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        <title>Paul Winistorfer honored with dean emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Winistorfer made significant leadership contributions to the College of Natural Resources and Environment. During his tenure, the college faculty grew by 33 positions, undergraduate enrollment doubled to more than 1,000 students, and research expenditures increased to nearly $23 million. ]]></description>
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        <title>Presidential search website launches</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The website is designed to keep members of the university community informed of the latest updates on the search for the next president.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Presidential Search Committee to meet virtually on May 11</title>
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        <title>Listening sessions scheduled for Presidential Search Committee</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A session for students will occur this Thursday, May 7. A separate session for faculty and staff will take place next Monday, May 11.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sharon Brickhouse Martin ’83, MEA ’88 of Arlington; Christopher Ramos ’12 of Falls Church; Jane Cady Rathbone ’80 of Virginia Beach; and Mehul Sanghani ’98 of McLean will join the board on July 1. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Among action on Tuesday, board approved a resolution of appreciation for Sandra “Sandy” Davis, the vice rector who died March 17 at the age of 79. Mehul Sanghani &#39;98, who had previously served on the board from 2014-22, was appointed by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to complete Davis’ term, which was to expire on June 30.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After thoughtful discussion to seek a balance between access and affordability with preserving the quality of a Virginia Tech degree and investing in world-class faculty and campus programs, the board approved a 2.9 percent increase in tuition for resident and non-resident undergraduate students for the 2026-27 academic year. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Across Ramakrishnan’s research, a recurring theme has been the use of data to better understand human behavior, public health, and societal change at population scale. He specializes in recommender systems, forecasting, data science, computational epidemiology, and urban analytics.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The honor recognizes the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor for a career defined by student impact, global engagement, and lasting alumni connections.  ]]></description>
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        <title>President Tim Sands to step down in the coming months</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sands said it is the right time to begin the process of stepping aside and provide the next president the opportunity to “take the baton at full stride” and continue the university&#39;s significant growth and momentum. ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors to meet April 13-14 in Blacksburg</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Board members will consider a resolution on 2026-27 tuition and fee rates. The board also will receive a design preview and review for two new 600-bed residence halls; a design preview for the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital renovation and expansion; a design preview of a new Virginia Tech Rescue Squad facility; and a design preview of the Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center improvements. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Sandra Davis, Board of Visitors vice rector</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Davis, a recipient of Virginia Tech’s highest honor and one of a select few friends of the university to have been named an honorary life member of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, passed away on Tuesday, March 17. She was 79. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Board members will interview candidates for the  2026-27 undergraduate and graduate/professional student representatives to the board.     ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors to consider 2026-27 tuition and fees at April 14 meeting; virtual public comment opportunity scheduled for April 2</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet April 14 to consider tuition and mandatory fees for the 2026-27 academic year. In advance, a virtual public comment opportunity is set for April 2. ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors advances planning for athletics and residential facilities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved two resolutions during a special virtual meeting this week. ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors to meet Feb. 5</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the virtual special meeting, board members will consider a resolution related to on-campus residential housing and a resolution related to improvements of the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice facility.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Faculty members honored with emeritus title</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Board of Visitors recently awarded the emeritus title to 18 faculty members in recognition of exemplary service to the university.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Sustainability initiatives yield educational and economic returns</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university continues to promote environmental responsibility, earning national recognition and implementing wide-reaching sustainability efforts across academics, student life, infrastructure, and operations. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Dan Sui reported to the Board of Visitors that the university&#39;s research enterprise remains on track to reach $600 million in externally sponsored research expenditures by 2029.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors meeting highlights continued enrollment demand, strong research portfolio, growth plans in Roanoke </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Newly named head football coach James Franklin and his wife, Fumi, made a surprise visit to the Board of Visitors quarterly meeting in Alexandria on Tuesday, just one day after Franklin’s hiring was announced. His appearance energized the room and underscored the university’s commitment to both athletic excellence and academic distinction.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is holding a two-day orientation Nov. 12-13 for new members of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s boards of visitors.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Nov. 17-18 in Alexandria </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board will hold its quarterly board meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Northern Virginia in Room 2110, Academic Building One, 3625 Potomac Ave., Alexandria.    ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors approves budget plan in support of athletics</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During a special, online meeting held Sept. 30, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a budget plan that positions the university to compete with top athletic programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors conferred the title on four recently retired faculty members.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to hold virtual meeting Sept. 30</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the meeting, board members will consider a four-year athletics budget adjustment that would position the university’s athletics program to compete with the top programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ]]></description>
