Newcomb | About Us

Mission Statement

Newcomb is dedicated to providing high quality service, educational opportunities, and fostering community at the University of Virginia.

A diverse team of dedicated staff and volunteers deliver:

Core Values

Newcomb staff and volunteer efforts will reflect the following core values:

To further COMMUNITY at the University of Virginia, Newcomb staff and volunteers will:

Celebrate and promote diversity and multiculturalism
Promote an environment that inspires open-mindedness, free expression of ideas, and creativity
Provide the University community with an environment that is welcoming, safe and healthy

As partners in EDUCATION of students at the University of Virginia, Newcomb staff and volunteers will:

Actively seek opportunities to link academic learning and co-curricular, out of classroom experiences
Provide social, cultural, recreational, and employment opportunities that promote learning and provide intellectual stimulation
Seek challenges that facilitate personal development for students, staff, and volunteers in a supportive learning environment

To exemplify that the most important and valuable resources at the University of Virginia are PEOPLE, Newcomb staff and volunteers will:

Conduct ourselves with the utmost professionalism, integrity, and respect for others in all interactions
Recognize, reward, and celebrate the collective accomplishments of staff and volunteers
Advocate for personnel policies and practices that promote compassion, respect, and appropriate recognition of individual contributions

To ensure students, faculty, staff and community members consistently receive high quality SERVICE, Newcomb staff and volunteers will:

Remain flexible, responsive, and open-minded in delivering programs, services, and facilities
Enthusiastically adapt to the changing needs of the University community
Seek technology that supports efficient and modern practices