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Humanities program sparks creativity, curiosity for middle schoolers , articleThirty middle schoolers from across the New River and Roanoke valleys are enrolled in a Saturday humanities program at Virginia Tech studying linguistics, literature, creative fantasy writing, philosophy, and theatre courses.
Date: Feb 27, 2025 -
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Rural Education Annual Summit shifts focus to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene , articleVirginia Tech's Center for Rural Education found a silver lining after postponing its annual education summit. Rather than canceling the scheduled evening entertainment, the organizers decided to shift focus, using these events to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 -
Video ItemChicken happiness , video
Leonie Jacobs, Associate Professor in the School of Animal Sciences, led a workshop to help rural middle school students participating in the Summer Enrichment Experience at Virginia Tech (SEE VT) learn about chicken behavior and how to tell if a chicken is happy.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 -
Video ItemDeepening rural knowledge through academic experiences , video
SEE VT (Summer Enrichment Experience at Virginia Tech) is a one-week residential summer camp on Virginia Tech’s campus for middle school students living in rural communities. The program is designed to meet the academic enrichment and social-emotional needs of learners by promoting a sense of rural belonging and introducing place-based humanities and STEM opportunities that emphasize a connection to home and community.
Date: Jul 12, 2024 -
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Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia announces next round of projects to receive funding , articleAfter the first round of funding in December 2023, the initiative has added five more projects to the list, making for nine total projects funded through the Mellon Foundation.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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Trailblazing social entrepreneur sparks conversations on global service, Africa’s future , articleAs a Global Fellow in Residence at the Mozaiko living-learning community, Varkey George engaged with students, faculty, and staff across various departments, sharing his experiences and advocating for global citizenship, community engagement, and deepening partnerships in Africa.
Date: Jun 13, 2024 -
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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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New program mentors first-generation Latinx students from rural communities , articleThe Centers for Rural Education and Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies have teamed up with Galax City High School to create a new mentoring initiative, the Galax Mentoring Program, aimed at keeping Latinx students from rural Virginia engaged in education.
Date: Jan 10, 2024 -
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Universitywide team to lead Carnegie Community Engagement Classification application , articleThe designation recognizes “collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources.” Virginia Tech was first classified for community engagement in 2006.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
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Six faculty selected for Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment PREP awards , articleThe interactive, two-semester cohort program is designed for faculty pursuing research in social science disciplines who have strong potential for success in seeking external funding but who are relatively new to the proposal writing process or those whose past proposals did not receive funding.
Date: Oct 13, 2023 -
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Bestselling author Beth Macy talks outsiders, underdogs, and the importance of hope , articleThe former reporter who delved into the opioid crisis with her landmark book "Dopesick" and its follow-up, "Raising Lazarus," will be the community keynote speaker Aug. 23 as part of the Rural Education Summit.
Date: Aug 09, 2023 -
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Collaboration with Southside community is reimagining a historically Black college , articleAbout 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 -
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Center for Autism Research’s spring conference to focus on access and neurodiversity , articleThe Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research’s biennial spring conference returns live, in-person for the first time since 2019 on April 21 at The Inn at Virginia Tech. The one-day event will also mark the 10th anniversary of the center.
Date: Apr 06, 2023 -
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Eminent researchers around the country help launch the new Center for Rural Education , articleImagine 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 -
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New Center for Rural Education to focus on educational equity , articleAs the founding director of the center, Amy Price Azano has studied how structural challenges related to poverty and educational inequities can adversely affect rural schools and communities. As a first-generation college student from a rural community, Azano understands these challenges both professionally and personally but also believes in the power and promise of rural schooling.
Date: Sep 19, 2022