Tags

Results for Office for Equity and Accessibility

Rss Feed

- - Invitation to voluntarily self-identify disability, ethnicity/race, and veteran status
- - Ongoing improvements aim to reduce campus navigation barriers
    Enhancements in a targeted range of exterior spaces will help to foster a more accessible physical landscape at Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
- - Services for Students with Disabilities' annual awards ceremony highlights inclusive efforts
    An awards celebration hosted by Services for Students with Disabilities recognized outstanding inclusive efforts across campus and included Moose the therapy dog.
- - Holden Hall: Ongoing pedestrian and parking impacts
    Beginning June 15, the campus community should be aware of parking and pedestrian impacts surrounding Holden Hall.
- - Concrete walkway replacements: Burruss, Hancock, Norris, and Patton Halls impacts
    Beginning May 20, a series of concrete walkway replacements will be installed throughout the academic region of campus and will impact current accessibility routes.
- - Enhancements at April 16 Memorial among proposed improvements to boost campus accessibility
    Upcoming accessibility improvement projects are striving to make Virginia Tech campus landscape more accessible for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
- - Werth Testing Center helps students fully achieve access and success
    The Werth family’s gift increased the number of dedicated seats for proctoring tests from 28 to 46, increasing capacity by an additional 252 students during final exam week. The Werth Testing Center is part of Services for Students with Disabilities.
- - Office for Equity and Accessibility reorganized under Division of Operations and Administration
    This organizational change provides greater support, leader sponsorship, and empowerment to the office to more effectively address and resolve campus issues of discrimination, harassment, and gender-based violence.
- - Title IX units recently reorganized
    The Title IX structure at Virginia Tech recently reorganized to consolidate the employment and student Title IX units under the leadership of the Office for Equity and Accessibility.
- - Virginia Tech employees recognized for outstanding customer service
    Employees in the division provide a range of support services that ensure the day-to-day operations of Virginia Tech run smoothly and efficiently.
- - 2017 staff leadership seminar focuses on people-first leadership principles
    Virginia Tech staff members spent a recent day learning what it means to work in a servant-led organization.
- - Workshop on domestic abuse warning signs, resources set for March 23
    Relationship violence is a societal epidemic affecting people of every age, race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. Although young adults age 16-24 are at greatest risk, they often don't think relationship violence happens to them.
- - Handrails change accessibility, look of Burruss Hall
    In addition to helping people with mobility impairments, the handrails also allow individuals to move up the four flights of steps from Drillfield Drive to the building entrance more easily.
- - Kelly Oaks appointed assistant vice president of Office for Equity and Accessibility
    In this position, Oaks will oversee the university's affirmative action, equal opportunity, and accessibility efforts.
- - Compliance workshop mandatory for all university employees
    All Virginia Tech employees are required to complete a compliance workshop within 90 days of employment and every two calendar years thereafter.
- - Pam Vickers earns professional associate certification from the National Association of ADA Coordinators
    Vickers attended 66 hours of direct training for more than two years to receive the professional associate certification.
- - Lisa Wilkes named associate vice president for administration
- - Pamela D. White named executive director of equity and access
- - Faculty, staff volunteer ushers work diligently to assist commencement visitors with disabilities
- - Disability professionals to lead accessibility seminar for New River Valley property managers

Page 1 of 2 | 24 Results