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Our Mission and Values

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Our mission

  • The Division of University Advancement is committed to informing, engaging, partnering with, and securing financial support from a diverse spectrum of audiences through integrated, strategically aligned communications, engagement programs, and philanthropic opportunities
  • We build lifelong relationships that engage the time, loyalty, and intellectual and financial resources of individuals in support of Virginia Tech’s aspirations, goals, and broader land-grant mission to serve society.

Our values

  • We are committed to transparency, collaboration, and consistency in operations between the central offices and those in the colleges and units.
  • We are firmly committed to an audience-centered approach in our communications, engagement, and philanthropic activities.
  • We are committed to a performance-based culture of excellence and accountability as a means of reaching our organizational goals and the personal and professional development goals of our staff.
  • We will strive for continuous program innovation that will support the university’s goals and leadership position in higher education.