Williams named communications manager for University Center for Undergraduate Education, Division of Student Affairs

Meghan Williams of Blacksburg, Va., has been named communications manager for a newly created, dual position working for the University Center for Undergraduate Education and the Division of Student Affairs.

In her new position, Williams will be responsible for communicating the achievements of undergraduate students, faculty and staff at Virginia Tech to audiences that include current and prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, current and prospective parents, and the community. In addition, she will report on the administrative and programmatic developments of the University Center for Undergraduate Education and the Division of Student Affairs.

Prior to her position at Virginia Tech, Williams served as associate director of public affairs for the Virginia Primary Care Association, a nonprofit organization, in Richmond, Va. A native of Suffolk, Va., Williams received her bachelor’s degree in communication from Radford University.

Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech is the most comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is among the top research universities in the nation. Today, Virginia Tech’s eight colleges are dedicated to quality, innovation, and results through teaching, research, and outreach activities. At its 2,600-acre main campus located in Blacksburg and other campus centers in Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Roanoke, Virginia Tech enrolls more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries in 180 academic degree programs.