 IT
WOULD TAKE MORE than the threat of a tornado to deter
the U.Va. Board of Visitor’s meeting, held on
Grounds Friday. As the dark clouds lifted, a silver
lining prevailed for the University — a plan
to establish a chief officer for diversity and equity
and to develop bold initiatives that will quickly position
U.Va. as a leader among public institutions in these
areas. President John T. Casteen III and members of
the board’s Special Committee on Diversity offered
their full support of the plan, presented at the annual
meeting by Angela M. Davis and Michael J. Smith, faculty
members and co-chairs of the President’s Commission
on Diversity and Equity. Formed last September, the
commission was charged with studying the student experience
at U.Va. and appraising the academic and social cultures
as experienced at U.Va. — in both cases with
special attention to the experiences unique or germane
to women and minorities. Full
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Text of Remarks by Michael J. Smith and Angela M. Davis
U.Va.
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Robert
D. Sweeney, U.Va.’s senior vice president
for development and public affairs, came to Saturday’s
board meeting to lead a policy discussion on
philanthropy and laid out his strategy and vision
for the University’s next campaign — an
ambitious plan to raise $3 billion in private
gifts for the University of Virginia by 2011.
The target is more than double the $1.4 billion
raised during U.Va.’s last campaign, and
it ranks as one of the most ambitious set by
any university in the nation for a single fundraising
campaign, according to University officials.
