Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Nov. 17 and 18
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall (Room 2100) on the Blacksburg campus.
On Sunday, Nov. 17, the Executive Committee will meet in closed session from 11 a.m. to noon in the New River Room at the Inn at Virginia Tech. An open information session will be held for all board members from 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. in Latham Ballroom at the Inn at Virginia Tech. The Research Committee will then meet in open session from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m., in the Solitude Room, also at the Inn at Virginia Tech.
On Monday, Nov 18, the following committee sessions will be held at the Inn at Virginia Tech:
- The Academic Affairs Committee will meet in closed session at 8:30 a.m.in the Drillfield Room, followed by an open session at 9 a.m. at the same location.
- The Buildings and Grounds Committee will depart from the Inn at Virginia Tech at 7:40 a.m. to tour the Human and Agricultural Biosciences Building I currently under construction. The committee will then meet in open session at 9 a.m. in the Solitude Room. Buildings and Grounds will then join the Finance and Audit Committee in open session at 11 a.m. in the Duck Pond Room.
- The Finance and Audit Committee will meet in closed session at 7:30 a.m. in the 1872 Salon and will meet in open session at 8:30 a.m. in the Duck Pond Room.
- The Student Affairs and Athletics Committee will meet in open session at 8:30 a.m. in the Smithfield Room.
During the two-day meeting, the board will consider resolutions on the creation of the Faculty of Health Sciences and to change the degree name of bachelor of science in forestry and wildlife to bachelor of science in forest resources and environmental conservation.
More information may be found at the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors website.
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