Cornerstone Plan
Progress Update
President Teresa A. Sullivan
Presentation to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors
November 14, 2014
Meriwether Lewis Leadership Institute
• Two-year interdisciplinary ethical leadership development program
beginning spring of 2nd year.
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Academic coursework
Leadership training in both “hard” and “soft skills”
Mentorships with faculty and alumni
Field-based independent study
• First class is being selected right now to begin spring 2015
• Dean Zeithaml and many faculty are devoted to ensuring success of
this program
• Model for integrating academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular
programs
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Total Advising
• College Advising Seminars (COLAs)
• Increased # seminars: 61 in CGSAS; 6 pilot seminars in SEAS
• Launched pilot programs
• First “career community” focused on creative arts, media and design
• Seminar “Liberal Arts and the World of Work”
• Career Summit (2-day intensive on job search tools and career
development) in May 2014. Offering two 2015 sessions: January and
May
• New one-credit course for 1st years : “Collect, Select and Reflect:
ePortfolios and the Liberal Arts”
• Virginia Alumni Mentoring program connecting 3rd year students
w/alumni mentors
• Fall 2014 Job & Internship Fair: 20% more companies, 30% more
students
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Research Infrastructure & Services
• Collaboration to establish U.Va.—Max Planck Institute for New
Energy Processes
• One of most prestigious research institutions in world, awarded 32
Nobel Prizes
• LIFE Institute
• One of 2 U.S. partner institutions
• Interdisciplinary approach to understanding human development
• Cardiovascular Research Alliance with Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf, Germany
• International research partnership
• Global experience for faculty and students
• High impact educational experience for students
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• “Rivanna” Cray computing cluster
Global Experiences
• Global student internships
• 40 interns summer 2014
• Sites in eight countries in Africa, Asia, Europe
• Center for Global Inquiry & Innovation (CGI2)
• Global research of distinction
• Faculty global research with undergraduates
• Symposia
• Founding Partner for U.S. Department of State Diplomacy Lab
• Global Studies major
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Recruiting to Secure Leading Faculty
• Partnered with Charlottesville Chamber of
Commerce to produce new promotional video
“Charlottesville: American’s #1 Community”
• Discussions with schools on easing the
administrative burden of the search and
recruiting processes
• Data Science Institute Rivanna computing cluster
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Leadership in Promoting
Staff Excellence
• Established Center for Leadership Excellence
• Succession development program: 62 nominations for
25 spaces
• Fully funded with existing positions and resources
• Created Staff Senate
• Exceptional Assistants Conference
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Metrics & Progress: Pillar I
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Metrics & Progress: Pillar II
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Metrics & Progress: Pillar III
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Metrics & Progress: Pillar IV
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Metrics & Progress: Pillar V
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