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        <title>Amanda Demmer awarded history professorship</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved a $10 million planning authorization for the design of a new on-campus residence hall that would accommodate up to 600 beds.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Building and Grounds Committee approved the design preview and review to move forward with a new, state-of-the-art facility for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board will hold its quarterly board meeting on Aug. 20 at 9:15 a.m. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Many congratulations to veterinary college faculty recognized by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at the June 3 meeting. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At its quarterly meeting this week, the Board of Visitors also approved a resolution to rename its performing arts center to the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the renaming of the center at its quarterly meeting on June 3, following a recommendation from the university’s Commemorative Tributes Committee. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 3 meeting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 2-3 </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the meetings, board members will consider approval of the university’s 2025-26 operating and capital budgets. They will also hear updates on the university’s Institute for Advanced Computing and the Expand Appalachia CORE-CM Project. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As chief academic officer, Clarke worked closely with President Tim Sands, college deans, administrators, and faculty across the institution to advance the university’s impact as a 21st century global land-grant institution. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors names new student representatives for 2025-26</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/cm-boardofvisitorsnamestwonewstudentreps.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Thomas Feely and Katherine “Katie” Drinkwater will serve as undergraduate and graduate/professional student representatives, respectively. These representatives act as important liaisons between the university’s governing board and the broader student population. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 09:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Thomas Feely strengthens Hokie experience through service</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/facilities-publicsafety-mlsoc-corps-thomasfeely.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Feely champions the idea of serving others, using his experiences at Virginia Tech to help better the lives of other students. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Corps of Cadets honors John G. Rocovich Jr. as distinguished alumnus</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/sa-corps-DAA2025.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Rocovich, a 1966 alumnus, has served as the president of both the Virginia Tech Foundation and the Virginia Tech Alumni Association boards and has completed three terms as a member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, including twice as rector. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Community conversation identifies common ground, key challenges as university navigates new landscape</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/president-conversation-report.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ President Tim Sands stressed that the entire Virginia Tech community — students, faculty, staff, board members, and alumni — want Virginia Tech’s mission and momentum to continue, and are all committed to diversity and an inclusive environment.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors sets tuition and fees for 2025-26 academic year</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/bov-tuition-march25.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Tuition and mandatory fees for Virginia undergraduate students will increase $576, to $16,526 annually, and out-of-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees will increase $1,200, totaling $38,977 annually.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Leadership affirms university values, principles, and commitment to follow evolving laws</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/bov-resolution-march25.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Board of Visitors passed a resolution on the Presidential Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In other action the board addressed resolutions on campus housing and federal executive orders. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Board of Visitors approves design of New Business Building</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s vision for a next generation, collaborative education hub at the intersection of business, technology, and analytics is a step closer to reality.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Katrina Powell honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/powellalumnidistinguishedprofessor.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Since joining Virginia Tech in 2006, Powell has strived to bring awareness to issues of social justice and displacement through her teaching and research.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Shuhai Xiao honored as University Distinguished Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Xiao is geobiologist who focuses on geological history. His studies of the period 500 million to 600 million years ago have provided groundbreaking insights into how organisms interacted with each other, how they changed the Earth, and how the Earth changed them in turn. ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors to meet March 24-25 at The Inn at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will receive an update on the university’s growing presence in the greater Washington, D.C, metro area; review designs of a new business building planned in Blacksburg; and consider a resolution on 2025-26 tuition and fee rates.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/02/bov-virtual-spring-meeting.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet March 25 to consider tuition and mandatory fees for the 2025-26 academic year. In advance, a virtual public comment opportunity is set for March 5. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board also approved a $2 million planning authorization to complete the design of a 12,500-gross-square-foot building at Lane to house the student-run Virginia Tech Rescue Squad. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Recent sustainability accomplishments reflect Virginia Tech’s holistic commitment to creating a more sustainable future through strategic initiatives, innovative research, and collaborative efforts across the university. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On Tuesday, members of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors were briefed on the status of the university’s diverse research portfolio and contributing factors to this upward trending trajectory. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the meetings, board members will consider resolutions to approve two new graduate degrees: a Master of Science in water resources and a Master of Arts in education, reading, and literacy. