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Article ItemVirginia Tech named among top employers for internship programs , article
At Virginia Tech, internships hold a special place as a stepping stone to future careers and job experience, both on campus and in the workforce. They’re also an effective way to fill critical talent gaps across Virginia.
Date: Jul 27, 2023 -
Article ItemCollaboration with Southside community is reimagining a historically Black college , article
About 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County community members who want to keep the traditions of the former liberal arts college alive.
Date: Jul 20, 2023 -
Article ItemWith real-world research, economic development capstone students help Virginia communities attract remote workers , article
A collaboration between the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, Main Street America, and Virginia Main Street has grad students doing hands-on experiential learning to discover what makes Virginia towns feel like home sweet home for remote workers.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
Article ItemSmall town in Patrick County looks to historic theater — and Virginia Tech — to spark growth , article
Could a 1940s theater bring more people to Stuart, Virginia? A team of graduate assistants at the Center for Economic and Community Engagement put their knowledge to work to help town leaders figure it out.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech joins regional coalition aiming to create mid-Atlantic clean hydrogen hub , article
Through the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, the university has partnered with more than 60 others to potentially bring green hydrogen — and the good-paying jobs and improved energy security that comes with the zero-carbon fuel — to the Hampton Roads region.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
Article ItemCorporate Research Center-led coalition wins GO Virginia grant to advance green hydrogen in Hampton Roads , article
The $1.6 million in state funding will build a hydrogen power demonstration lab at Tech Center Research Park in Newport News. It will also provide workforce training for the clean energy sector and deliver educational programming through the Center for Economic and Community Engagement and the Newport News Center.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
Article ItemFulbright scholar Joanie Willett studies the secrets of main street success , article
The University of Exeter lecturer is working with the Center for Economic and Community Engagement to examine how revitalization efforts in Appalachian towns may also work for struggling town centers in England.
Date: Apr 07, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , article
Researchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
Article ItemCenter for Economic and Community Engagement helps Mount Rogers region boost outdoor tourism , article
The project, said Executive Director John Provo, is a great example of the ways the center partners with communities across the commonwealth to help improve their quality of life through the resources of the university.
Date: Feb 23, 2023 -
Article ItemGO Virginia grant to bolster next-generation transportation, manufacturing workforce , article
Building on a Virginia Tech-led coalition of more than 150 public, private, and nonprofit organizations, the project will develop educational and training programs for workers to strengthen a talent pipeline for Southwest Virginia’s manufacturing, transportation, and autonomous vehicles sector.
Date: Dec 16, 2022 -
Article ItemStrategic partnerships spur economic development, fuel experiential learning opportunities , article
John Provo, executive director of the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, knows that payoffs can be big when faculty members collaborate with industry leaders: Companies thrive, communities prosper, and students’ lives are transformed.
Date: Nov 23, 2022 -
Article ItemInternational fellows connect with university faculty, community to address problems at home , article
Emerging leaders from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria visited Virginia Tech to develop the skills to successfully develop and implement projects that will help their communities.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
Article ItemHigh-speed training: Transportation internship gives grad student hands-on learning experience , article
Jason Schwartz, a master's student in urban and regional planning, says his work as a graduate assistant for the Center for Economic and Community Engagement prepared him for the challenges of public service.
Date: Oct 21, 2022 -
Article ItemU.S. Sen. Mark Warner visits Virginia Tech to discuss CHIPS Act potential , article
Warner visited Virginia Tech's campus to brainstorm ways that academic leaders, industry partners, and government can come together to leverage the opportunity of the CHIPS Act.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
Article ItemEminent researchers around the country help launch the new Center for Rural Education , article
Imagine a gathering of the most innovative and prominent scholarly researchers who are offering their intelligence, experience, and time. That describes the Rural Education Summit, held at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center on Aug. 26, which officially launched the new Center for Rural Education.
Date: Sep 20, 2022 -
Article ItemStudents’ dashboard helping alumna’s Hampton Roads nonprofit close Black wealth gap , article
Students turn to data analytics to help the nonprofit Black BRAND better understand the factors that affect the economic and social progress of Black residents in the region.
Date: Jun 24, 2022 -
Article ItemU.S. Sen. Tim Kaine hears about regional effort to create next-generation transportation hub , article
Kaine visited the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to learn more about a university-led effort to create the most advanced real-world test environments for automated vehicles and delivery technologies.
Date: Apr 22, 2022 -
Article Item‘Vibrant Virginia’ book explores urgent topics affecting communities across Virginia’s urban-rural continuum , article
A new book from the Center for Economic and Community Engagement and Virginia Tech Publishing examines Virginia’s urban-rural continuum and offers practical guidance for communities striving for a more resilient and prosperous future.
Date: Feb 16, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech named finalist for up to $100 million in federal challenge grant , article
Virginia Tech is in the running for as much as $100 million in federal funds to support economic development through a regional transportation and logistics cluster that will accelerate the adoption of electric and automated vehicles and revitalize the economy of Southern and Southwest Virginia.
Date: Dec 16, 2021 -
Article ItemQuina Weber-Shirk to lead Regional Internship Collaborative , article
The new initiative from the Center for Economic and Community Engagement aims to connect students and young professionals to work-based learning opportunities in the region.
Date: Oct 04, 2021
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