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- - Disabilities Support Task Force presents report on services, opportunities to support Virginia Tech students
    The Disabilities Support Task Force was formed in fall 2018 to conduct a year-long study on the experiences of Virginia Tech students who receive support from Services for Students with Disabilities.
- - Call for nominations: Academies of Faculty Service and Faculty Leadership
- - Open Access Week keynote Brandon Butler discusses the Big Deal and why open access matters
    For the past two decades, research institutions have been buying research the same way consumers have been buying television programming: in big bundles. Like big cable packages, these bundles have become bloated with unnecessary content, and their prices have exploded.
- - Partners explore real-world problems with Calhoun Discovery Scholars
    A handful of organizations have partnered with the Calhoun Discovery Program and recently came to campus for their first joint meeting with the program’s inaugural cohort.
- - Virginia Tech launches its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever
    Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech has a goal to raise $1.5 billion to fuel excellence across all university programs and drive forward major strategic priorities. A second goal is to engage 100,000 alumni in meaningful ways over the course of the campaign.
- - Sylvester Johnson leads exploration at the intersection of technologies and humanities
    Throughout his academic career, Johnson has researched social systems of power to understand their impact on disparity and equality.
- - Frank Shushok named interim vice president for student affairs
    Shushok will serve as the university’s interim vice president for student affairs when Patty Perillo departs for a position at the University of Maryland.
- - Beyond Boundaries lecture series to offer discussion on ‘generous thinking’ and the future of universities
    Kathleen Fitzpatrick, author of "Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University" and director of digital humanities at Michigan State University, will visit multiple Virginia Tech locations Oct. 8-10.
- - 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.
- - Virginia Tech marks gains in latest U.S. News & World Report ranking
    Virginia Tech’s placement as one of the top institutions in the country comes as it positions itself to be a global land-grant university with a focus on transformative academics, research, and service.
- - Virginia Tech launches ‘Tech for Humanity’ to ensure technologies are in service to humanity
    Led by Sylvester Johnson, the initiative reflects Virginia Tech’s commitment to advancing human-centered approaches to technology innovation.
- - Interest in Virginia Tech remains high as the number of campus visits grows
    The spike in interest among visitors comes on the heels of Virginia Tech admitting its largest, most diverse, and most academically competitive classes ever over the past two years.
- - Virginia Tech names executive director of Mental Health Initiatives
    Christopher Flynn will lead the campus-wide implementation strategy related to the recommendations from the Mental Health Task Force report.
- - Hokie Helpers' smiles, muscles, and goodwill set the stage for a successful move-in
    In a sea of maroon and orange, students and their families look for move-in assistance from the helpers wearing blue. Volunteer now to be part of Virginia Tech’s Hokie Helpers service tradition Aug. 21-23!
- - 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.
- - Campus and community continue to focus on welcoming, serving students
    From The Inn at Virginia Tech to the Town of Blacksburg and from residential life to dining services, teams of campus and community leaders are working together to ensure students have the info and services they need to begin the new academic year.
- - Sally Morton to serve as interim director of Fralin Life Sciences Institute
    Morton, who will continue to serve as dean of the College of Science, will succeed founding director Dennis Dean, who has chosen to return his focus to his laboratory and research program.
- - One year in, the drone park creates new opportunities on campus
    The tallest drone park in the country has been used by aspiring pilots, experienced aviators, and innovative researchers, and hosted everyone from a Daisy Scout troop to a nationally ranked drone racing team.
- - Study on fraternity, sorority culture offers opportunities for enhancing student experience
    The 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.
- - Summer Institute 2019 encourages faculty and staff to strive for 'inclusive excellence'
    The 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.

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