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Board of Visitors actions included approval of a $4.3 million planning authorization for design of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s renovation and expansion.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Coalition of universities and colleges making Virginia a cybersecurity powerhouse</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/08/cci-update_bov.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Now in its fifth year of operations, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is achieving its mission in making Virginia a global leader in cybersecurity and a top destination for federal and industry cybersecurity research. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board will hold its quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 28. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Many congratulations to veterinary college faculty recognized by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at the June 11 meeting. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rachel Miles, research impact coordinator and assistant professor in University Libraries, is the new faculty representative, and Janice Austin, assistant dean and director of admissions and academic progress in the Graduate School, and LaTawnya Burleson, executive assistant to the vice president for information technology, will renew their terms as administrative and professional faculty and staff representatives, respectively. ]]></description>
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        <title>Five appointed to Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the new members are Starlette Barker Johnson of Dallas, Texas; Ryan McCarthy of McLean, Virginia; Jim Miller of Waterford, Virginia; J. Pearson of Fort Myers Beach, Florida; and Jeanne Stosser of Blacksburg, Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 11 meeting. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06/DCarea_BOV.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ An emerging cohesive and progressive vision for Virginia Tech’s growing presence in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area was shared with members of the Board of Visitors at their quarterly meeting Tuesday in Blacksburg.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board also approved a $2.27 billion university budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year that runs July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On June 11, the committee received a combined design preview and review for a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant pathway in the North Academic District as well as a presentation on Virginia Tech’s process and progress made toward addressing and prioritizing physical accessibility improvements on the Blacksburg campus.   ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06/research-bov-research-growth-june-24.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech reported a record $419 million in extramural research expenditures for fiscal year 2023, surpassing the university’s strategic plan goal of $410 million two years earlier than planned.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 10-11</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will consider resolutions on the 2024-25 university and operating and capital budgets, the 2024-25 faculty compensation plan, 2024-25 compensation for graduate assistants, and the graduate candidacy status tuition rate.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Leslie Orellana, William Poland named 2024-25 Board of Visitors’ student representatives</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Both will serve one-year terms to represent and voice student perspectives to the board.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to hold virtual meeting May 8</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At 1 p.m., the board will meet in open session and will move to closed session to discuss current litigation and public safety matters. At the conclusion of the closed session, the board will reconvene is open session and conclude the meeting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech will honor five alumni at commencement</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During commencement exercises, the following awards will be presented: the Ut Prosim Medal, the University Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. ]]></description>
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        <title>Anthony Kwame Harrison named Alumni Distinguished Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04/clahs-harrisonalumnidistinguishedprofessor.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Harrison’s extraordinary success in the classroom is marked by much more than what he has accomplished. It’s found in how he makes his students feel.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Raman Kumar appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04/pamplin-kumar-adp.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Kumar, the R.V. and A.F. Oliver Professor of Investment Management in the Pamplin College of Business, has made extraordinary contributions to the university’s teaching, research, and service missions, taught generations of students, and expanded the college&#39;s brand internationally.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Invasive species, pandemic prevention research presented to Board of Visitors committee</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04/cm-bov-destinationareas.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee heard a presentation on two transdisciplinary research projects. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tirrell studies clinical neuroscience with a focus on nerve pathways and transmission. A desire to help graduate students and improve life at Virginia Tech led to her application to be one of two student representatives on the board. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new construction projects include a high tunnel installation at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center and upgrades to the Hahn Horticulture Garden on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On Nov. 6., updates on Virginia Tech’s progress toward achieving its Climate Action Commitment and developing its inaugural utilities master plan were shared with the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors&#39; Buildings and Grounds Committee. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In four years, Virginia Tech has grown its number of computer science and computer engineering master’s students based in the D.C. area to 376. This cohort of Virginia Tech Innovation Campus graduate students – part of Virginia’s Tech Talent Investment Program – will help the commonwealth contribute to closing the tech talent gap in the region. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the Finance and Resource Management Committee meeting, it was reported that Virginia Tech’s research awards and expenditures have grown by more than 10 percent.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Based on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose to more than $650 million — a 13 percent increase over last year&#39;s totals. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will receive reports or updates on the university’s strategic plan, university enrollment, the Virginia Business Higher Education Council, the Whole Health initiative, campus sustainability, and the Innovation Campus. ]]></description>
