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- - Tanner Spicer helps others overcome data challenges through his work in the University Libraries
    Through the University Libraries' DataBridge program, undergraduate students like Spicer learn the skills and knowledge they need to help faculty and students with their research data. It also prepares them for graduate school or successful careers in data professions.
- - Deborah Good recognized with inaugural Inclusive Excellence Fellow Award
    For Good, an undergraduate research program experience led to graduate school, a career as a scientist — and an Inclusive Excellence Fellow Award.
- - Virginia Tech earns Military Friendly School designation for 2020-21
    The university also achieved a Silver rating, which is reserved for schools who meet survey requirements and score within 20 percent of the 10th-ranked school in their peer category.
- - Keith Thompson appointed College of Engineering’s associate dean for academic affairs
    For nearly four years, Thompson has served in various leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville and was a faculty member at the university for almost 16 years.
- - Transitional advising at Virginia Tech gives students major options
    Advising 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.
- - 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.
- - Virginia Tech introduces new visual arts minor
    Not just for artists – Virginia Tech’s visual arts and society minor makes artistic and creative exploration easily attainable for students of any major. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors are some of its biggest fans.
- - 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.
- - Undergraduate Academic Affairs announces promotions within undergraduate education team
    Keri Swaby moves to director of undergraduate research, Kara Latopolski to director of undergraduate academic integrity, and Rachel Kinzer Corell to communication manager for undergraduate academic programs.
- - Transfer students find support and build community
    One 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.
- - Need help planning your semester? Advising ambassadors can help
    The workshops are free appointments for students in all majors to plan their class schedules, study abroad trips, internships, and extracurricular involvements.
- - Students use undergraduate research to explore disabilities in new Pathways minor
    Laura Beaudet, a junior psychology major, has aspirations for a career in special education. Through her pursuit of a Pathways minor in disabilities studies, she has learned a great deal about herself and the people around her.
- - 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.
- - Undergraduate research faculty grants create opportunities
    From a pool of 30 creative and diverse proposals, five grants were awarded last spring to fund individual faculty, teams of faculty, and departments to facilitate the development of novel programs.
- - Students selected to present undergraduate research at ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference
    The group of Virginia Tech students was selected from a variety of disciplines to represent the university and share diverse research topics with their peers.