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For incoming students, Summer Start is a springboard to the fall semester , articleThe six-week program offers first-year and transfer students a chance to ease into campus life by taking classes and building friendships over the summer.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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Three Virginia Tech advisors win awards from national advising organization , articleNACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising recognized excellence in advisors from University Studies and Scholarship Support and the Department of Biological Sciences.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
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Experiential learning, access to opportunities highlighted at Board of Visitors meeting , articleVirginia Tech continues to make work-based experiential learning, which includes internships and similar co-op experiences, central to its hands-on, minds-on approach to undergraduate education.
Date: Mar 20, 2023 -
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Creating care packages for deployed Hokies offers an experience in 'Ut Prosim' for first-year students , articleA deployed friend inspired First-Year Experience instructors in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction to create a Veterans Day project that serves service members.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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CNRE’s Advising Center: A one-stop shop for recruitment, advising, and employment , articleThe College of Natural Resources and Environment’s 8-year-old Advising Center is making a significant impact in setting students up for success in college and future careers.
Date: Oct 03, 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 -
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Physics instructor Alma Robinson receives national teaching award for first-year experiences , articleAs a co-teacher of the physics First-Year Experience course, Robinson works to create an inclusive classroom in STEM and to encourage students to "think like a physicist."
Date: Mar 09, 2022 -
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You Are Here Now: New CAUS course builds community for first-year students through experiencing Blacksburg campus , articleThe course intends to inform students about campus resources, while also building community and looking at disciplines through the broader perspectives of social, economic, and historical forces.
Date: Nov 17, 2021 -
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Passport Project will help more students access study abroad , articleA grant from the Institute of International Education aims to encourage study abroad by providing free U.S. passports to students. Eligible first-year students are encouraged to apply with the Global Education Office.
Date: Nov 17, 2021 -
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Move-Out , article Date: May 13, 2021 -
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HUB Scholarship Mentoring takes flight to support academic success , articleA hybrid between academic advising and financial aid counseling, HUB students receive one-on-one support and meet with mentors to discuss how they frame success and can work on broad goals.
Date: Nov 10, 2020 -
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In a year of unknowns, a First-Year Experiences course continues to help Hokies acclimate , articleHerbert Bruce has been helping students make the transition to college for almost 20 years. Now, he’s faced the most challenging of starts to a semester yet — and helped students see success along the way.
Date: Nov 04, 2020 -
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Standing up for studio culture , articleThe School of Architecture + Design is one of only a few design schools in the country offering in-person studio courses this year. Preserving this experience for students became a top priority for the school during its COVID-19 planning process.
Date: Oct 28, 2020 -
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Collaborative VTBound program gives international students online starting point , articleThe VTBound program was created to support virtual learning for international students who are in numerous time zones so they are able to begin their education at Virginia Tech in fall 2020.
Date: Sep 25, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech prepares to welcome its most diverse freshman class , articleThe university is projected to reach its freshman class target of 6,675 – the second largest incoming class in history – with students representing 46 states and 46 countries.
Date: May 21, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Ryan Nasser reflects on opportunities that set him on a path to medical school , articleNasser, a senior double majoring in neuroscience and creative writing, is not sure exactly where he will end up, but he knows he is on his way to becoming a physician.
Date: May 01, 2020 -
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Transitional advising at Virginia Tech gives students major options , articleAdvising focus gives Virginia Tech students the opportunity to work one-on-one with an academic advisor to explore, plan, and implement the process of choosing a major.
Date: Jan 17, 2020 -
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Class of 2019: Maddie McQuade sees the big picture of national security and foreign affairs , articleMcQuade, a national security and foreign affairs major, discovered a passion for seeing how many small ideas form into the entirety of global politics and relationships.
Date: Dec 17, 2019 -
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Student hopes to tackle urban transportation issues through new smart and sustainable cities major, Calhoun Discovery Program , articleThe new smart and sustainable cities major, which is housed within the School of Public and International Affairs and is now in its second year, blends urban analytics and decision-making with sustainable approaches to development.
Date: Dec 10, 2019 -
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Transfer students find support and build community , articleOne in five Virginia Tech graduates come to campus as transfer students. While their personal and professional goals vary as much as their majors and intended academic paths, they have in common the support they find and the community they build together as Hokies.
Date: Oct 24, 2019
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