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        <title>$10 million scholarship gift builds on the generous legacy of a champion of education</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Preston and Catharine White Endowed Diversity Scholarship will help numerous students each year. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board&#39;s actions follow the approval of the amended state budget. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President Tim Sands and David Calhoun joined the partnership board amid the organization’s sharpened focus on skills and talent initiatives which aim to bridge the gap between the business and academic communities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Leaders from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) provided the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors a first-hand look at school as well as a glimpse at the future during their August meeting in Roanoke.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the three-day meeting, board members toured the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center in Wirtz and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university is mustering its scientists and engineers behind a new strategy to help families who are struggling with cancer, a disease that occurs in almost 2 million people and claims more than 600,000 lives annually in the United States.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 1:15 p.m. at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Appointments made to Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nancy Dye, William Holtzman, and John Rocovich have all previously served on the Board of Visitors.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Physics’ Leo Piilonen honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Piilonen has enjoyed a successful career an educator and as a scientist experimenting with high-energy particle physics detectors.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “It’s obvious if you are building a campus, the heart and soul of it is an outstanding faculty,” Lance Collins, vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, told the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors this month. “We’ve done well in terms of attracting an extremely strong group of faculty, and as we grow, we will be building off of their strength.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Devenport has championed experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate engineering students. ]]></description>
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        <title>Technology upgrades expand Virginia Tech research and outreach work across the commonwealth</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/cals-technology-upgrades.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A number of technological advances to research facilities in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are being implemented this year that will help support the college and the university’s commitment to smart farming and modern research and agricultural methods. ]]></description>
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        <title>A collaborative partner: University building official at center of campus construction efforts</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As Virginia Tech continues to see upgrades and additions across its campuses, the Office of the University Building Official serves a crucial role in helping to ensure that all construction, renovation, and maintenance projects are completed to university, commonwealth, and national standards for design and construction. ]]></description>
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        <title>Linsey Marr honored as University Distinguished Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Marr’s expertise on airborne pathogenic viruses helped shape national and global policies during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as empowered the public to make sound decisions backed by science. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Duma has dedicated his career to defining the fundamental engineering processes that unfold in bones and tissues when they’re damaged. As an internationally renowned expert in injury biomechanics, Duma has dedicated his career to preventing injuries by understanding how and why they happen.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Living-Learning Programs contribute to student success and retention</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “We know from outcomes data that Living-Learning Programs help students achieve a sense of belonging, faster connections to their areas of interest, faculty support, and academic success,” said Frances Keene, vice president for Student Affairs.  ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/bov-promotion-tenure-june-2023.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved these promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 6 meeting. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 2023-24 operating budget will be the largest in the university’s history and the first time it will exceed $2 billion.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 5-6</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will consider resolutions on the demolition of Randolph Hall and part of Hancock Hall, planning authorization for the proposed Student Life Village, 2023-24 compensation plans, and the 2023-24 university and operating and capital budgets. All meetings will be held in Blacksburg. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Joseph H. Barlow Sr., alumnus and former member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/05/cm-barlow-memoriam.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Barlow, who served as a member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors from 1992-95, died April 27. He was 93. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Executive Committee to hold virtual meeting May 9</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Executive Committee will meet in open session to consider a resolution to authorize repairs and renovations to Slusher Hall.  ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/04/cm-bovstudentreps.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Storey and Tirrell will serve as liaisons between the student body and the board starting July 1.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/04/bov-april-2023-special-session.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ On Friday, the board unanimously approved tuition and fee rates for the 2023-24 academic year.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Advantage to improve student access and affordability</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/04/president-vt-advantage.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Launched last fall by President Tim Sands with full support of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia Tech Advantage will improve the university’s access and affordability for undergraduate students. ]]></description>
