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Rob Jacks receives national award for his work with first-year students , articleThe advising director for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design has been recognized for his success with student retention.
Date: Oct 22, 2024 -
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Students use study abroad trip to focus on food security in South Africa , articleA dozen of the 14 students who traveled to South Africa were part of the global food security and health minor housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Apr 22, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech celebrates National Transfer Student Week , articleFour transfer students share their experiences as the university marks National Transfer Student Week from Oct. 16-20.
Date: Oct 16, 2023 -
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Pathways General Education receives national recognition , articleFive years after its launch, Pathways General Education has been named an exemplary general education program by the Association of General and Liberal Studies, establishing the university as a national leader in curriculum development and structure.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
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Ethics education conference draws international audience , articleThe two-day event on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus highlights research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
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Capstone project connects students and seniors across generations and geography , articleBuilding Bridges was launched in 2020 as a service learning opportunity in a First-Year Experiences course in the Department of Human Development and Family Science.
Date: Jun 08, 2023 -
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Conference celebrates undergraduate research and creative scholarship with record participation , articleStudents from six of the university’s colleges presented 210 posters at the April 28 event, an increase in participation of almost 25 percent above pre-pandemic levels.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Research conference draws undergraduates to campus from universities across the South and Midwest , articleThe Office of Undergraduate Research recently hosted the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Meeting of the Minds, a nationally recognized symposium that brought 70 students from nine states to present their work on the Blacksburg campus.
Date: Apr 20, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s Inclusive Excellence program helps science educators foster institutional change , articleThrough the extension of a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, more than 80 faculty and staff members working as part of the program will continue their efforts to change the university’s climate for marginalized students in the sciences.
Date: Feb 20, 2023 -
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Office of Undergraduate Academic Integrity hires staff, launches new faculty initiative , articleThe new hires come as the department introduces the Faculty Liaison Program, which places faculty mentors for academic integrity in the College of Engineering and College of Science.
Date: Nov 28, 2022 -
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Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research Scholarships help students connect research to issues central to their lives , articleThis summer's research projects ranged from the neuroscience of addiction to returning the voices of Native women to the historical record to studying the emotional interplay between mothers and children.
Date: Sep 29, 2022 -
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Six grants from the Office of Undergraduate Research create new work and learning opportunities for students , articleThe grants created a range of opportunities for students, from exploring the video game Minecraft as a teaching tool to creating training materials for researchers working with marginalized communities. More than 70 undergrads participated, with the aim that faculty will be able to scale up programs to include more in the future.
Date: Aug 05, 2022 -
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Kendria Mason named First-Year Experiences coordinator , article“The first year of college can set the trajectory for our students’ education, and my hope in this position is to work with our faculty and campus partners to provide students with the tools to be successful through graduation and the rest of their lives," Mason said.
Date: Jul 01, 2022