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HUB Scholarship Mentoring takes flight to support academic success , articleA hybrid between academic advising and financial aid counseling, HUB students receive one-on-one support and meet with mentors to discuss how they frame success and can work on broad goals.
Date: Nov 10, 2020 -
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In a year of unknowns, a First-Year Experiences course continues to help Hokies acclimate , articleHerbert Bruce has been helping students make the transition to college for almost 20 years. Now, he’s faced the most challenging of starts to a semester yet — and helped students see success along the way.
Date: Nov 04, 2020 -
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Standing up for studio culture , articleThe School of Architecture + Design is one of only a few design schools in the country offering in-person studio courses this year. Preserving this experience for students became a top priority for the school during its COVID-19 planning process.
Date: Oct 28, 2020 -
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Collaborative VTBound program gives international students online starting point , articleThe VTBound program was created to support virtual learning for international students who are in numerous time zones so they are able to begin their education at Virginia Tech in fall 2020.
Date: Sep 25, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech prepares to welcome its most diverse freshman class , articleThe university is projected to reach its freshman class target of 6,675 – the second largest incoming class in history – with students representing 46 states and 46 countries.
Date: May 21, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Ryan Nasser reflects on opportunities that set him on a path to medical school , articleNasser, a senior double majoring in neuroscience and creative writing, is not sure exactly where he will end up, but he knows he is on his way to becoming a physician.
Date: May 01, 2020 -
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Transitional advising at Virginia Tech gives students major options , articleAdvising focus gives Virginia Tech students the opportunity to work one-on-one with an academic advisor to explore, plan, and implement the process of choosing a major.
Date: Jan 17, 2020 -
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Class of 2019: Maddie McQuade sees the big picture of national security and foreign affairs , articleMcQuade, 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.
Date: Dec 17, 2019 -
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Student hopes to tackle urban transportation issues through new smart and sustainable cities major, Calhoun Discovery Program , articleThe new smart and sustainable cities major, which is housed within the School of Public and International Affairs and is now in its second year, blends urban analytics and decision-making with sustainable approaches to development.
Date: Dec 10, 2019 -
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Transfer students find support and build community , articleOne in five Virginia Tech graduates come to campus as transfer students. While their personal and professional goals vary as much as their majors and intended academic paths, they have in common the support they find and the community they build together as Hokies.
Date: Oct 24, 2019 -
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Fall Family Weekend offers fun for Hokies and their families , articleThis year’s Fall Family Weekend, Sept. 20-22, allows families the chance to visit their students and experience all that Virginia Tech and Blacksburg have to offer.
Date: Sep 16, 2019 -
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Welcome Week activities continue through Saturday , articleA packed schedule of Welcome Week events and activities will help students get to know campus and find friends.
Date: Aug 21, 2019 -
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Study on fraternity, sorority culture offers opportunities for enhancing student experience , articleThe report from the Commission on Fraternity and Sorority Life Culture outlines findings of a year-long study and presents recommendations for improving and enhancing Virginia Tech's fraternity and sorority programs.
Date: Jul 10, 2019 -
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Summer Institute 2019 encourages faculty and staff to strive for 'inclusive excellence' , articleThe annual institute is a two-day professional development event for faculty, advisors, and other administrators working with Virginia Tech’s First-Year Experience courses, Pathways to General Education, or the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Grant.
Date: Jun 27, 2019 -
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Hokie Focus marks historic milestone with 9,000 in attendance , articleIt was a historic weekend for Virginia Tech. Always known for its signature Hokie hospitality, the university campus community pulled out all the stops to welcome close to 9,000 admitted students and families for the largest Hokie Focus event to date.
Date: Apr 08, 2019 -
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Lori Blanc honored for Excellence in Teaching for work with living-learning communities , articleThe National Resource Center for First-Year Experiences and Students in Transition recently honored Lori Blanc of the Virginia Tech College of Science with its 2017-2018 Excellence in Teaching First-Year Seminars award.
Date: Feb 27, 2017 -
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Herbert Bruce named outstanding first-year student advocate , articleBruce's work spans the University Studies First-Year Experience course, undergraduate academic advising, peer mentor programs, and the Virginia Tech Common Book Project.
Date: Feb 16, 2017 -
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'The Other Wes Moore' selected as 2017-18 Common Book , articleThe book explores the lives of two individuals with the same name who grew up in similar neighborhoods in Baltimore. The two Wes Moores’ lives diverge dramatically, one taking a path that ends in incarceration and the other a path that leads to a Rhodes Scholarship.
Date: Feb 08, 2017 -
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3 students win Common Book essay contest , articleStudents submitted essays around the question: What does it mean to you to live a life of service and how do you make life choices that embody this value?
Date: Apr 20, 2016 -
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'The Heart and the Fist' reaffirmed as the university’s 2016-17 Common Book , articleThe Common Book committee reaffirmed Eric Greiten's autobiography of his life of service for 2016-17. In addition, the committee is seeking recommendations for the 2017-18 Common Book.
Date: Feb 24, 2016
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