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EPA grant backs community-driven workforce training in Southwest Virginia , articleA partnership led by the Virginia Tech Southwest Center will prepare residents for careers in land reclamation, environmental restoration, and clean energy, linking local expertise with new regional opportunities.
Date: Feb 09, 2026 - -
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Reynolds Homestead invites volunteers to help share its history Date: Feb 02, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech earns national recognition for community engagement , articleThe 2026 Carnegie classification recognizes the university's long-standing commitment to community engagement through trusted, reciprocal partnerships, a designation the university has held continuously since 2006.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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Susan E. Short named senior associate vice president , articleA longtime Hokie leader and advocate for community engagement, Short will oversee programs across Virginia and abroad in her new leadership role with Outreach and International Affairs.
Date: Sep 02, 2025 - -
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Community leaders find connection and support at first-ever Small Towns Conference , articleA partnership between the university and the Virginia Municipal League brings town leaders from across the commonwealth to the Virginia Tech Southwest Center in Abingdon to cultivate more robust relationships and bolster rural communities.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 - -
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Allison Mays tapped to lead Southwest Center in Abingdon , articleWith an extensive background in leadership positions across Southwest Virginia, Mays will assume the responsibility of extending Virginia Tech’s research, engagement, and graduate credit programs in the region.
Date: May 16, 2023 - -
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Southwest Center provides ‘gateway for opportunity’ to rural Buchanan County girls , articleThe Virginia Tech Southwest Center brought about 70 girls, all high school juniors or seniors, from the rural coalfields of Buchanan County on a tour of the Blacksburg campus to spotlight STEM career opportunities.
Date: Jun 06, 2022 - -
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Across six decades, retiring Southwest Center director has transformed education landscape in Southwest Virginia , articlePenny McCallum has touched thousands of lives in the hills and hollers of the region, changing classrooms through programs that improve instruction and inspire students.
Date: Jan 12, 2022 - -
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Southwest Center helps teachers meet unique demands of pandemic classrooms , articleThere has never been a more important time to plug into the expertise at Virginia Tech to address the needs of the commonwealth’s K-12 teachers, Director Penny McCallum says.
Date: Jan 08, 2021 -