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- - Virginia Tech receives top placements in U.S. News & World Report’s online rankings
    Virginia Tech’s online master’s degree in information technology is the nation’s fourth best and ranked No. 3 for veterans. The online graduate engineering program moved up six places to No. 10.
- - Employees honored for their military service
    Each year, Virginia Tech gives employees who served in the military a gift of appreciation in honor of their service to our country. Approximately 300 employees who have self-identified as military veterans received an invitation to Veterans Day observance events, hand delivered by members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
- - Virginia Tech hosts its second World War II transcribathon to commemorate Veterans Day
    The 72-hour event — held virtually in Blacksburg and in other locations — will provide groundbreaking access to rare, uncensored comments by World War II soldiers.
- - The American Soldier in World War II project receives National Endowment for Humanities grant
    A digital humanities project led by Edward Gitre, an assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech, received its second National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
- - Cultural and Community Centers continue tradition of inclusivity at Virginia Tech
    The annual Community Kick-Off event on Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. in the Squires Student Center's Commonwealth Ballroom will feature welcome receptions for students to meet, connect, and learn about different student communities and important resources.
- - Employees honored for their military service
    In honor of their service, Virginia Tech gives employees who served in the military a small token each year to show our gratitude.
- - Virginia Tech earns 'Best for Vets' designation from Military Times
    Virginia Tech earns first-ever “Best for Vets” designation from Military Times for student service and support programs offered to current and former military members and their families.
- - University Libraries Data Transformation Lab builds collaboration and enhances research
    Graduate student Taylor Blackman uses his GIS knowledge to help fellow student researchers transform data in the Data Transformation Studio.
- - Victory in Europe Day to be commemorated with national effort to make available insights of American soldiers during World War II
    A team of Virginia Tech experts will observe the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, by engaging the public in helping to bring the written reflections of U.S. soldiers to a broad audience.
- - Doctoral student wins prestigious Army scholarship
    Bryanne Peterson joined the military as a teenager; in 2017, the Association of the U.S. Army presented her with a highly sought-after scholarship to help her complete her doctoral studies.
- - Giving back to those who serve
    Through the Austin Excellence Fund for Student Veterans, Paul and Linda Austin seek to give back to those who have given so much to the United States through military service.
- - Community invited to Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ Veterans Day events
    The observances begin with a Veterans Day remembrance ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in the War Memorial Chapel. Professor of Aerospace Studies Col. Cameron Torrens, who oversees Virginia Tech’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 875, will speak.
- - Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets to host Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha
    Romesha, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant, received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Oct. 3, 2009, during a deadly attack on Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan.
- - Brothers and Corps of Cadets alumni named West Virginia game Hokie Heroes
    U.S. Army Capt. Cody Rush and his brother, 1st Lt. Forrest Rush, were selected as the Hokie Heroes for Sunday’s football game against West Virginia.
- - Arlington workshop will initiate dialogue on workforce development for veterans
    Representatives from industry, government, and academia will come together to explore the possibility of developing certification programs for high-demand fields where veterans could seek employment.
- - A flag once again flies on Virginia Tech’s Lane Hall
    For the first time in over two decades, a flag flies proudly over Lane Hall, and three veterans helped make it happen for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
- - New exhibit tells the story of alumni who fought in World War I
    “Stories from the Great War: VPI Men in the Service of Their Country, 1917–1918,” will capture the stories of nine Virginia Polytechnic Institute alumni who fought during World War I.
- - Virginia Tech hosts electronic exhibit about the university's service in WWI
    Men Who Served: VPI in World War I will be on display in the second-floor lobby of Newman Library through Veterans Day.
- - Virginia Tech receives 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
    The award recognizes colleges and universities in the United States that demonstrate an ongoing and outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- - Summer institute to focus on societal perceptions and self-views of veterans
    What does it mean to be a military-service veteran in the United States? Virginia Tech will join the National Endowment for the Humanities in hosting a summer institute to explore that question .

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