The Mission is the Vision
In class we talked about the mission/vision statements of various institutions. Most people who shared, shared statements from their undergraduate institutions. This blog post is no different (lol). Well I looked at the mission statements for both of my alma maters - Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S.) and the University of Virginia (M.E.). And while both schools have very lofty mission/vision statements they are both truly reflective of the culture of their schools. UVA, located in Charlottesville, VA, is a predominantly white institution (PWI) whose mission is to "serve the commonwealth of Virginia". And that was all nice and dandy but...Read More