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        <title>College of Natural Resources and Environment focused on infrastructure upgrades to power experiential learning and research</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/03/cnre-winistorfer-bov-facilities.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Dean Paul Winistorfer recently illuminated how human, financial, and physical capital converge to create a culture of excellence in the college and championed the infrastructure improvements that are the keys to future success. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to vote on 2023-24 tuition and fees at April 21 virtual meeting</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When the Board met on March 20, 2023, they delayed the vote on tuition and fees; however, the ranges published in preparation for that meeting remain unchanged, and there will be no additional public comment.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Dr. Jeremiah &#34;Jerry&#34; Gaines Jr. &#39;71 Track and Field/Cross Country Director&#39;s Office, which is located on the third floor of Cassell Coliseum, was unveiled during a special VIP dedication ceremony March 20. Gaines opened the way for Black athletes to compete in track and field as the first Black full scholarship athlete at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Access and affordability and experiential learning were among the several strategically important topics addressed at the board&#39;s quarterly meeting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Development of Virginia Tech’s inaugural utilities master plan underway</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The utilities master plan will draw from the university’s Climate Action Commitment, campus master plan, and Beyond Boundaries vision to create a guide for sustainable and scalable utilities infrastructure that complements the evolving Blacksburg campus. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet March 19-20</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Monday afternoon full meeting of the board and the information session held Sunday afternoon will be livestreamed.  ]]></description>
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        <title>President receives statement on academic freedom and free speech written by the Task Force on Freedom of Expression and Inquiry</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The statement and corresponding recommendations were developed during the fall semester by a 21-member group of Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Board of Visitors to consider 2023-24 tuition and fees at March 20 meeting; virtual public comment opportunity scheduled for March 2</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/02/bov-public-comment-2023.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech will hold a virtual public comment opportunity on Thursday, March 2, at 1:45 p.m. The link to observe this event or to pre-register to speak will be posted on the Board of Visitors website. ]]></description>
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        <title>John G. Rocovich, Jr. honored with Virginia 4-H’s Emerald Clover Award</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In recognition of John G. Rocovich, Jr.’s decades of service to Virginia 4-H, he was honored with Virginia 4-H’s Emerald Clover Award at the recent Evening with 4-H event. The award is presented to an individual for outstanding and sustained commitment to the 4-H youth of Virginia.  ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Cecil R. Maxson, former member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/01/cm-maxson-memoriam.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Maxson, a Virginia Tech alumnus who later served 12 years on the university’s Board of Visitors, died Dec. 8 at the age of 91. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech achievers receive top Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame honors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Business leader Sandra Davis and Virginia Tech Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology and neuroscientist Michael Friedlander were inducted as 2022 laureates of  the Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame. In addition, Robert Gourdie, a heart reparative medicine scientist, accepted the organization&#39;s 2022 Entrepreneur Award. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Strategic partnerships spur economic development, fuel experiential learning opportunities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ John Provo, executive director of the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, knows that payoffs can be big when faculty members collaborate with industry leaders: Companies thrive, communities prosper, and students’ lives are transformed. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Student success key to enrollment practices</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Despite the past five years being filled with challenges across the entire higher education landscape, Virginia Tech has remained stable in keeping students in school — 92 percent of first-year students return — and maintaining an undergraduate time-to-degree average of just under four years.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has garnered national attention with the launch of a center specializing in the treatment and study of cancer in companion animals, M. Daniel Givens, dean of the college, told the Board of Visitors at its November meeting. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech board engages in discussion about university’s economic impact</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s leadership in spurring economic development and driving job creation across the Commonwealth of Virginia was highlighted during the November Board of Visitors meeting. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Research expenditures see 9 percent growth in one year</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University initiatives such as the Research Frontiers enable innovative progress by forging new and enhancing existing partnerships with collaborators and sponsors that include other universities, industry, foundations, and the federal government. ]]></description>
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        <title>Design preview of Mitchell Hall highlights fall Board of Visitors meeting</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members approved a resolution adopting the 2022 Student Life Village Master Plan as a supplement to the Campus Master Plan. ]]></description>
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        <title>Mitchell Hall design preview receives Board of Visitors approval </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Board of Visitors approval marks an important milestone in the project’s planning and design phase and signifies that Mitchell Hall is progressing as scheduled.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>A joint statement from Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Rector Letitia “Tish” Long &#39;82 and President Tim Sands</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This joint statement was delivered prior to the beginning of the Nov. 14 meeting of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. It was followed by a moment of silence.  ]]></description>
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        <title>University continues progress toward Climate Action Commitment goals</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nearly two years after the university&#39;s Climate Action Commitment was approved, Virginia Tech has made significant progress toward achieving critical milestones that help accomplish a carbon neutral Blacksburg campus by 2030. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Nov. 13-14</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will receive a design preview of Mitchell Hall.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Presidential initiative focuses on access, affordability</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President Tim Sands and the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors have identified access and affordability as leading strategic priorities for the university.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Physics’ Sophia Economou named T. Marshall Hahn Chair in Physics</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2015, Economou’s research examines theoretical quantum information science, which is of worldwide interest due to the technological revolution it can enable in communications and computing. ]]></description>
