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Meeting with the Advancement Committee UVA Board of Visitors March 1, 2018

IDEA Trustees

Current Trustees

• Shannon Bryan, COMM, 1993 (Houston)
• Kevin Carrington, CLAS, 1983 (Reston)
• Tierney Fairchild, MBA, 1994, Education/GSAS, Ph.D., 1996

(Charlottesville)

• Chet Hurwitz, Esq., LAW, 1978 (Atlanta)
• Stephanie Johnson, Esq., CLAS, 1993 (Connecticut)
• John Muleta, Esq., SEAS, 1986, MBA/JD, 1993 (Arlington, VA)
• Tina Shah Paikeday, COMM, 1994 (San Francisco)
• Daria Torres, SEAS, 1996 (Philadelphia/New Jersey)
• Greg Dyson, MBA, 1986 (Washington DC)
• Professor Elgin Clerkly, BS, ARCH 1993 (Charlottesville)
• Meryem Karad, CLAS, 2011 (Richmond)

Former Trustees

• Elizabeth Birdsall, GSAS, 2002 (USVI/Charlottesville)
• Robert Elkins, CLAS,1979 (San Francisco)
• Raynelle Deans Grace, SEAS, 2003 (New Jersey)
• Cheryl Logan, MBA, 1992 (Arlington)
• Russell Logan, SEAS, 1985; MBA, 1989 (Arlington)
• Marcus L Martin II, CLAS, 2002 (Charleston)
• Mauricio Velasquez, CLAS, 1988 (Herndon)
• Chris Witty, CLAS ,1988 (New York)
• Dr. Carol Williams, CLAS, 1987 (Richmond)
• John Wright, CLAS, 1961; MBA, 1963 (Charleston)

Ex-officio: Dr. Marcus Martin, M.D., Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity Meghan Faulkner, Assistant to the Vice President ODE

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IDEA Fund established 2010 as an initiative of the Office of Diversity and Equity and submitted to the President’s Office as a diversity and equity goal. IDEA Fund Trustees are committed and diverse alumni sharing their Time and Capital in support of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access at UVA. IDEA Fund partners with UVA institutions to drive innovative programs that make the UVA experience inclusive and equitable to all of its community members. Our goal is to be an alumni sounding board for IDEA issues as the University enters its 3rd Century.

UVA IDEA Fund

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Inclusive entry policies for Diverse students, faculty and staff Inclusive and Equitable life and experience on Grounds for Diverse students, faculty and staff Equitable Access to positive career

• utcomes for our Diverse students

Why IDEA at UVA?

Payback in the form

• f engaged and active

Diverse Alumni

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Alpha Kappa Delta Phi American IndianStudent Union Asian StudentUnion Bibligo Black Graduate and ProfessionalStudent Organization Black Student Alliance BOLD China Dialogue Chinese Corner Chinese Student Association Cultural & Artistic Expression in the Hispanic/Latino Speak Easy Dialogue Across Grounds Global Expo Committee Global Student Council HooRas Human IndianStudent Association Inspire Higher Interjection Japacona Japan Club Jewish LeadershipCouncil Korean Student Assoc. Lambda PhiEpsilon Lambda PhiEpsilon Sorority Latino Student Alliance Latino Student Alliance Middle Eastern Leadership Council (MELC) National Associationof Minority Architechts Community CultureArts: A Queer StudentUnion Shea HouseJapanese Floor Sigma Psi Zeta Society of Hispanic Engineers Society of Hispanic ProfessionalEngineers (SHPE) Taiwanese Student Association Theta Nu Thursdays Magazine University Salsa Club UVA CareerCenter President’sOffice Monticello Lambda Theta Alpha Latin UVA Resident Life MLK Celebration Charlottesville Action on Racial Equality Bicentennial Celebration CurryNursing UVA Transfer Student Resources Arlington County Native American Student Minority Student Union PakistaniStudent Association Persian CulturalSociety qRN Achievement Network LGBTQ Studies (administered by the Women, Gender and Sexuality Program Halifax County School Systems) Serpentine Society Alumni AssociationOffice

• f African-American

Affairs Multi-CulturalCenter Brody Center School of Engineering College of Arts and Sciences

Our History and Our Reach

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2010 2012 2016 2014 2018

Formed at behest of ODE to find alumni committed to diversity and inclusion Strategy and charter to help address systemic IDEA challenges at UVA Evolve and institutionalize involvement: Active with PCSU, Oral History, Virginia Alumni Admissions Network, Career Services, Alumni Association

