Christina Franusich
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Video ItemCategory: academics What's one word that describes an advisor? , video
At Virginia Tech's 15th Annual Advising Matters Conference, we asked: "What's one word that describes an advisor?" There are several as it turns out. The answers—hope, belonging, compassion, care—capture advisors' mission to support every student, and this video is a small tribute to the big impact they make in students' lives every day.
Date: Apr 25, 2025 -
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Category: culture Everyday Ut Prosim: How engineering student Omar Almasri serves at the Engagement Center for Creative Aging , articleThe biological systems engineering senior isn't just a volunteer at Virginia Tech’s Engagement Center for Creative Aging. For the older adult participants, he's a dear friend — and the feeling is mutual.
Date: Feb 17, 2025 -
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Category: culture Everyday Ut Prosim: How professor and soil scientist John Galbraith serves with the Glean Team , articleAs a co-founder of the Glean Team, Galbraith and his fellow volunteers donate around 150,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables annually to help patrons of local food banks, including The Market of Virginia Tech.
Date: Jan 06, 2025 -
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Category: impact Everyday Ut Prosim: How police officer John Tarter serves at the Christmas Store , articleThe Montgomery County Christmas Store shared some seasonal magic with low-income residents this week — but it takes Tarter and a handful of other core volunteers the better part of year to make the holidays so merry and bright.
Date: Dec 12, 2024 -
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Category: culture Everyday Ut Prosim: How Hokies serve after Hurricane Helene , articleIn the wake of the storm, Hokies rushed to help those in need by organizing donation drives, transporting supplies, checking in on affected communities, even creating care packages to thank first responders.
Date: Oct 29, 2024 -
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Category: culture Everyday Ut Prosim: How Ph.D. student and economic development specialist Elli Travis serves , articleWith food, music, and a passion for volunteering, Travis is leading the charge to revitalize downtown Christiansburg through the Rockin’ Food Truck Rodeo.
Date: Oct 10, 2024 -
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Category: culture Everyday Ut Prosim: How Hokie Teonna Jones serves , articleThe first in a new series of photo essays explores how Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alums live out the spirit of Ut Prosim with acts of campus and community service — starting with a student who pitched in during move-in week as a Hokie Helper.
Date: Sep 10, 2024 -
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Category: campus experience Making time for play , articleIt's not all work, no play. Seven of the busiest Virginia Tech faculty members and administrators talked about the surprising benefits they get from their spare time pursuits, from boxing to improv comedy to motorcycle riding.
Date: Aug 27, 2024 -
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Category: campus experience The dog days of summer , articleFourteen Virginia Tech employees, students, and alumni show off the animals they just can’t live without.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: research Liminal Spaces: A first-of-its-kind sonic journey through the spaces between , video
Liminal Spaces is a fully immersive 15-minute sonically-rich, layered audio, spatial experience that was performed inside the Cube at Virginia Tech. A collaboration between Ben Knapp, executive director of the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and professor of computer science, and Eric Lyon, a music technologist and composer, and professor of composition and creative technologies in the School of Performing Arts, the piece used the one-of-a-kind capabilities of the Cube to completely immerse participants in sound, inviting audience members to experience music in an unprecedented way. Through the piece, audiences explored the time that exists between morning and night, between near and far, between calm and storm. It was a plunge into the time between what was and what comes next. Liminal Spaces is the first piece to make use of a layered immersive spatial audio system, consisting of two high-density loudspeaker arrays (HDLAs): a far-field 140-loudspeaker array (the Cube) and a nearfield 32-loudspeaker array (the Tesseract), coupled with bone conduction headphones. This configuration allowed Ben and Eric to deliver sounds in the range from highly intimate sounds delivered via bone vibrations, all the way to acoustic infinity with the far-field speaker array. A "starburst" array of eight loudspeakers distributed between the Tesseract and the walls of the Cube gave them the ability to explore the liminal spaces between the two main HDLAs. More info: https://icat.vt.edu/events/2022/11/liminal-spaces.html
Date: May 10, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Hokies say "Thank You" to their advisors , video
Student Hokies around campus say "Thank You" to their advisors as part of Global Advising Week which is celebrated the first week of May to to honor academic advising in its many impactful forms. Virginia Tech understands how essential academic advising is in the success of students and is excited to participate in recognizing and appreciating the hard work of advisors at Virginia Tech.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Tackling complex problems in the Honors College SuperStudio , video
Students in the Honors College's SuperStudio course learn the processes it takes to tackle the complex problems facing our world today. SuperStudio is part of the College's new Minor in Transdisciplinary Praxis.