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        <title>New Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center facility builds upon years of programmatic support for the seafood industry</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ &#34;We&#39;ve been in business in Hampton since the 1930s, and Virginia Tech has helped us keep our business and the whole industry viable in an increasingly competitive global market,&#34; said Meade Amory, owner of Amory&#39;s Seafood. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s collaboration with NMIMS, one of the top-ranked universities in India,  creates an interdisciplinary program that allows students to earn degrees in the rapidly growing fields of business analytics and cybersecurity. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Frances Keene provided an overview of mental health support structures in place at Virginia Tech, and introduced two new initiatives for students aimed at developing habits of wellness and accessing help when they need it.      ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Under Tim Sands’ leadership, Virginia Tech’s reputation as a leader in research and innovation continues to grow with more than $500 million in annual expenditures.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Newport News Center brings crucial data analytics training to working professionals</title>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Aug. 21-23 in Hampton, Newport News, and Virginia Beach</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In addition to facility tours and the retreat, board members will receive reports on student wellness, the campus master plan and the university strategic plan, and the Virginia Tech India Research and Educational Forum. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech to livestream full Board of Visitors meetings beginning this fall</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This service will provide greater accessibility to these meetings to all members of the university community located across the commonwealth as well as the general public. ]]></description>
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        <title>Appointments made to Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Edward Baine was reappointed to a four-year term and will join new appointees David Calhoun, Sandy Cupp Davis, and Charles “Brad” Hobbs. ]]></description>
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        <title>David Ford named Vecellio Professor of Construction Engineering and Management</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ford is currently a professor of civil engineering at Texas A&amp;M University and will join the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech this fall. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Following approval by the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia, the school’s transfer heralds increased opportunities and advances for students, industry, and the evolving landscape of construction.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a change that was approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the College of Architecture and Urban Studies (CAUS) will be renamed as the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD), effective July 1, 2022.     ]]></description>
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        <title>Brian Katen honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1997, Katen’s scholarship has included work on the documentation of Virginia’s African American landscapes and landscapes of memory shaped by segregation and Jim Crow-era policies, laws, and social conventions.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1976, Campbell made significant contributions to geographical scholarship and was a pioneer researcher in remote sensing technology. ]]></description>
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        <title>Ling Li named Jones Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2017, Li conducts research on biological and bio-inspired materials, structural materials, and biomineralization.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the director of the School of Visual Arts, Concannon provided intellectual, creative, and administrative leadership to the school with 32 full-time faculty, instructors, and staff serving approximately 275 students in art and design majors.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2009, Casto’s teaching career began in 1976, spanning 45 years or approximately 90 academic semesters, in which she taught more than 6,000 students.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1983, Kim made important contributions to partial differential equations and applied mathematics.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Atkins, a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, will become the head of the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering this fall. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1978, Karmis made significant contributions to responsible mining through his work in rock mechanics and ground control, health and safety, sustainable development mining practices, carbon sequestration, and critical mineral recovery. ]]></description>
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        <title>Mathematics’ James C. Turner honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2005, Turner’s scholarship focused on numerical analysis and applied mathematics.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2012, Fox is a nationally recognized neuroscientist and an expert on understanding how neuronal circuits form in the developing brain.  ]]></description>
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        <title>David Panciera honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the faculty since 1998, Panciera’s work in canine and feline thyroid function brought international visibility to Virginia Tech.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Mathematics’ John Rossi honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1983, Rossi made deep contributions to complex function theory and potential theory.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lance Collins, executive director of the Innovation Campus, delivered his quarterly report at the latest meeting of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1991, Pleasant has made significant contributions to fostering the veterinarian-farrier relationship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Members of the Buildings and Grounds Committee took part in a tour of campus grounds. This tour was unique in that it primarily focused on the University&#39;s beautiful landscaping and urban forestry. The group&#39;s first stop was at the Merry Tree. Here, University Arborist Jamie King explained the historical significance of the tree, as well as the continued preservation efforts. Next, the tour took members of the Board of Visitors to the Drillfield where they discussed how landscape architects make decisions regarding high-traffic areas. Finally, the group visited the future site of the Sesquicentennial Grove. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved a resolution to establish the Blackwood Department of Real Estate within the Pamplin College of Business pending final approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 7 meeting.