I realized that although there is a form of government present in the United States at that time period, the founders of the university noted that there is yet to be a government within the university itself, so I think the founders believed the country's system of government is flawed and not appropriate to have at a institution for young adults. Now, we have the honor committee which is entirely governed by students and instead of imposing a sense of fear upon the students, the honor committee encourages for students to uphold their integrity. Like the report states, fear cannot produce good character since it is linked to corporal punishments and humiliation. I agree that fear is a negative connotation. In my engagement class, Art Inside/Out, I read an article written by African American, Evelyn White, who had a fear of the wilderness due to the threat of potential danger from white people. Being away from society made her initially realize that wilderness is not always beautiful nor admiring. So it is important not to evoke fear within the students.

I appreciate that this aspect is included in the goals of the institution and how it's directed toward the students, the "youth". The university seeks to develop the mindset of the students and have them think more critically and instill virtues simultaneously. However, this is difficult to accomplish when certain students simply desire to have further education and aim for a career solely for the monetary value. For example, one of my friends decided to pursue a Computer Science major because he knows a career with this major generates lots of money. Thus, post high school education will not necessarily result in a progressive society. To a certain extent, more education can potentially dehumanize people. I would like to relate this phrase to my current Engagement, Art Inside/Out. One of our guest speakers, Lisa Russ Spaar, is a poet who believes in language's power to better humanity. Considering this, I think it is possible to accomplish this goal of the university if students are taught the importance of morals and its integration into society.

It's interesting how the commissioners desired to have a hospital near the University to expand the understanding of medicine and the knowledge opportunities for students. However, due to the location of the University, it was not suitable to construct one at the time. It's odd to me how the main criteria for choosing the location of the University was the centrality of the white population. Does that factor even benefit the University? But it is amazing how the commissioners feared that people would not be willing to leave their house and travel to the hospital to receive medical service. Now, this university's hospital is arguably the highest ranked hospital in the state, and people from all regions, even in neighboring states, come to the UVA hospital for its service. The University has definitely evolved from providing a professor to teach medicine and anatomy to the construction of a hospital that gives shadowing and volunteering opportunities, as well as an in depth understanding of medicine from the presence of doctors, nurses, and technological advances.

This section of the report infers that the institution will be designed for male students. It was uncommon in society at the time for females to attend school, much less so, a higher learning institution, and receive formal education. In my empirical engagements class, I learned about cultural evolution vs. biological evolution. Biological evolution is the natural development of genes and frequency of mutations due to the particular environment a species live in. And the parents pass on their genes to their offspring. However, cultural evolution is the intentional change of lifestyle, such as beliefs, practices, traditions. As a result, parents pass on their environment, not their genes, to their offspring, who will then adapt to it. In the case of the report, the culture in the 1800s was that male students attended the University. But overtime, the culture shifted to where it was acceptable to include women in education, and now, in the 21st century, we have female students at the University. And the alumni of the University will produce children who will come to know that the University's culture of the gender presence has changed.