Aligning UVA History Entry to UVA Outcomes from UVA Helping address systemic challenges to Inclusion and Diversity at UVA by:  taking time to listen and making connections facilitated by ODE  exploring collaborative solutions with Departments  working within UVA and with outside community  vetting our Trustees and expecting a high level of involvement  bringing our own capital to bear to pilot solutions

Action-oriented alumni leadership advocating for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access at UVA and in its communities Provide an Alumni perspective – supportive, reflective, and long-term focus Actions provide measurable impact on students, faculty, and staff Primary partnership with The Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity (ODE) which provides context, continuity, and connections Administrative support from UVA Alumni Association

How We Work

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Our Primary Activities

✓Multi-year Big IDEAs partnering with key departments and institutions to bring innovative IDEAs to the University ✓Annual Endorsed Award to UVA departments and institutions ✓Semester-based Mini-Grants to student organizations ✓Issue-specific Advocacy ✓Virtual and in-person forums for dialogue with and input from students and faculty interested in promoting IDEA at UVA

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Big IDEAs

• Venture capital approach
• Incubate IDEA programs

with University partners

• Provide seed funding for

innovative pilots promoting IDEA with the goal of programmatic adoption and funding by UVA

• Minimum of 2-year horizon
• Funding to date has ranged

from $10,000 to $150,000 (see attached case study)

• 2017-2019 Career Externship Pilot

– 3 year partnership with Career Services to develop externships for low income, first generation, and transfer students funded by IDEA Fund up to $150,000

• 2014-2016 Early ID Pilot – 3 year

effort to work with Admissions to create a viable method of middle school tracking of potential UVA applicants and families from diverse backgrounds

• 2012-2013 Slavery Report –

Partnered with ODE to compile activities at UVA and surrounding community leading to formation

• f PCSU and continuing

engagement in PCSU

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Endorsed Award

• Annual Investment in “good IDEAS”

around the University

• Signals encouragement to students,

faculty, and administrators to be active in promoting innovations around IDEA concepts

• $5,000 unrestricted award
• Virginia Alumni Admission Network (VAAN)
• LGBTQ Studies administered by the Women,

Gender and Sexuality Program at CLAS

• The Julian Bond Professorship for Civil Rights

and Social Justice (Endorsed Award was leveraged to raise matching funds from

• ther Alumni Interest Groups)

2015 2017 2016

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Mini-Grants

• Each semester, we

award grants of $500

• r less to student-led,

innovative projects promoting a diverse and inclusive culture at the University.

• Priority is given to new

initiatives.

• We’ve supported 54
• rganizations with a

total of over $16,000

• ver the last 7 years.

Black Student Research Network Indian StudentAssociation Native American Student Union Persian Cultural Society Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Salsa Club Thursdays Magazine Latino Student Alliance Lambda Phi Epsilon Japacona Jewish Leadership Council

Society of Hispanic Engineers HooRas Pakistani Student Association University Salsa Club Theta Nu

Asian Student Union Bibligo Chinese Student Association Interjection Lambda Theta Alpha National Association of Minority Architechts qRN BOLD China Dialogue Chinese Corner Global Student Council Inspire Higher Korean StudentAssociation Lambda Phi Epsilon Taiwanese Student Association Queer Student Union American Indian StudentUnion Asian Student Union Black Graduate and Professional Student Organization Black Student Alliance Asian Student Union (ASU) Chinese Student Association Indian StudentAssociation Japan Club Lambda Phi Epsilon Lambda Theta Alpha LatinSorority Middle Eastern Leadership Council (MELC) Cultural & Artistic Expression in the Hispanic/Latino Community at U.Va.; CultureArts: A Speak Easy Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Sigma Psi Zeta Dialogue Across Grounds Global Expo Committee Japan Club Shea House Japanese Floor Latino Student Alliance Latino Student Alliance Native American Student Union Indian StudentAssociation 10

Lessons on Diverse Alumni Engagement

 Clarity --- a clear articulation of challenges being faced by UVA in achieving Inclusion and Diversity at all levels of the institution  Relevance --- a demonstration of willingness to find breakthrough solutions by directly engaging Diverse Alumni and outside experts and showing a willingness to experiment  Outcomes --- an understanding that Diverse Alumni affinity and support of UVA is highly correlated with IDEA solutions that impact alum’s success

• utside of UVA

Diverse Alumni will engage in Advancement but need:

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Consideration by Advancement Committee

What role for IDEA Fund and its mission in UVA’s Third Century Campaign?

 Continue working with the Office of Diversity and Equity to be a forum for the input of cross-section of Diverse Alumni on IDEA issues at UVA  Vehicle for soliciting Diverse Alumni input for UVA’s innovations around IDEA  Consider how to institutionalize funding mechanism of Big IDEAs output as part of the work of the Advancement Committee – from venture capital based validation into programmatic support

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