{"id":107,"date":"2017-06-08T16:31:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:39:46","slug":"strategic-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/alumni\/strategic-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-hero alignfull stk-block-hero stk-block stk-8928d03 stk-block-background is-style-default stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"8928d03\"><style>.stk-8928d03-inner-blocks{align-items:flex-start !important;justify-content:flex-end !important;}.stk-8928d03 {background-color:#000000 !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/PNX00600.jpg) !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-8928d03:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.5 !important;}.stk-8928d03-container{background-color:#00000000 !important;}.stk-8928d03-container:before{background-color:#00000000 !important;}.stk-8928d03 .stk-block-hero__content{min-height:400px !important;align-items:center !important;max-width:1200px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-hero__content stk-content-align stk-8928d03-column stk-container stk-8928d03-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-left stk--column-flex stk-8928d03-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-122b193\" id=\"our-mission\" data-block-id=\"122b193\"><style>.stk-122b193 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--ast-global-color-5) !important;}<\/style><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-left\">Our Mission<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>UF College of Design, Construction and Planning<\/strong><\/a> is the only college in the nation that houses design, construction and planning under one college. However, it is not recognized nationally and internationally as the leader in the educational world, and it should be. The College needs alumni support to compete with the nation\u2019s best. We are educating the next generation of professionals and need your help to continue providing educational and research opportunities for the current students and faculty. Your donation will directly impact the future of the design, construction and planning industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of October 2020, the College has more than 16,000 living graduates who have gone into the world and made their mark in the buildings we enter every day and the roads that we use to get there. Many never fully recognize the vision and process that it took to bring the building into a reality. Every day, we are surrounded by the trophies of our alumni. 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