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2003, DePauw provided leadership for the expansion of graduate programs, certificates, and degrees offered in Blacksburg, Northern Virginia, and across the Commonwealth of Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1987, Finney’s scholarship focused on the promotion of children’s health and development. He taught courses in pediatric and clinical child psychology, developmental psychopathology, behavior modification, and health psychology. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1992, Wolfe brought international attention to Virginia Tech through her work in nonpoint source pollution, the food-energy-water nexus, and engineering education.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Devers currently serves as Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor in Business and associate department head in the Department of Management in the Mays Business School at Texas A&amp;M University. She also has been a member of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Tulane University, and Michigan State University. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/05/bov-june2022-meeting-notice.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will discuss 2023-23 tuition and fees and the 2022-23 university budget.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Executive Committee of Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, at the Virginia Tech Richmond office to consider tuition and mandatory fees for the 2022-23 academic year. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors shares their well wishes for the graduating class of 2022. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An ad hoc committee of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet in open session on Wednesday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at the university’s Richmond office, located at 11 South 12th St., Suite 202. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Their strong academic backgrounds, leadership skills, and experiences beyond the classroom make them ideal fits on the board, where they will serve during the 2022-23 academic year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Proposed Student Life Village project would offer a new take on campus living at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university is currently developing a Student Life Village master plan that proposes residential, well-being, recreation, dining, and enrichment spaces for 5,000 students on campus. The plan will focus on integrated, high-quality student-life offerings as well as living-learning programs, amenities, and public spaces to serve both on- and off-campus students. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/InnovationCampusUpdate.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ &#34;This first faculty cohort will play an essential role in recruiting leading faculty to Virginia Tech, developing the campus governance structure, and establishing the research themes as we prepare for the campus launch in 2024,” said Vice President and Executive Director Lance Collins.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The latest developments in Falls Church are part of the university’s plan to realign programs in the D.C. area around thematic areas, a process that started more than three years ago, said Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ If approved by State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the reorganization will include the transfer of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction to the College of Engineering; the School of Public and International Affairs to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and the School of Performing Arts to the College of Architecture and Urban Studies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Each year at the spring Board of Visitors meeting, the university traditionally brings a tuition and fee rate recommendation to the board to incorporate the outcome of the General Assembly session into the rate development process. However, as of today’s meeting, the General Assembly has not yet completed the state budget, and as a result, the university does not have complete information to develop tuition and fee rates for the 2022-23 academic year.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Committee members will review institutional faculty compensation data. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Committee members will review and discuss the current committee structure of the board. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Committee members will review and discuss the current committee structure of the board. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Drewry is the first president of Virginia Tech’s newly established administrative and professional faculty senate. Approximately 2,100 employees at Virginia Tech fall in this employment category.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Vance, associate professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was recently named L. Mahlon Harrell Faculty Fellow in Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
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        <title>Liang Tan named Curling Faculty Fellow of Accounting and Information Systems</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tan, assistant professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was recently named the Curling Faculty Fellow in Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Clements, who will join the Virginia Tech faculty in the fall of 2022 as a collegiate associate professor in the Pamplin College of Business, has received the William and Mary Alice Park Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
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        <title>Mark Jones honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Agricultural Technology Program started as – and remains – the only associate&#39;s degree program at Virginia Tech. During the two years in the program, students experience concentrated and specialized courses that prepare them for their chosen careers. ]]></description>
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        <title>Nadia Rogers named Robert M. Brown Faculty Fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rogers is a professor of practice in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <title>Recent census shows Virginia Tech remains a top destination for students</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech welcomed a class of 7,743 undergraduate students this fall comprised of 6,802 first-time in college students and 941 transfers.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Andrew Acito named John and Angela Emery Faculty Fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2019, Acito’s scholarship focuses on the effects of materiality on accounting errors and audit decisions and subsequently on auditor-client relations.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Michael Hughes honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1979, Hughes was inducted into the Southern Sociological Society’s Roll of Honor in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the field of sociology.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Statistics&#39; Xinwei Deng named Data Science Faculty Fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2011, Deng is a data science researcher working with both design of experiments and machine learning for large scale analysis, learning, and decision-making processes. ]]></description>
