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U.Va. Athletics Department Goals
Five years into the 10-year plan, the U.Va. Athletics Department is making steady progress towards their ambitious goals as set forth in its mission statement.
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Graduate 100% of our student-athletes who complete their eligibility at the University of Virginia.
Progress: The latest NCAA Graduation Rate Report indicates 74% of U.Va. scholarship student-athletes who entered the University in the 1999-00 class have graduated. This exceeds the Division I national average of 63%. |
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| Goal 2 |
Win 12 national championships and 70 conference championships.
Progress: The University of Virginia stands at three national championships and 23 conference championships.
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| Goal 3 |
Fully endow all of our scholarships and provide operational support required to meet our other stated goals.
Progress: The endowment to support scholarship expenses currently stands at $61 million—a 79.4% increase over the last five years. The endowment stood at $34 million in 2002 and has grown steadily since the inception of the 10-year goals. With the current rate of endowment distribution, it would take an endowment of over $300 million to cover our scholarship expenses. |
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Build and maintain the finest facilities in the country with the purpose of attracting and developing the best student-athletes in the country.
Progress:
At the beginning of this goal period we were playing catch-up, but we have made significant progress toward building and maintaining the finest facilities in the country. Every team has benefited—from new facilities for golf, indoor tennis, basketball and a sports medicine facility to renovations at The Park, Memorial Gymnasium, the McCue Center, Davenport Field, the Lady Astor tennis building, weight rooms and locker rooms. |
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Based on how coaches rate their top prospects, we will attract top prospective student-athletes to the University of Virginia.
Progress: Virginia ranked 13th in the final 2006-07 Division I United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings, which are based on the combined performance of all men’s and women’s sports. This is our second-highest ranking to date. We have ranked in the top 30 in the Directors’ Cup standings in all 14 years of the program’s existence.
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Fully comply with Title IX.
Progress: During the past several years special attention has been placed on evaluating salaries within the department, particularly as they related to coaching to ensure equitable treatment for all. Additionally, the department sought to secure endorsement contracts for women’s head coaches and a bonus structure was implemented for all coaches. A sports sponsorship agreement was created that provides shoes, equipment and apparel for nine teams and reduced costs for all other teams.
Other Title IX initiatives over the past five years include: additional full-time staff members, improved publications, increased operational budgets, full funding for all grants-in-aid, renovated locker rooms, enhanced competition venues, additional funding for video services, summer school resources for firstyear student-athletes and a marketing and promotional plan for all sports programs. |
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Mission Statement
The Virginia Athletics Foundation,
through its fund-raising efforts,
strives to support a preeminent intercollegiate athletics program
at the University of Virginia
by providing student-athletes
the opportunity to achieve
academic and athletic excellence. |
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