Principles of Community
弗吉尼亚理工大学 is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, 研究, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 这个国家, and the world community. Learning from the experiences that shape 弗吉尼亚理工大学 as an institution, we acknowledge those aspects of our legacy that reflected bias and exclusion. 因此, we adopt and practice the following principles as fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members:
- 网上赌博网站十大排行确认 the inherent dignity and value of every person and strive to maintain a climate for work and learning based on mutual respect and understanding.
- 网上赌博网站十大排行确认 the right of each person to express thoughts and opinions freely. We encourage open expression within a climate of civility, sensitivity, and mutual respect.
- 网上赌博网站十大排行确认 the value of human diversity because it enriches our lives and the University. We acknowledge and respect our differences while affirming our common humanity.
- 网上赌博网站十大排行拒绝 all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including those based on age, color, 残疾, 性别, 性别 identity, 性别 expression, national origin, political affiliation, 比赛, 宗教, sexual orientation, and veteran status. We take individual and collective responsibility for helping to eliminate bias and discrimination and for increasing our own understanding of these issues through education, 培训, and interaction with others.
- 网上赌博网站十大排行保证 our collective commitment to these principles in the spirit of the 弗吉尼亚理工大学 motto of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).
September 29, 2014
The "弗吉尼亚理工大学 Principles of Community" were reaffirmed on September 29, 2014 by the following eight individuals/organizations:
- Deborah Petrine, rector, Board of 访问ors
- Timothy Sands, president, 弗吉尼亚理工大学
- Bernice Hausman, president, Faculty Senate
- Dan Cook, president, Staff Senate
- Elizabeth Lazor, president, Student Government Association
- Greg Purdy, presidents, Graduate Student Assembly
- Matt Winston Jr., president, 弗吉尼亚理工大学 校友 Association
- Aaron Bond, chair, Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
二零零五年三月十四日
The "弗吉尼亚理工大学 Principles of Community" were 第一个支持 by the 弗吉尼亚理工大学 Board of 访问ors on 二零零五年三月十四日, by the following eight individuals/organizations:
- 本J. 达文波特小., rector, Board of 访问ors
- 查尔斯W. Steger, president, 弗吉尼亚理工大学
- W. Samuel Easterling, president, Faculty Senate
- Sue Ellen Crocker, president, Staff Senate,
- Sumeet Bagai, president, Student Government Association,
- 默娜C. Callison and Yvette Quintela, co-presidents, Graduate Student Assembly
- 雷蒙德V. Plaza, chair, Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Kimble Reynolds, 弗吉尼亚理工大学 校友 Association