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- - Class of 2019: Alyssa Johnson found her passion for research after coming to Virginia Tech from community college
    When Johnson walked across the stage in cap and gown as a 2014 high school senior in Manassas, Virginia, she had no idea that just a few years later she’d be preparing to make a similar walk across a stage as a graduating double major at Virginia Tech.
- - Class of 2019: Mary McCorkill applies classroom knowledge in the lab, publishes research
    Outside of the classroom, McCorkill, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, can be found in the Supercritical Fluids Lab at Virginia Tech, operating novel high-pressure equipment to determine the way materials behave as a function of temperature and pressure.
- - Class of 2019: Julie Duetsch discovers her passions led to helping others find theirs
    Duetsch has an impressive record of research and dedicated service during her time as an undergraduate.
- - Class of 2019: Senior brings new Pathways General Education program to life through video
    Eric Luu is using his skills and passion for video to showcase the experiences his fellow Hokies can have through the new Pathways General Education program.
- - Commencement 101: Details about this year's ceremonies
    Virginia Tech commencement ceremonies began May 11 with the VTC School of Medicine graduation. Ceremonies will continue Thursday in Blacksburg and throughout the weekend, concluding on Sunday in Northern Virginia.
- - Class of 2019: Nicholas Hardy, computer as self
    "Computer as self" is a riff on the Japanese metaphor for rice as identity. And it can easily be applied to Hardy, a computer science major and Japanese studies minor.
- - As graduation nears, the Queen family reflects on what it means to be Hokies
    As their son prepares for graduation, Kate and Tim reflect on his experience at Virginia Tech, their involvement as Hokie parents, and the insight they gained into the university motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).
- - Virginia Tech receives national recognition for meeting study abroad goal
    The Global Education Office saw more than 1,400 students study internationally last year.
- - Class of 2019: Doctoral student credits ‘lab family’ with accomplishments
    In addition to his prodigious publishing and mentorship efforts while at Virginia Tech, Farzad Ahmadi also helped solve a notoriously difficult problem in fluid dynamics, one that many senior engineers had already given up on: How to create a cheap, durable, and passive anti-frosting surface.
- - Class of 2019: Katherine Louis explores connection between languages and culture
    The senior from Norfolk, Virginia, says she has always been fascinated by the way words manifest themselves into ideas differently across cultures. That fascination spurred her to study abroad not once but twice.
- - 2019 Outstanding Student Awards
    Coordinated by Student Affairs, the Outstanding Senior Awards recognize exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and service by a student from each of the university’s eight colleges, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and awards for undergraduate and graduate student of the year.
- - Kiran Bagalkotkar named 2019 Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering
    The industrial and systems engineering major has spent her collegiate career as a consistent academic achiever, an avid researcher, and dedicated leader.
- - A sprint to the finish for Virginia Tech Blockchain Challenge finalists
    On May 9, five student teams will compete for $25,000 in prizes as part of their systems capstone course called Blockchain Technologies.
- - Digital humanities hub Athenaeum offers space for Tyechia Thompson to push boundaries
    Thompson used technology to transform a traditional publishing project into a choose-your-own-adventure exploration into history and literature.
- - Virginia Tech draws one of its largest, most diverse, and most competitive classes ever
    The announcement of the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia became a high-profile recruitment tool for Virginia Tech and showcased its position as a magnet for leading tech talent development, research, and education.
- - Class of 2019: Val Hernley explores the ‘why’ behind engineering through industry co-ops, internships
    Through her Michelin co-op rotations and another extended co-op and internship with aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, engineering science and mechanics senior Val Hernley has never shied away from difficult problems.
- - Students develop open-source hops dryer design to share with growers everywhere
    A team of mechanical engineering students partnered with researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to develop a low-cost solution to drying hops.
- - Virginia Tech adds master’s degree to build on successful track record in dietetics education
    Graduates of the new program, which will accept its first cohort of students this fall, will be eligible to become registered dietitian nutritionists after completing the credentialing exam through the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
- - Virginia Tech has strong showing in Gilman International Scholarship competition
    The federally funded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship supports undergraduates who might not otherwise study abroad because of financial constraints.
- - Admissions director notes success and future opportunities to draw more applicants
    For Juan Espinoza, changes to the admissions process put action behind Virginia Tech’s mission to serve the commonwealth while removing barriers that prevented more underrepresented, first-generation, or lower-income students from applying.

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