Date: May 20, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Unmasking the Class of 2022 HokieBird , video
A timeless tradition, the students who don the HokieBird suit and transform into the lovable turkey's persona for everything from athletics events to cameos at weddings, are finally able to reveal their closely guarded identities to the world upon graduation.
Date: May 10, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Outstanding senior finds her passion for nutrition and preventative medicine in HNFE , video
Outstanding senior for the class of 2022 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lauren Provinsal, started out in Architecture as a freshman. But she learned her true passion for nutrition and the importance of eating a healthy diet in preventative medicine through volunteering at the Blacksburg Farmers Market, finding her way to CALS as a Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise major. Read more about Lauren and her journey as a Hokie here: https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/cals-outstanding-senior-2022.html
Date: May 04, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Virginia Tech Women Who Inspire Us , video
We asked Hokies around campus: Who is a Virginia Tech woman that inspires you?
Date: Apr 05, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Visualizing Virginia Tech History , video
Visualizing Virginia Tech History is a multi-year project created by a transdisciplinary group of faculty and students that utilizes creative technologies including projection mapping, extended reality, and digital exhibits to illuminate 150 years of university history through 21st century technology. Bringing together historians, artists, educators, computer scientists, librarians and others from across the Virginia Tech campus, Visualizing Virginia Tech History is the most recent project to come out of the History Lab at Virginia Tech. ------------------------ Learn more: https://strategicaffairs.vt.edu/CouncilonVTHistory/visualizing-virginia-tech-history.html https://historylab.squarespace.com/solitude-experience
Date: Mar 28, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Unexpected collaborations lead to a supersized display of community-created art , video
A number of serendipitous events lead to a unique partnership and collaboration between the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), Virginia Tech Athletics, the Perspective Gallery, and Africana Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies which resulted in a supersized display of community-created art on the facade of Cassell Coliseum. Made possible with the financial support of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), the outdoor exhibition, titled "Experience Black Love: Illuminated", showcased projected artworks from Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, local community members, and local K-12 students. Anchoring the exhibition were original artworks by Tykeisha Swan Patrick, an emerging Black artist whose work set the tone for the showcase. As an extension of the "Experience Black Love" exhibition at Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center, and in parallel with Virginia Tech Athletics’ Black History Month programming, the event ran for three consecutive nights in February, corresponding with a women's basketball game, a wrestling match, and a men's basketball game. ------------------- Learn more about the project here: https://icat.vt.edu/projects/2021-2022/experience-black-love--illuminated.html
Date: Mar 09, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: culture "Color of Freedom" exhibit inspires minority women in service , video
Amanda Wyche, a senior in the Corps of Cadets and Army R.O.T.C., shares how the stories of the women featured in the traveling exhibit "Color of Freedom" inspire and encourage her as she looks towards her own leadership journey in the United States Army. Brought to Virginia Tech by the Military Women’s Memorial, and hosted through a partnership between the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and University Libraries, the traveling exhibit honors the diversity of America’s servicewomen and hopes to build awareness of the sacrifices of women from diverse backgrounds who forged a path for women of all backgrounds to serve in and with the U.S. military. The exhibit will be on display February 10 through March 16 on the library’s fourth floor, across from the Corps of Cadets Museum space. Read more about the exhibit here: https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/02/corps-coloroffreedom.html
Date: Feb 24, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Honors College senior merges art, engineering, and activism in campus exhibit , video
Mariam Hasan is an Honors College senior studying biomedical engineering, but she's also an artist, a designer, a scientist, and an activist fighting for social justice through, not just her art, but her engineering projects as well.
