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Virginia Tech's door opened and they came , articleVirginia Tech threw open doors in almost every building on campus, even the football stadium, to show off what keeps faculty, staff and students busy. Visitors included other folks from the university community, alumni, donors and curious children and adults from all over the state.
Date: Nov 15, 2011 -
Article ItemFrank Beamer to spread Hokie Fever 'fandemic' campus-wide , article
During the University Open House, attendees can receive a bracelet with a barcode. After they have walked around the various open house venues, the barcode on the bracelet will be scan to find out how far the Hokie Fever "fandemic" has spread.
Date: Nov 11, 2011 -
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Engineering students from one Virginia Tech lab get hands dirty, grasp future careers , articleStudents in the Ware engineering laboratory work on planes, electric cars and motorcycles. Their project have been so successful that these student are heavily recruited by large corporations.
Date: Nov 10, 2011 -
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Turfgrass research makes a fast football field at Virginia Tech , articleAt the University Open House,Mike Goatley, a turf specialist, will explain the system used to make the playing surface on the football field fast and keeps it dry even in heavy rain.
Date: Nov 09, 2011 -
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Diversity Development Institute promotes new perspectives , articleThe Office for Diversity and Inclusion has launched initiatives to promote mutual respect, individual development, and create a Virginia Tech community that embraces differences and celebrates similarities.
Date: Nov 09, 2011 -
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University Open House introduces a classroom/laboratory that houses beakers, saws , articleSTEM--science, technology, engineering and mathematics, education has been pinpointed as an area of study that American students need to improve. The Virginia Tech College of Education has developed a special classroom to meet that need.
Date: Nov 09, 2011 -
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Turtles, snakes, and the HokieBird visit Virginia Tech Open House , articleFralin Life Sciences Institute will have an exhibit that will include turtles, snakes and presentations about vector-borne diseases and ecology.
Date: Nov 08, 2011 -
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Virginia Tech business students step into real-world projects , articleStory about real-world projects done by senior business information technology students from the Pamplin College of Business, including work with corporate giants like GE and local micro businesses.
Date: Nov 07, 2011 -
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Crystals, collaborations, and globes -- new ways to teach and learn , articleThe College of Science uses new methods and new technologies for teaching and learning. These include the SCALE-UP classroom, the OmniGlobe, and crystallography.
Date: Nov 04, 2011 -
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Reinventing the Virginia Tech campus visitor experience , articleThe Virginia Tech Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center opened in July 2011. But reinventing the campus visitor experience did not stop with a new building. University Relations and Undergraduate Admissions teams spent over a year repositioning it to immerse prospective students and all visitors with the Virginia Tech brand.
Date: Nov 03, 2011 -
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Hokie storm chasers experience intensity, and inspire a new major , articleFaculty member Dave Carroll takes students enrolled in one geography class for a month-long storm chasing adventure. The vehicle they use will be available for tours at the University Open House.
Date: Oct 31, 2011 -
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Virginia Tech's well-traveled solar home returns to campus for a special engagement , articleLumenHaus is returning to Virginia Tech for the University Open House and to serve as an architectural design teaching laboratory.
Date: Oct 25, 2011 -
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A special flower will grace the University Open House , articleScientists from Virginia Tech and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research collaborated to develop a new method for breeding plants. The result is the group's first commercial enterprise, The Dan River Plant Propagation Center in Danville and a special day lily, the VT Spirit, bred in Virginia Tech's colors of orange and maroon.
Date: Oct 19, 2011 -
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Virginia Tech's first president and a Union soldier both used the same diary to chronicle the Civil War , articleVirginia Tech's first president used a diary to record his experiences as a Civil War confederate captain. A Union soldier obtained the diary and recorded his experiences during the war in it, also.
Date: Oct 10, 2011 -
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Potatoes and Virginia Tech students at 9,000 feet , articleUndergraduate students and a professor of agricultural and applied economics help people in the Andes mountains learn better, more economical ways to farm in high altitudes.
Date: Oct 05, 2011 -
Article ItemUniversity Open House provides a window to the future , article
An announcement and summary of the University Open House scheduled for Nov. 12, 2011
Date: Sep 14, 2011
