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Article ItemCreativity + Innovation Day returns , article
The April 29 event will feature projects spanning science, engineering, arts, and design and ranging from technology and innovation to art and culture to sustainability, education, and research projects.
Date: Apr 25, 2024 -
Article ItemFall Forestry and Wildlife Tours connect the campus to the commonwealth , article
Jennifer Gagnon coordinates annual tours as part of Virginia Cooperative Extension’s efforts to connect campus research to forest landowners in the commonwealth.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 -
Article ItemVT Engage Faculty Fellowships expand opportunities for community-engaged learning , article
The program is now open for new applicants to integrate high-impact, ethical community-based learning experiences in their academic courses and programs. Current fellows say their students' attitudes and attention reflect the purposeful learning their fellowships support.
Date: Feb 28, 2024 -
Article ItemProfessor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery aims to inspire similar efforts at Virginia Tech , article
Rhondda R. Thomas will present a free lecture March 12 to discuss how adopting a collaborative approach to community history at Clemson University has become a beacon for understanding and acknowledging the past. She also will visit the Reynolds Homestead and the Solitude and Fraction houses to share expertise and collaborate with faculty, staff, and community members.
Date: Feb 27, 2024 -
Article ItemCommunity engagement takes researcher from Brazil to Blacksburg and back again , article
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, political science Professor Desirée Poets is connecting a group of Virginia Tech faculty, students, and alumni with a Brazilian nonprofit to improve the lives of residents in the favelas north of the city.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
Article ItemUniversitywide team to lead Carnegie Community Engagement Classification application , article
The designation recognizes “collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources.” Virginia Tech was first classified for community engagement in 2006.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
Article ItemConversations in Richmond take One Small Step toward bridging divides , article
StoryCorps will record conversations Feb. 14-17 at the Virginia Tech Richmond Center for One Small Step, a project that aims to illuminate people’s humanity even when they disagree.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
Article ItemGrant will help build the future of Central Appalachia’s construction workforce , article
The Center for Economic and Community Engagement, in partnership with the Virginia Center for Housing Research, received an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to address the affordable housing crisis and promote innovative and sustainable construction practices in the region
Date: Oct 31, 2023 -
Article ItemGrowing more food with less land , article
The Catawba Sustainability Center is implementing alley cropping — a farming practice that uses rows of trees and shrubs to protect crops, diversify farms, and build soil quality.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
Article ItemFor incoming students, Summer Start is a springboard to the fall semester , article
The six-week program offers first-year and transfer students a chance to ease into campus life by taking classes and building friendships over the summer.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
Article ItemAre your meetings a waste of time? Corps of Cadets alumnus says he can help , article
U.S. Navy veteran John Hawley, a 2009 graduate, is partnering with the Virginia Tech Newport News Center to present a series of workshops to help people facilitate better meetings by becoming experts in guiding innovation and change.
Date: Aug 24, 2023 -
Article ItemBestselling author Beth Macy talks outsiders, underdogs, and the importance of hope , article
The former reporter who delved into the opioid crisis with her landmark book "Dopesick" and its follow-up, "Raising Lazarus," will be the community keynote speaker Aug. 23 as part of the Rural Education Summit.
Date: Aug 09, 2023 -
Article ItemCollaboration with Southside community is reimagining a historically Black college , article
About 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County community members who want to keep the traditions of the former liberal arts college alive.
Date: Jul 20, 2023 -
Article ItemAllison Mays tapped to lead Southwest Center in Abingdon , article
With an extensive background in leadership positions across Southwest Virginia, Mays will assume the responsibility of extending Virginia Tech’s research, engagement, and graduate credit programs in the region.
Date: May 16, 2023 -
Article ItemFormer TRIO Programs Director Tom Wilson leaves a legacy of helping first-gen, low-income students go to college , article
Wilson, who died in 2020, dedicated his life and his wealth to helping students overcome obstacles to higher education. His endowment will provide nearly $20,000 in scholarships or other financial aid each year for Upward Bound and Talent Search participants.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
Article ItemCorporate Research Center-led coalition wins GO Virginia grant to advance green hydrogen in Hampton Roads , article
The $1.6 million in state funding will build a hydrogen power demonstration lab at Tech Center Research Park in Newport News. It will also provide workforce training for the clean energy sector and deliver educational programming through the Center for Economic and Community Engagement and the Newport News Center.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
Article ItemFulbright scholar Joanie Willett studies the secrets of main street success , article
The University of Exeter lecturer is working with the Center for Economic and Community Engagement to examine how revitalization efforts in Appalachian towns may also work for struggling town centers in England.
Date: Apr 07, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Natural Resources and Environment names new director of alumni relations , article
Tara Nepper, previously assistant director of alumni relations in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said she is excited to build bridges with an alumni base that is working to solve the critical challenges of today.
Date: Mar 10, 2023 -
Article ItemLearning to fly: TRIO Programs’ Talent Search helps aspiring college students look beyond high school , article
From planes to palm trees, alligators to algae labs, high schoolers from Southwest Virginia spent nearly a week in Florida navigating a world very different from their own while attending a national conference to explore science careers.
Date: Mar 08, 2023 -
Article ItemReynolds Homestead hosts a splendiferous Seuss celebration , article
With whimsical wonders and fun galore, the party was one the good doctor would adore! At the historic homestead, the bash was so grand, to launch Dolly’s Imagination Library in Patrick County land.
Date: Mar 07, 2023
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