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The '''Miller Center of Public Affairs''' is a non-partisan institution dedicated to studying national and international affairs. Located on [[Old Ivy Road]], the Center was founded in 1975 and established because of a large donation from Tennessee philanthropist Burkett Miller.  
The '''Miller Center of Public Affairs''' is a non-partisan institution dedicated to studying national and international affairs. Located on [[Old Ivy Road]], the Center was founded in 1975 and established because of a large donation from Tennessee philanthropist [[Burkett Miller]].  


==Staff==
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==Mission statement==
==Mission statement==
The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, following Jefferson's vision of the University's public service mission, is a leading public policy institution that serves as a national meeting place where engaged citizens, scholars, students, media representatives, and government officials gather in a spirit of nonpartisan consensus to research, reflect, and report on issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency.<ref name="mc">[http://millercenter.org/about About Miller Center of Public Affairs]</ref>  
The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, following Jefferson's vision of the University's public service mission, is a leading public policy institution that serves as a national meeting place where engaged citizens, scholars, students, media representatives, and government officials gather in a spirit of nonpartisan consensus to research, reflect, and report on issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency.<ref name="mc">[http://millercenter.org/about About Miller Center of Public Affairs]</ref>  
==Expansion plans==
The Miller Center is currently planning and raising funds for a major expansion that would add meeting and office space, as well as a new [[Virginia Presidential Research Library]]<ref>Master Planning Council (MPC) MEETING NOTES - February 17, 2010. Rep. University of Virginia Office of the Architect. Web. 9 June 2010. <http://www.virginia.edu/architectoffice/pdf/MPCNotes021710.pdf>.</ref>.
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==External links==
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The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a non-partisan institution dedicated to studying national and international affairs. Located on Old Ivy Road, the Center was founded in 1975 and established because of a large donation from Tennessee philanthropist Burkett Miller.

Staff

  • Gerald Baliles, Director
  • George Gilliam, Assistant Director for Public Programs and Chair of the Forum Program

Mission statement

The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, following Jefferson's vision of the University's public service mission, is a leading public policy institution that serves as a national meeting place where engaged citizens, scholars, students, media representatives, and government officials gather in a spirit of nonpartisan consensus to research, reflect, and report on issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency.[1]


Expansion plans

The Miller Center is currently planning and raising funds for a major expansion that would add meeting and office space, as well as a new Virginia Presidential Research Library[2].


Notes

  1. About Miller Center of Public Affairs
  2. Master Planning Council (MPC) MEETING NOTES - February 17, 2010. Rep. University of Virginia Office of the Architect. Web. 9 June 2010. <http://www.virginia.edu/architectoffice/pdf/MPCNotes021710.pdf>.

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