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MISSION STATEMENT, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY
 
 
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MISSION STATEMENT, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY

At the Retreat in July, the Board approved the Mission Statement of the Special Committee on Diversity (see the Minutes of the Retreat, July 11-12, 2003), with the understanding that several minor changes would be made to it. The changes were made and approved by the Committee at its meeting on October 2nd. The Mission Statement is as follows:

The mission of the Special Committee on Diversity of the Board of Visitors is the encouragement and support of an atmosphere at the University that ensures that diverse members of the University of Virginia and Charlottesville community are treated equally and fairly. The accomplishment of this mission is essential to creating an


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educational experience for our students to prepare them for productive and responsible citizenship in the world beyond this community.

The Special Committee defines diversity to include race and ethnicity, age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, religious and national origin, socio-economic status, and other aspects of individual experience and identity.