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- - Honors students recognized with Norrine Bailey Spencer Strong Start Award
    The award goes to students who achieved a 4.0 in their first semester of study at Virginia Tech.
- - Cadet Brett Smith named a national ROTC Student of the Year
    This spring, Smith will be the cadet wing commander for the Air Force ROTC. It’s the top position a student can hold, responsible for 275 ROTC students.
- - Arianna Krinos wins Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award for second consecutive year
    Krinos, a senior with triple majors, will be presented with the scholarship on Thursday by former NASA astronaut Michael J. McCully, who will then give a guest lecture that is open to the public.
- - Underrepresented students sample a taste of the Calhoun Discovery Program
    More than 40 high school students from across the commonwealth joined the Virginia Tech Honors College for a sneak peek of its newest initiative, the Calhoun Discovery Program.
- - Program combines tradition and innovation in the Honors College
    Mark Embree, a Virginia Tech graduate who was a student in the University Honors Program and Virginia Tech’s most recent Rhodes Scholar, is now helping develop an innovative program within the Virginia Tech Honors College called the Calhoun Discovery Program.
- - Undergrad students named outstanding winners at international MathFest
    Two College of Science students recently were honored as Outstanding Winners in the 2018 Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
- - Boeing forms $3 million partnership with Virginia Tech’s Calhoun Honors Discovery Program
    The gift will impact students and faculty members in the Discovery Program, which is a pilot model of transdisciplinary collaborative learning within the Honors College that is scheduled to enroll its first students in the fall 2019 semester.
- - Maria Jernigan named 2018 Undergraduate Student of the Year
    The honors student, a triple major in philosophy, Spanish, and theatre arts, has also received the Outstanding Senior Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
- - Tyler Miller named 2018 Outstanding Senior for the College of Science
    Miller, a Biological Sciences major and Honors College member, is eyeing a career in pediatrics. His next stop: Medical school.
- - Erin Kocis named the 2018 Outstanding Senior for the Pamplin College of Business
    A peer leader and mentor in the Honors Residential Commons at East Ambler Johnston since her sophomore year, Kocis says she loved being able to serve as a resource for them during their college journey.
- - Triple major, undergraduate researcher Arianna Krinos wins 2018 Goldwater Scholarship
    Krinos is majoring in biological sciences, computational modeling and data analytics, and computer science.
- - David Calhoun: Finding a meaningful balance of success, family, and giving back
    After graduating in 1979 with a degree in accounting, Calhoun went to work for General Electric, starting a 26-year career that eventually led him to executive positions at Nielsen and Blackstone, one of the world's leading investment firms. Along the way, he has made many generous commitments of resources and time to Virginia Tech.
- - Virginia Tech announces Calhoun Center for Higher Education Innovation
    The gift from David Calhoun will also support the development and implementation of curricula for the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program, a pilot model for collaborative learning within the Honors College that will train graduates for the 21st century’s innovation economy.
- - Virginia Tech alumnus David Calhoun gives historic $20 million to transform honors education
    Calhoun’s $20 million donation supports the launch of a pilot model of collaborative learning within the Honors College. A special event for the media and guests will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Moss Arts Center.
- - Virginia Tech pilot program to reimagine higher education moves forward
    Starting in fall 2019, the Virginia Tech Honors College will pilot a program for a new way to equip students with skills to solve complex problems as part of diverse teams.
- - Photos and video: Winter session students tap into the virtual world in the Cube
    Virginia Tech winter session students have some incredible experiences to share about their two-week course adventures, tapping into the virtual world at the Cube in the Moss Arts Center.
- - Kristin Phillips is named assistant professor, associate director of undergraduate programs in School of Neuroscience
    She will focus her efforts on designing undergraduate neuroscience courses that are innovative, transdisciplinary, and experiential.
- - Top students selected for summer program that will help shape government policy
    The program at the Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory in the National Capital Region will give students expert data science training, while helping policymakers in the local, state, and federal government improve quality of life in their communities.
- - First-generation college student Amina Rahimi selected as 2017 Goldwater Scholar
    The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
- - Andrea Kuliasha’s cancer research driven by personal experience
    When her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Andrea Kuliasha threw herself into studying the disease. Those studies have guided her into a career path.

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