Goals & Priorities
Ross Baird (Politics ’07)
In setting campaign goals, the University’s leaders have acknowledged the centrality of the College to the institution’s future. At $500 million, the Campaign for College sets out to raise more money than Darden, Law and McIntire combined. The University will succeed only if the College succeeds.
Deeper Exploration: The Undergraduate Experience
Gifts will strengthen undergraduate research, creativity and discovery. Fifth-year programs will allow students to explore targeted subjects more deeply than they can in conventional majors. The College will enhance first-year advising, encourage study abroad and create new courses. The South Lawn Project and other construction and renovation projects will alleviate the space crunch — a 350,000-square-foot deficit — with offices, classrooms and informal spaces that promote the sense of community that has characterized the University of Virginia since its founding. (a $150 million investment)
Global Community: International Opportunities
With each passing day, the need for our students to understand and experience other cultures grows. Through their research and scholarship, our faculty members help interpret our global community and improve the lives of people around the world. Gifts to the campaign will support a center for international studies, more study-abroad programs and international research. (a $50 million investment)
Integrative Research: Integrative Research Initiatives
New research initiatives that cut across traditional disciplines will strengthen outreach and expand knowledge about significant issues of our time such as aging, regenerative medicine and global climate change. Campaign gifts will help establish centers for digital scholarship and for the humanities and social sciences. They also will support new faculty hires and graduate student teaching and research fellowships. (a $100 million investment)
Scientific Discovery: Scientific Education and Research
Many of our undergraduates go on to earn doctoral degrees in
the sciences, and our graduate students work at the forefront of
scientific innovation. Building additional capacity through investments
in faculty, graduate students, laboratories and research
will strengthen our ability to produce the scientists and mathematicians
on whom our society depends and fuel discoveries in
areas such as renewable energy, sustainability and health.
(a $100 million investment)
Creativity: Fine and Performing Arts
Our programs have blossomed, but the demand from students continues to surpass what we can offer. Campaign gifts will fund the additional resources the arts deserve and need: good production facilities, materials, technical support, faculty, fellowships, and new buildings and spaces for exhibition and performance. (a $100 million investment)
