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- - New religion and culture major brings together the humanities and public service
    The university’s motto is the basis behind the Department of Religion and Culture’s new major in humanities for public service.
- - Hokies traverse the world through unique summer internships
    Read how three Hokies spent their summers in unique internships, exercising Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) while working toward their degree.
- - Student channels life-threatening diagnosis into a passion for wildland fire management
    Forestry major John Kese dreamed of playing college baseball until a shocking diagnosis set him on a completely different course.
- - Stamps scholarships expanding to offer more opportunities at Honors College
    Since partnering with the university, five Stamps Scholarships have been available each year, resulting in Virginia Tech having a total of 19 Stamps Scholars, eight of whom have graduated. Beginning in the fall 2020, 10 Stamps Scholarships will be available each year.
- - New program lets students learn banking through loans with real money
    Known as the Credit Corps, the unique experiential learning program is aimed at enhancing students’ skills in credit risk analysis, business analytics, teamwork, and portfolio management.
- - College of Engineering invites rising sophomores to study abroad with award-winning Rising Sophomore Abroad Program
    The College of Engineering’s Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, recipient of the 2019 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for outstanding innovation and accomplishment in campus internationalization, is now accepting applications for study abroad tracks traveling in summer 2020.
- - Computer science career fair gives students and companies a distinctive edge
    More than 1,100 students attended the Computer Science Resources Consortium fall career fair to make contact with more than 85 companies.
- - Virginia Tech on path to connect research, education across many disciplines
    The university has designed courses connected to these areas and hired more than 100 faculty specifically to teach and conduct research within these themes since Thanassis Rikakis, former Virginia Tech provost, launched the Destination Areas in 2016. On Sept. 20, there will be a Fall Kick-Off event at the Inn at Virginia Tech to learn more about the goals of Destination Areas and grant opportunities.
- - Students scale new heights during Rocky Mountain field course
    Seven meteorology students traveled to Colorado to learn about weather systems and meteorology while negotiating the challenges of high altitudes and rapidly changing weather conditions.
- - Engineering students win $25,000 in international product-pitching competition
    An exoskeleton concept put Maroon Assistive Technologies in first place in the Virginia Tech Global Entrepreneur Challenge, a pitch competition won last year by a student team from Chile.
- - Fralin Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow studies methane-producing microorganisms
    The Fralin SURF program is a 10-week training program designed to give motivated Virginia Tech undergraduates the opportunity to engage in full-time research and related professional development activities that mirror graduate training.
- - Students’ summer research experience focuses on forest ecological assessment
    The students gained valuable experience while collecting a range of data in a patch of forest on the edge of the Blacksburg campus.
- - New collaborations set to boost real-world learning opportunities for College of Architecture and Urban Studies students
    The Research + Demonstration Facility is a dedicated space where students can gain practical, hands-on architecture, design, and construction experience alongside expert faculty and industry professionals. It's also representative of a larger initiative to involve Virginia Tech students in construction and renovation projects on the Blacksburg campus.
- - Laura Belmonte ‘hits the jackpot’ with her new role as dean
    The historian now leads the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, which encompasses the arts, humanities, social sciences, and education.
- - Special enrollment options provide opportunities, flexibility for incoming students in select majors
- - Fellowship to help doctoral student advance research in socio-emotional development of children
    Erika Hernandez, a Ph.D. candidate in developmental psychology, is examining intergenerational reminiscing in underrepresented families and the impact it can have on the socio-emotional development of children.
- - Office of Academic Integrity selects 2019-20 Honor Council delegates
    Student leaders of the Undergraduate Honor System conduct administrative meetings with reported students, lead educational programs, and discuss the honor system process with students and faculty across the campus.
- - Economical and Sustainable Materials SGA sponsors four Virginia Tech internships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Four Virginia Tech students will take part in enrichment activities at ORNL, including professional development workshops, laboratory tours, lectures, seminars, and poster presentations.
- - Students come face-to-face with change makers in India
    A group of eight Virginia Tech students spent three weeks in India meeting with change makers working to improve the living conditions of women and girls. While visiting Hyderabad, Kadapa, and New Delhi, they explored the roles empowerment and activism play in social issues in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people.
- - Class of 2019: Senior brings new Pathways General Education program to life through video
    Eric Luu is using his skills and passion for video to showcase the experiences his fellow Hokies can have through the new Pathways General Education program.

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