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Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Nov. 15-16 , articleDuring the two-day meeting, board members will receive reports on utilities and energy management initiatives, campus sustainability, and the University Ombuds Office, as well as updates on the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia and the university’s strategic plan.
Date: Nov 04, 2020 -
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Mary Alice Barksdale honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Barksdale has made significant contributions to the fields of elementary education, literacy education, and teacher education.
Date: Oct 26, 2020 -
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Peter Graham honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1978, Graham has made significant contributions to the fields of British literature, literature and science, and literature and medicine.
Date: Oct 22, 2020 -
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Mathematics’ Lauren Childs named Cliff and Agnes Lilly Faculty Fellow by Board of Visitors , articleA member of the Department of Mathematics since 2016, Childs’ research is in mathematical biology and combines mathematical models, theoretical analysis, and biological insight to understand infectious disease dynamics, such as those of the current outbreak of COVID-19.
Date: Oct 21, 2020 -
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Richard E. Wokutch honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1977, Wokutch is regarded for his research on social issues in management and business ethics including such topics as child labor and sweatshop labor, the international management of corporate social responsibility, whistle-blowing, and socially responsible investing.
Date: Oct 19, 2020 -
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Department of Psychology’s George A. Clum honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Department of Psychology since 1975, Clum’s scholarship specialized in clinical science research and his research in the areas of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide were internationally recognized.
Date: Oct 12, 2020 -
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University Libraries' Tamara Kennelly honored with emerita status , articleAmong her many accomplishments, Kennelly expanded collection efforts to better document the undocumented and underdocumented communities, individuals, and events that are part of Virginia Tech’s history.
Date: Oct 06, 2020 -
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Eric Bahel of Department of Economics named Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Department of Economics since 2009, Bahel’s scholarship covers the fields of game theory, social choice, and resource and environmental economics.
Date: Oct 02, 2020 -
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Xianming (David) Bai named Thomas G. Digges and Thomas G. Digges Jr. Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2016, Bai’s scholarship involves computational materials science with a focus on the behavior of materials under radiation.
Date: Sep 28, 2020 -
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Department of Psychology’s Richard Winett honored with emeritus status by Board of Visitors , articleWinett, Heilig-Meyers Professor of Psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of Heilig-Meyers Professor Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Sep 22, 2020 -
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Forestry scientist John Seiler reappointed as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleSeiler is a "devoted teacher-mentor, an inquisitive and competitive research scholar, and has a zeal for bringing knowledge of trees and forests to the public.”
Date: Sep 14, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech research sees continued growth , articleResearch expenditures are up and sponsored awards have increased by 15 percent, building upon the prior year’s expenditure total of $542 million, despite the impact of COVID-19 felt nationally by higher education institutes, according to preliminary fiscal year-end reports.
Date: Sep 04, 2020 -
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Whitehurst left a legacy of firsts for Black students , articleBy the time James Leslie Whitehurst Jr. graduated in 1963, he’d broken the color barrier in the residence halls, dining halls, and on the dance floor at the traditional Ring Dance. He’d also go on to become the first Black member of Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors in 1970.
Date: Sep 01, 2020 -
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COVID-19 impacts among topics covered during Board of Visitors meeting , articleAmong the actions taken, the board approved a resolution to demolish Femoyer Hall, a 35,500-gross-square-foot facility constructed in 1949. In addition, board members toured the new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC research facility in Roanoke, the Virginia Tech School of Medicine, and new dairy facilities at Kentland Farm.
Date: Aug 25, 2020 -
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Finding a home with the Hoge family , articleThe Blacksburg couple hosted, cared for, and supported Virginia Tech's first Black students at a time when segregation still ruled campus life. A residence hall was recently named in their honor.
Date: Aug 25, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Aug. 23-25 , articleDuring the three-day meeting, board members will receive reports on the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia, the planning for the sesquicentennial celebration in 2022, new Title IX regulations, and the current state of university fundraising and the research enterprise.
Date: Aug 18, 2020 -
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George Filz honored with emeritus status , articleFilz, the Charles E. Via Jr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of Charles E. Via Jr. Professor Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Aug 18, 2020 -
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Board of Visitors welcomes new, reappointed members , articleOne new appointee is set to join Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors at its Aug. 23-25 meeting after being named to a four-year term by Gov. Ralph Northam earlier this summer.
Date: Aug 17, 2020 -
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Board of Visitors Executive Committee approves new names for residence halls , articleWith Thursday's action, the residence hall at 570 Washington Street, SW (formerly known as Lee Hall) is named for the late Janie and William Hoge, a local African American couple. The residence hall at 240 Kent Street (formerly known as Barringer Hall) is named in honor of James Leslie Whitehurst Jr. ’63.
Date: Aug 13, 2020 -
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Board of Visitors Executive Committee conducts business online in advance of new academic year , articleIn addition to approving resolutions to rename two residence halls, the Executive Committee also approved a resolution advancing new or revised policies necessary to comply with new Title IX regulations.
Date: Aug 13, 2020
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