WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:02.274 --> 00:00:06.962 Old Cabell has a lot of nooks and crannies, 00:00:06.962 --> 00:00:11.460 and because of that, I have to admit, it's one of my favorite buildings. 00:00:13.166 --> 00:00:16.622 In the Central Grounds Zone  we have 85 buildings, 00:00:16.622 --> 00:00:20.042 over 2 million square feet that we see to, 00:00:22.450 --> 00:00:30.490 This area is called the cave. in each of those arches there is a little room-like space. 00:00:30.490 --> 00:00:36.543 And I could see, with everything taken out, that you could have tables and chairs, 00:00:36.543 --> 00:00:41.624 and students studying and drinking coffee and chatting. 00:00:41.624 --> 00:00:44.598 It's some  of the spots that you never get to see. 00:00:44.835 --> 00:00:49.442 I'm out of here on Friday, uh, retiring. 00:00:49.442 --> 00:00:52.058 I, I've had a good time too. 00:00:53.386 --> 00:00:58.018 Where we just crawled into is in the attic of Cocke Hall. 00:00:58.018 --> 00:01:01.876 And the clock is actually on the  outside of the building over here. 00:01:02.884 --> 00:01:06.419 When we came to the Zone, the clock was not running. 00:01:06.419 --> 00:01:11.167 It's, uh, something I was heavily involved in, getting it running again. 00:01:12.352 --> 00:01:16.042 And we just, um...treat it with a lot  of love. 00:01:18.042 --> 00:01:22.042 We're in the attic of the north portico of the Rotunda. 00:01:22.042 --> 00:01:26.032 All this graffiti that you see, is guide students. 00:01:26.032 --> 00:01:29.668 Once they've completed their term, 00:01:29.668 --> 00:01:33.334 they'll come up here and sign off on this. 00:01:33.334 --> 00:01:37.482 It's just a history of UVA. 00:01:37.482 --> 00:01:41.960 I've been around some of the sharpest, smartest kids you've ever met,  00:01:41.960 --> 00:01:44.334 especially with Lighting of the Lawn. 00:01:44.334 --> 00:01:50.652 You would get students that have never had their hands on a pair of pliers, and so it was fun. 00:01:50.652 --> 00:01:57.367 They're smart and they're energetic and so the ideas would come. 00:01:57.418 --> 00:02:01.682 And it's just been growing ever since then. 00:02:01.682 --> 00:02:06.899 Getting here at the college and starting  to work, I didn't know what to expect. 00:02:07.894 --> 00:02:12.167 And it was bigger, way, way bigger than I thought. 00:02:13.694 --> 00:02:18.290 I was in construction, and back in those days, it was all males. 00:02:19.711 --> 00:02:23.139 I've learned so much about inclusion. 00:02:23.139 --> 00:02:27.240 Inclusion can be male and female, but it can be all the other things. 00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:32.720 Me, in my male world when  I was coming up and and becoming an adult, 00:02:32.720 --> 00:02:37.304 I didn't  know all this. And it's been a wonderful lesson for me. 00:02:37.304 --> 00:02:43.490 UVA, at least for this one person, has changed his life forever. 00:02:43.490 --> 00:02:47.772 It's a good way to  end a career here. 00:02:47.772 --> 00:02:51.895 And, and I think I'm ready to go.