As this edition of Virginia Magazine reveals, there are a lot of exciting building projects underway across Grounds. From the new School of Data Science, to the Karsh Institute of Democracy, to plans for a new biotech building, UVA is in the midst of creating the physical spaces that will house new research and teaching in critical areas of study and practice. Amid all that is new, I thought it might be useful to return in this letter to the Rotunda, which has been at the center of the University since its completion in 1828.