Date: Feb 09, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience A message of thanks from our deans , video
To our faculty and staff on campus and at our Virginia Tech sites across the Commonwealth, we want to thank you for all you are doing to make this semester a great one for our students, and each other.
Date: Feb 02, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Windows into Traditional World Dress , video
Fashion Merchandising and Design students work with clothing artifacts from the Oris Glisson Historic Costume and Textile Collection as part of a Clothing and People class project to create a window display exhibiting traditional garments from Japan, China, and Korea. Led by assistant professor and director of the collection, Dina Smith-Glaviana, the students mount garments on forms, giving them dimension using various form pieces such as shoulder and bust pads, and arms. In addition to dressing forms, vintage kimonos are hung on wooden dowels and arranged in the main window to create an eye-catching display. Learn more about Virginia Tech's Fashion Merchandising and Design program Learn more about the Oris Glisson Historic Costume and Textile Collection
Date: Jan 24, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Members of the BOV Take a Campus Walking Tour , video
Between morning meetings, members of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors took a walking tour of campus–the same walking tour given to prospective students and their families by Hokie Ambassadors through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The walking tour gave members of the BOV the chance to see how students and their families are first introduced to Virginia Tech, and to talk with members of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions about enrollment, what prospective students look for when choosing a college, and challenges they may face when making those decisions.
Date: Nov 14, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: impact The Little Lab with Big Impact on the Virginia Wine Industry , video
Every fall, a small lab on the outer edge of Virginia Tech's campus prepares and ships out hundreds of harvest kits to winemakers around the state and beyond to collect grape juice which will aid in the region's wine production. Since 2006, the Enology Analytical Services Laboratory in the Department of Food Science & Technology has become massively important to the Virginia wine industry by providing rapid turn-around chemical, physical, microbiological and sensory analyses of the freshly harvested juice winemakers will eventually turn into that delicious wine you may find at your local grocer or enjoy at your favorite restaurant. ------------------------ Learn more: www.fst.vt.edu/extension/analytical_services_lab.html // www.fst.vt.edu
Date: Nov 02, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Making Space for Mindfulness | Mindful Campus Practices , video
Mental Health Initiatives Coordinator for Hokie Wellness, Swathi Prabhu, talks about the Mindful Campus Practices, a series of short, five-minute guided mindfulness practice recordings that combine imagery, sound, and other senses such as smell and feel. Accessible through YouTube, the initial goal was to give students and other members of the university a way to connect to campus regardless of where they were physically, but evolved into physical markers with QR codes around campus where students and others could easily access the recordings from the actual locations, including Hahn Garden, the Drillfield, and the Duck Pond. Swathi wants students and others in the community to know that you don't need to dedicate a lot of time, or need special equipment, for self-care and to re-ground yourself when things start to feel stressful or overwhelming. ------------ Have five minutes and need to recenter yourself? Listen to a Mindful Campus Practice here. Visit https://hokiewellness.vt.edu for more wellness opportunities. ------------
Date: Sep 08, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Hokie BugCamp 2021 , video
Armed with nets and jars, kids of all ages explored Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Va to find and capture flying and crawling insects during Hokie BugCamp 2021. The Virginia Tech Department of Entomology in partnership with the Virginia 4-H Virginia Cooperative Extension and the New River Land Trust hosted three mini sessions of Hokie BugCamp which focused on insect collecting–the most popular component of the youth camp–in which kids collected, identified, and learned how to pin their found specimens. In addition to insect collecting, campers also participated in an insect scavenger hunt and an insect collection contest.
