-: My name is Tom Walls, I am the Executive Director
of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
here at UVA.
We have five programs that take people
from all around Virginia who are somehow engaged
in political life or government
and we try to help them learn
about public policy issues in Virginia,
about the needs of different parts of Virginia.
But also, about how to engage in politics
and policy debate in a constructive and civil way.