Tags

Results for Experiential Learning

Rss Feed

- - Hokie Mentorship Connect helps guide student to internship in New York City
    “Hokie Mentorship Connect is a hidden gem on campus,” Keyara Johnson said. “We have access to an entire platform that connects us with professionals we’d like to be in five years, and through this connection we can figure out our career path and purpose at Virginia Tech.”
- - New immersive experience program gives students a look at forest products industries
    The day-in-the-life experiences offer unique insight for College of Natural Resources and Environment students as they prepare to enter the job market.
- - Virginia Tech students win awards at Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
    Malikah Ajose and Jessica Gannon were honored for their outstanding presentations at ABRCMS - one of the largest communities of underrepresented minorities in STEM.
- - University Exemplary Department or Program Awards recognize inclusive excellence in teaching, learning
    Annual awards recognize departmental and program effectiveness in engaging students in collaborative environments to provide exceptional student learning opportunities.
- - Data in Social Context project draws attention of Library of Congress
    Students in an Introduction to Data in Social Context course dove into powerful images of child labor in the early 1900s, drawing the attention of the Library of Congress.
- - Scholars in Calhoun Discovery Program complete impressive first semester
    Last fall, 40 first-year students began the inaugural journey into this unique undergraduate learning experience. At the first semester’s end, they shared their most recent work with David Calhoun, as well as the program’s leadership and industry partners.
- - Service is music to a scholarship recipient with an international focus
    Meredith Beavers, the 2019 recipient of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Dean’s Roundtable Scholarship, is using the support to explore sustainable practices in developing countries.
- - NSF grant provides new research opportunities for underserved students
    David Schmale and Shane Ross plan to launch an NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution: Data Science Corps program at Virginia Tech, which will offer opportunities to underserved biology and engineering undergraduate students.
- - Class of 2019: Maddie McQuade sees the big picture of national security and foreign affairs
    McQuade, a national security and foreign affairs major, discovered a passion for seeing how many small ideas form into the entirety of global politics and relationships.
- - Career fairs give students jump start on job hunt
    Each semester, Virginia Tech hosts 10 to 15 career fairs, offering job and internship opportunities in engineering, hospitality, communications, science, business, and more. But how effective are these fairs in helping students find jobs and internships?
- - Faculty-led study abroad programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences take students around the world
    Dozens of faculty-led study abroad programs will be available to Virginia Tech students in the summer of 2020. In the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences alone, faculty members will be leading trips on three continents.
- - Student-run team prepares to host second annual undergraduate research conference
    The STEM Research Conference Commission is preparing to host the second annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Research Conference (MAURC), an event that showcases undergraduate research and serves as a networking opportunity for students.
- - Global Change Center partners with Hollins University to promote undergraduate research opportunities
    The partnership, continuing into its third year, pairs distinguished undergraduate students with Virginia Tech professors for a summer of unique research opportunities.
- - Global Education Scholarships awarded to 27 students
    Students from every Virginia Tech college were awarded scholarships to support their plans to study in countries around the world.
- - Community Design Assistance Center helps build communities and connections
    Small local communities leverage help from Virginia Tech students and the Community Design Assistance Center to fund revitalization efforts and to draw new residents.
- - Students reap early benefits of Calhoun Discovery Program
    Just more than two months after they began, a handful of students shared how the Calhoun Discovery Program is already positively affecting their lives.
- - Virginia Tech College of Engineering launches Academy for Global Engineering
    The academy is a community of research and practice to improve experiential learning on a global scale.
- - New scholarships celebrate experiential learning through undergraduate research
    The Office of Undergraduate Research has announced three students who are recipients of experiential learning scholarships this fall: Stephanie Flear for the Jacklyn W. and William R. Jones Jr. Experiential Learning Scholarship, as well as Amber Abbott and Kyle Rega for the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
- - Virginia Tech team aims to make space local and brings home top prize at competition
    Virginia Tech's undergraduate student team’s selfie from space proposal was hailed by the judging panel for the novelty of its concept and its technical approach of testing LCD screens in space.
- - Field course gives students up-close look at tracking, studying wildlife
    The 10-day experience at Mountain Lake Biological Station was an opportunity for students to work as biologists in the field.

Page 1 of 4 | 62 Results