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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 -
Video ItemThe Wood Enterprise Institute , video
The Wood Enterprise Institute (WEI) provides students a chance to learn business and entrepreneurial skills by immersing them in their own start-up. The team forms and devises a product made from wood, then develops a business and marketing plan to sell their product. Open to all majors, the WEI has been providing a valuable concept-to-market experience for students since 2007.
Date: Mar 10, 2025 -
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Students get front-row seats to New York Fashion Week , articleTwo Virginia Tech students swapped classrooms for catwalks, going behind the scenes of one of the most prestigious events in the fashion world — New York Fashion Week — through an all-expenses-paid program designed to give students an insider’s look at the fashion industry.
Date: Mar 07, 2025 -
Video ItemW_internships offer students two-weeks of professional work experience , video
The School of Architecture’s W_internship program offers third-year undergraduates and second-year M.Arch. candidates the chance to complete a two-week internship in January before the start of the spring semester. The experience is short-term but intense, providing students with the chance to participate in the daily work life of a firm, cultivating skills and knowledge while experiencing the culture. Employers also benefit from giving a potential employee a trial run.
Date: Mar 06, 2025 -
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Graphic design students among the first to touch and experience vintage Swiss posters , articleStudents gained hands-on experience in conservation and were the first Hokies to ever see a collection of Swiss posters that had been sealed in a mailing tube for decades.
Date: Mar 06, 2025 -
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Virginia Tech Meteorology Club steals thunder at national conference , articleThe student-led club, known regionally as the Blue Ridge chapter of the American Meteorological Society, received the national Local Chapter of the Year award at the annual conference.
Date: Mar 04, 2025 -
Video ItemWhere hip-hop meets higher education: Virginia Tech Hip-Hop Studies , video
Culture, creativity, scholarship: Virginia Tech’s Hip Hop Studies program. Co-founded by Craig Arthur, associate professor of practice in the Academy of Transdisciplinary Studies, and Frederick Paige, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, this innovative program offers students and local community members a unique opportunity to examine hip hop’s influence on society, identity, and artistic expression. Through hands-on projects, critical discussions, and community engagement, students gain valuable skills in cultural analysis, storytelling, and creative production—helping prepare them for careers in media, education, the arts, and beyond.
Date: Feb 25, 2025 -
Video ItemArborist interns help maintain campus trees , video
Clara Betts and Erik Cumpston, interns with the Urban Forestry team in Virginia Tech's Division of Facilities, help monitor and maintain over 11,000 trees that cover Virginia Tech's campus.
Date: Feb 21, 2025 -
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Workshops to develop intercultural competency assessments and global learning curriculaTo help faculty members more strategically integrate global learning into their courses and assess students’ intercultural competencies, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the Global Education Office are offering the Global Education Workshop Series.
Date: Feb 20, 2025 -
Video ItemEarly mornings at Virginia Tech's Equitation Barn , video
The morning routine at Virginia Tech's Equitation Barn involves students from all majors, staff, and volunteers who feed horses and clean stalls 365 days of the year. Students gain experience in breeding and foaling, ground work training, marketing, nutrition, exercise physiology, as well as stable management fundamentals.
Date: Feb 17, 2025 -
Video ItemCaring for Virginia Tech's beef cattle , video
The Beef Cattle Center serves as a teaching, research, and outreach hub for School of Animal Sciences and Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine classes. Chad Joines '93 manages the Beef Cattle Center along with hired staff and students, who care for the cattle 365 days a year—rain or shine, to provide valuable experiential learning and research to help the beef cattle industry.
Date: Feb 17, 2025 -
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Battlefield tourism research puts graduate assistants on the front lines , articleStudents gain valuable field experience while helping the Center for Economic and Community Engagement study battlefield tourism’s economic impact in the Shenandoah Valley.
Date: Feb 14, 2025 -
Video ItemPreserving a historic Tennessee community , video
School of Architecture students in the Appalachian Futures Lab have spent a semester coming up with designs for an outdoor community classroom and reflecting space in Sewanee, Tenneesee. The culmination of the project was exhibited in Cowgill Hall.
Date: Feb 12, 2025 -
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Architecture students help preserve erased and forgotten Black voices , articleArchitecture students in the Appalachian Futures Lab relied on fieldwork, collaboration, and connections to design an outdoor memorial classroom for the African American community in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Date: Feb 12, 2025 -
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Destiny Haley’s bridge experience editing a research journal , articleHaley, a senior English literature major, defies the typical image of "research" by contributing to Philologia, the student research journal for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Date: Feb 05, 2025 -
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Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Rachel Holloway to retire , articleThrough her 36 years at Virginia Tech, Holloway has maintained a singular focus on students and exerted a transformative impact on the undergraduate experience.
Date: Feb 05, 2025 -
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Students use Campus internEXP to their advantage , articleCampus internEXP creates on-campus internship opportunities for students – and students who have participated in it overwhelmingly speak highly of all the program offers.
Date: Feb 04, 2025 -
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Bridge experience helps Sarah Hevener find the right direction , articleHevener, a dual major in public relations and professional and technical writing, interned with a small press only to realize publishing wasn’t the right fit for her. Now, she’s pursuing opportunities in higher education, turning an unexpected internship outcome into a stepping stone for success.
Date: Jan 29, 2025 -
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Student reflects on living abroad during London Calling! trip , articleCarol Rector, a junior professional and technical writing major, watched Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre, explored London’s vibrant neighborhoods, amd found confidence and lifelong friendships. Led by Department of English faculty, London Calling! offers students the chance to learn through the city’s rich history, culture, and art.
Date: Jan 24, 2025 -
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Future leaders in the College of Natural Resources and Environment learn firsthand from top experts , articleLeadership Institute students visited state and federal agencies as well as top private organizations to learn leadership techniques.
Date: Jan 24, 2025
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