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Video ItemCategory: campus experience Where Creativity Meets Cause: Students and Shelter Dogs Share the Runway , video
A student led fashion show brought together creativity and compassion as fashion design students showcased their original work alongside adoptable shelter dogs. The event aimed to reimagine the standard "Adopt Me" vest, transforming it into thoughtfully designed garments that matched their human counterpart models' earth tone outfits. The collaborative event offered a fresh perspective on animal advocacy, demonstrating how design can serve both aesthetic and social impact.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience Fetching fashion: Students help shelter dogs shine in runway show , articleThe Struttin’ for PAWS adoption fashion show will be held May 8 on the Graduate Life Center lawn.
Date: Apr 30, 2025 - -
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Category: impact College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences to celebrate outstanding alumni , articleDuring the April 25 event, the college will recognize alumni from each school and department with Distinguished Alumni or Rising Star awards. Three alumni will be inducted into the college’s Hall of Honor.
Date: Apr 22, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Spring clean your closet with tips from a Virginia Tech expert , articleSpring is the perfect time to start a closet detox. Stephany Greene, a fashion designer, celebrity stylist, branding expert, and instructor in Virginia Tech’s fashion merchandising and design program, shares her tips.
Date: Mar 20, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage How to stand out as an intern , articleProductive internships can look different for every student, depending on their goals. Students and experts in Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences share their advice for making the most of an internship.
Date: Mar 14, 2025 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Dustin Read talks about the public perception of affordable housing , articleRead explained that building public support is a critical piece of affordable housing projects and shared his research on things that might influence that, including profit status and development size.
Date: Mar 10, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Secrets of Oscar night red carpet fashion, shared by an expert , article“If they get it right, a star’s Oscar night style can set their career for life and keep them on everyone’s mind for decades to come, whether they win or not,” says Stephany Greene, a fashion designer and stylist who teaches in Virginia Tech’s fashion merchandising and design program. Greene shares her expertise on fashion trends and the tremendous behind-the-scenes efforts that create the looks seen on Oscar night.
Date: Feb 24, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Class of 2024: Whitney Jackim finds community and inspiration through fashion , articleJackim, a fashion merchandising and design major, draws inspiration from her grandmother, who taught her how to use a sewing machine as a child. After graduation, she will continue research and work with Virginia Tech's Oris Glisson Historic Costume and Textile Collection.
Date: Dec 12, 2024 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Professor, community partner lead Bluefield history project , articleThe project is one of nine funded by Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, a group dedicated to highlighting history and diversity through the perspective of monuments.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Hokie competes on iconic gameshow , articleAn alumna shared her experience competing on "The Price is Right" and how it changed her perspective.
Date: May 31, 2024 - -
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Category: academics College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences faculty, staff receive awards for excellence , articleThe College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences recognized faculty and staff award recipients at an April ceremony.
Date: May 09, 2024 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Class of 2024: Emily Gannon excels in her time as a Hokie , articleWhen Gannon arrived at Virginia Tech four years ago as a university studies major, she was unsure of what path she wanted to pursue. Through her experiences and the relationships she built at the university, she found a major that is inclusive of all of her interests.
Date: May 07, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Virginia Tech students design a new look for vacant middle school , articleStudents are creating new designs for the former Dublin Middle School in Pulaski County to make way for affordable housing for seniors.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 - -
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Category: campus experience Students ready to 'bloom' at Vêtement de Rue , articleThe third annual Vêtement de Rue Fashion Show is March 29 at the Moss Arts Center. This year's theme is "Bloom" and students have prepared a show that reflects the idea of grand transformation.
Date: Mar 20, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: impact Virginia Tech students help turn school into affordable housing , video
Students from Virginia Tech's Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management are gaining real world experience through a collaboration between Virginia Tech and Pulaski County. The project is in its beginning phase and will ultimately result in new affordable housing for the community. Video by Jasmine Rorrer.
Date: Mar 07, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage VT Engage Faculty Fellowships expand opportunities for community-engaged learning , articleThe 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 - -
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Category: impact Property management advisory board gives out $60,000 in scholarships , articleThe board, which includes representatives from about 36 real estate and related companies, provided scholarships to 33 students last year, each receiving $2,000 to go toward tuition or travel expenses for conferences.
Date: Feb 22, 2024 - -
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Category: research Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia awards first-round funding , articleFour projects demonstrating the diversity of Appalachia have received more than $300,000 in funding from Virginia Tech's Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia initiative.
Date: Jan 12, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Two sports, two degrees, and a whole lot of opportunity , articleCole Beck, a dual Division I athlete, engineer, and soon-to-be Master of Science graduate, reflects on his time on and off the field and track at Virginia Tech.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 - -
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Category: academics Bridal reality show internship inspires student's career path , articleDylan Spedaliere, a sophomore studying fashion merchandising and design, was one of seven students across the country who interned at Kleinfeld Bridal, the home of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress.”
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
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