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Promote
Jeffersonian legacy — ideals related to character and integrity. |
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 Link
to Jefferson distinguishes U.Va. from all other institutions |
| Important
to retain as U.Va. grows, changes |
| E.g.,
how to instill Jeffersonian ideals in those who receive U.Va.
degrees via distance learning |
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Adopt
a Global Perspective |
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Recruit
international students, faculty |
| Build
study abroad programs, faculty exchange programs |
| Incorporate
global view into curriculum in Charlottesville |
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Take
full advantage of information technology. |
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Distance
learning — important to give students "U.Va."
experience |
| Use
technology to involve alumni (e.g., alumni lectures transmitted
via web back to C’ville) |
| U.Va.
should be at forefront of use of technology in classroom |
| Must
produce graduates who are technology literate |
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Redefine
what it means to be a "state" university. |
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Continue
to provide service to Commonwealth |
| Commitment
to educating citizens of Commonwealth |
| Adopt
public/private structure like Cornell |
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Negotiate
additional "freedoms" from restrictions/procedures
imposed by state based on level of state funding |
| Need
to ensure consistent governance and leadership |
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Emphasize
moral/ethical education. |
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Historic
emphasis on personal integrity makes U.Va. unique |
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Honor
system, student self-governance should be retained; question
is how system can function effectively in a litigious society |
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U.Va.
has role in developing future state/national/world leaders (in
all walks of life — business, education, medicine, law,
government, etc.) |
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Expand
opportunities for lifelong learning. |
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Provide
opportunities for alumni to have academic experiences, both
formal and informal |
| Utilize
technology |
| Extend
concept of "executive education" to other fields |
| Take
multi-generational approach —educate people from college
age beyond retirement |
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Enhance
extracurricular programs. |
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Provide
more opportunities for real-world learning (e.g., co-ops, internships,
for-credit community service) |
| Provide
athletic experience for every student |
| Encourage
all students to study abroad |
| Provide
incubator for student business ventures |
| Improve
residential experience — involve faculty |
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Build
partnerships. |
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Commonwealth
as partner — control commensurate with funding level |
| With
business/industry |
| With
other universities — in state (especially VPI, GMU) and
beyond (e.g., ACC institutions) |
| Use
partnerships to start new programs, share resources |
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Position
U.Va. as leader in interdisciplinary study/research. |
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Success
in 2020 will require interdisciplinary thinking |
| New
programs should involve multiple schools/departments |
| Provide
incentives to faculty to develop interdisciplinary courses,
majors |
| Should
this be top-down or bottom-up approach? |
| Use
technology to develop programs with other institutions |
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Foster
stronger ties between students-faculty, students-alumni. |
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Involve
faculty in residential environment |
| Provide
more opportunities for student-faculty interaction outside the
classroom |
| Develop
mentoring programs: student-student, student-faculty, student-alumni |
| Identify
ways for students and alumni to interact (formal and informal) |
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