Date: Aug 26, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: culture 2021 Culinary Camp , video
It's been two years, but the kitchens of Virginia Tech Dining Services' on-campus dining halls once again hosted kids donning chef's hats and personalized chef's coats looking to develop their cooking chops during Culinary Camp. Culinary Camp is a five-day youth camp, and in Culinary Camp 100, Virginia Tech chefs worked with eight kids, ages 10 to 14, teaching them basic cooking techniques, nutrition, food safety, and how to make a fan favorite, Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos from the Grillfield food truck. In learning how to make the tacos, campers learned knife skills while chopping cauliflower, and then were split into groups to tackle the other components–mixing up the tempura batter, buffalo sauce, creamy southern coleslaw, as well as using the deep fryer to make the chips and crispy golden nuggets of tempura-battered cauliflower. Learn more about Virginia Tech's Culinary Camp: https://dining.vt.edu/events/culinary_camp.html
Date: Jul 21, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: culture First-Gen Hokies: Elizabeth Owusu '22 , video
Elizabeth Owusu '22 talks about the first-generation identity, the challenges of being the first in her family to go to college, why it's important to find community, and her advice to incoming and current first-generation students at Virginia Tech. ___________________________________ Learn more about first-generation student resources at Virginia Tech: First-Generation Student Support: https://dos.vt.edu/First-Gen.html Hokies First Peer Mentoring Program: https://dos.vt.edu/First-Gen/first-peer-mentor.html ___________________________________
Date: Jul 07, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: culture First-Gen Hokies: Christina Ju '21 , video
Christina Ju '21 tells her story about being a first-generation student, talks about what it means to her and her family to be graduating after three years of hard work, and her advice to incoming and current first-generation students at Virginia Tech. ___________________________________ Learn more about first-generation student resources at Virginia Tech: First-Generation Student Support: https://dos.vt.edu/First-Gen.html Hokies First Peer Mentoring Program: https://dos.vt.edu/First-Gen/first-peer-mentor.html ___________________________________
Date: Jul 07, 2021 -
Video ItemIconic Traditions: Photographing Hokie Grads , video
Soon-to-be graduating Hokies and photographers fill the front steps of Burruss Hall to take photos in front of one of Virginia Tech's most iconic buildings.
Date: May 07, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience A Message from Cook Counseling | New Well-Being Website , video
Interim Director of Virginia Tech's Cook Counseling Center, Ellie Sturgis, wants to let Hokies know we're here to support them. The Virginia Tech community – and, indeed, the world – is facing a challenge of unimaginable magnitude. In true Hokie fashion, we are rising to meet circumstances that require knowledge, commitment, and grit. A new well-being website, aimed at equipping you with information, resources, and options, has been launched that will help you see the possibilities in this situation. With material that covers everything from how to stay healthy, how to stay fit, how to fight anxiety, how to remain connected, and who to contact when you need help, the site will give you ideas on what you CAN do to fight COVID-19 – not just what you CAN’T do during this world-wide pandemic. Take some time to familiarize yourself with the site at https://well-being.vt.edu/. In the coming weeks, we will be adding new material, so check back often. Step up and do your part to make the most of a situation none of us chose. You can do this. We’re here to help.
Date: Mar 29, 2020 -
Video ItemBelinda Knows Best: Avoiding Viruses , video
It's more important than ever to practice good hygiene techniques to avoid getting or spreading a virus. Belinda reminds Hokies of some tips on how to stay healthy, or what to do if you're feeling sick. ----------------------------- Produced by Virginia Tech Student Affairs Communications in partnership with Virginia Tech's Schiffert Health Center 🎥: Christina Franusich, Madison Sweezy, Brian Yohn -----------------------------
Date: Mar 19, 2020 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience FORWARD Series // Maddie , video
Maddie Price talks about the death of her father when she was a freshman in high school, and how after several years she finally confronted the emotions she had been keeping locked up inside. More from the FORWARD series: https://well-being.vt.edu/forward.html Resources for Well-Being: https://well-being.vt.edu Want to share your story? Give a shout to Tammy Tripp at ttripp [at] vt [dot] edu ----------------------------- Produced by Virginia Tech Student Affairs Communications 🎥: Andrew Huang '19 ----------------------------- FORWARD is a series from Student Affairs featuring Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have faced, overcome, or learned from life's obstacles and setbacks. FORWARD aims to normalize the conversation about hardships we endure and to encourage resilience. Student Affairs Communications welcomes your stories of resiliency to be featured as part of the FORWARD Campaign.
