Shooting for the Moon

Here's How We Will Build an Even Stronger Community

PEOPLE

Build on our commitment to academic excellence by fostering an even more diverse, inclusive, and equitable community.

- Grow students' sense of belonging

- Increase diversity among students (especially Residence Life), faculty, and staff

- Create a signature global education program for PS - 12

- Renovate Randolph Hall into a community center

PLACE

Fully embrace our civic leadership role in Charlottesville and be a true partner to servant leader organizations

- Create and strengthen community partnerships, like the Awareness to Action Summer Program

- Civic Engagement: Design a comprehensive curriculum and leadership development strategy that includes volunteerism, service learning, and social entrepreneurship

- Leverage our geographic place and current courses to build a STEM program with an environmental thrust

- Utilize our strong humanities program and computer science investment to build a signature digital humanities program centered around regional artifacts related to the founding of the United States and citizenry.

PROGRAM

Educate the whole child: body, heart, mind, and soul

- Continue being an early adopter in emotional and mental health education

- Athletics: enhance professional development and expectations for our coaches, develop more profound strength and conditioning programs for our students, provide safer and sounder equipment for our teams, and improve competitive and conditioning spaces, including a new field house

- Build a robust alumni network to support current students and alumni