The Virginia 2020 Commission report does not address decaying and outdated buildings, the funding and prioritization of new academic programs or any diversity issues, College faculty members said during a particularly heated meeting yesterday.
Virginia 2020 is an initiative to bring the University to new heights in the fields of the fine and performing arts, international activities, public service and outreach, and science and technology. It provides a path for the University as it enters its third century. Although it addresses formerly neglected areas such as the arts, faculty members said yesterday the report fails to deal with the future of the University's already successful programs and departments. The report, they said, merely focuses on those that need substantial improvement.
The report "leaves out areas of the University renowned for their distinction," College Dean Melvyn P. Leffler said. It is "na
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