Date: Jul 31, 2019 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience FORWARD Series // Krista , video
When Recreational Sports' Assistant Director for Fitness Programs, Krista Gwilliam, was a toddler, her parents discovered she was suffering from undiagnosed congenital hip dysplasia. Her doctors told them that she would be in a wheelchair for most of her life, and most likely wouldn't be able to walk, play sports, or be active. This is Krista's story about how the lifelong challenges she's faced has shaped her passion for life and fitness, and why it's important to share stories of personal struggle with each other. More from the FORWARD series: https://well-being.vt.edu/forward.html Resources for Well-Being: https://well-being.vt.edu Want to share your story? Give a shout to Tammy Tripp at ttripp [at] vt [dot] edu ----------------------------- Produced by Virginia Tech Student Affairs Communications 🎥: Andrew Huang '19, Christina Franusich ----------------------------- FORWARD is a series from Student Affairs featuring Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have faced, overcome, or learned from life's obstacles and setbacks. FORWARD aims to normalize the conversation about hardships we endure and to encourage resilience. Student Affairs Communications welcomes your stories of resiliency to be featured as part of the FORWARD Campaign.
Date: Jul 16, 2019 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience FORWARD Series // Kevin , video
Kevin talks about finding balance in your life, and that it's okay to not do everything. More from the FORWARD series: https://well-being.vt.edu/forward.html Resources for Well-Being: https://well-being.vt.edu Want to share your story? Give a shout to Tammy Tripp at ttripp@vt.edu ----------------------------- Produced by Virginia Tech Student Affairs Communications 🎥: Andrew Huang '19, Christina Franusich ----------------------------- FORWARD is a series from Student Affairs featuring Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have faced, overcome, or learned from life's obstacles and setbacks. FORWARD aims to normalize the conversation about hardships we endure and to encourage resilience. Student Affairs Communications welcomes your stories of resiliency to be featured as part of the FORWARD Campaign.
Date: Jun 12, 2019 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Walking Backwards with the Virginia Tech Orientation Team , video
Virginia Tech's New Student Orientation Leaders lead new Hokies around campus, giving them a tour of all the highlights, walking backward and never missing a beat.
Date: May 15, 2019 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Eight Virginia Tech Study Spots You May Not Know , video
When it's exam time, it's not always easy finding a spot to study at Squires or the Library. Here are eight other places to keep in mind when you need a good place to work when the more popular places fill up.
Date: Apr 26, 2019 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience FORWARD Series // Jack Holland , video
Jack Holland suffered a spinal injury his senior year of high school during a football game that forced him to re-evaluate his dream of attending the U.S. Naval Academy. When an extensive recovery period prevented him from completing the necessary physical assessments required for admission into the Naval Academy, it was Virginia Tech’s commitment to Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) and sense of community that inspired him to choose Virginia Tech and the Corps of Cadets.<br> <br> Jack is studying finance and management in the Pamplin College of Business. He served as regimental commander in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets for the fall 2018 semester, a Hokie Ambassador, and an orientation leader and has been recognized as an Aspirations Fellow. He’s also a member of the Student Alumni Associates and Omicron Delta Kappa, as well as a recipient of the Emerging Leader Scholarship and the Wells Fargo Leadership Development Scholarship.<br> <br><div>More from the FORWARD series: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://well-being.vt.edu/forward.html">https://well-being.vt.edu/forward.html</a></div><div>Resources for Well-Being: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://well-being.vt.edu">https://well-being.vt.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>Want to share your story? Give a shout to Tammy Tripp at ttripp [at] vt [dot] edu</div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------</div><div>Produced by Virginia Tech Student Affairs Communications</div><div>🎥: Andrew Huang '19, Christina Franusich</div><div>-----------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>FORWARD is a series from Student Affairs featuring Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have faced, overcome, or learned from life's obstacles and setbacks. FORWARD aims to normalize the conversation about hardships we endure and to encourage resilience. </div><div><br></div><div>Student Affairs Communications welcomes your stories of resiliency to be featured as part of the FORWARD Campaign.</div>
Date: Jan 28, 2019