our resources wisely and efficiently. New faculty are reducing the faculty-student ratio, and we boast world-class research in a collaborative atmosphere recognized around the globe. Wonderful students keep choosing to come to Charlottesville, and an impressive nine out of 10 leave with a degree in four years. Students thrive here; the ratio of their success to our academic resources is astounding.
Yet we face fundamental challenges. Offices, labs and classrooms are stretched to the limit. The best graduate students are attracted to Arts & Sciences, but they often head to places that can offer better fellowships and research support. Ideas for new programs outstrip our resources.
The College and Graduate School turns to alumni and friends for help. Gifts to the campaign will lift Arts & Sciences and the University to a new level. Imagine up-to-date classrooms and gathering spaces for students and faculty. More opportunities for students to learn and live in other cultures. Better facilities for a broader range of courses in fine and performing arts. New labs and research initiatives and more faculty in the sciences. A graduate school endowment to help attract the finest students in every field.
Read about the goals and priorities of the Campaign for the College.