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        <title>David Cox honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1986, Cox is an international expert in the characterization and catalytic reactivity of well-defined metal oxide surfaces. He has served the Department of Chemical Engineering in a number of roles, most recently as the department head.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Matthew Kovach named H.H.H. Faculty Fellow in Economics by Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2017, Kovach is an economic theorist working on behavioral models of decision theory with focus not necessarily on building rational models of individual decision-making, but realistic models of human decision-making. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Between morning meetings, members of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors took a walking tour of campus–the same walking tour given to prospective students and their families by Hokie Ambassadors through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The walking tour gave members of the BOV the chance to see how students and their families are first introduced to Virginia Tech, and to talk with members of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions about enrollment, what prospective students look for when choosing a college, and challenges they may face when making those decisions. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Interim Dean Ron Fricker reported that the college is “accelerating science” by both growing its research awards and bolstering philanthropic support. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The wide range of topics and issues were consistent with a university holding a residential, in-person fall semester that closely resembled a normal, pre-pandemic term. ]]></description>
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        <title>Cost of university meal plans will increase next semester to ensure available dining services workforce</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The increase was necessitated by workforce shortage issues which the university addressed with a market alignment for rates of pay necessary to attract and retain Dining Services workers needed to maintain current operations and service quality.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech National Security Institute poised for growth, excellence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Currently, spanning six of the nine Virginia Tech colleges are numerous experiential learning projects engaging close to 1,000 graduate and undergraduate students focused on national security including hypersonic simulation, autonomous drone racing, and quantum cryptography algorithm development, and more. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Nov. 7-8</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will consider a resolution to establish an administrative and professional faculty representative to the board and will receive reports on Virginia Tech’s new National Security Institute, the university’s strategic plan, agricultural facilities, student financial aid resources, InclusiveVT, campus sustainability, and the 2021 campus climate survey. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>In memoriam: Michael G. Miller, alumnus from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Miller, a graduate of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and an accomplished entrepreneur, had also served on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Deborah Tatar honored with emerita status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/10/cs-eng-tatar-emerita.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2003, Tatar made significant contributions to computer science through her work on human-computer interaction, computer-supported collaborative learning, educational equity, participatory design of technology, and computational thinking.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Kris Tilley-Lubbs honored with emerita status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/clahs-kris-tilley-lubbs-emerita.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2003, Tilley-Lubbs was the principal or co-principal investigator on several external grants to aid Latino communities in developing English as a second language and literacy skills. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Joseph Pitt honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/clahs-joseph-pitt-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1971, Pitt made significant contributions to the discipline of philosophy through his work in the history and philosophy of science and technology.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech launches National Security Institute; Eric Paterson appointed executive director</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Drawing on the experience of its faculty members and experts, the institute will produce research and impact policy related to legal and practical challenges facing national intelligence, defense, law enforcement, homeland security, and cybersecurity communities. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jake Socha named Samuel Herrick Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/bov-eng-socha-samuel-herrick-professor.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2008, Socha’s research and scholarship have placed him as a world leader in two areas – the understanding of flying snakes and internal synchrotron imaging of insects.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Larry Thompson honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/univlib-larry-thompson-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1996, Thompson served the College of Engineering as its library liaison and subject specialist by providing in-depth research consultations, high quality instructional sessions, and ensuring access to information sources to support the college&#39;s degree programs and research initiatives.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jack Lesko honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/eng-jack-lesko-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Lesko has supported and helped to lead the College of Engineering’s outreach efforts in technology transfer and entrepreneurship, development, and the establishment of international relationships. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Robert Grisso honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/cals-grisso.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2001, Grisso’s work in machinery management, precision farming, farm safety, and improved machine performance brought international visibility to Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Robin Queen named Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/eng-beam-queen-named-granata-faculty.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The fellowship recognizes teaching and research excellence. Recipients must be tenured members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and hold the fellowship for a period of five years. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>College of Engineering shares strategic vision for transformational learning, growth, and leadership</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/engineering-bov-update.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Excellence at scale as well as increasing the college’s representational diversity and access to experiential learning opportunities were among the priorities Dean Julia Ross outlined at a recent Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Hitt Hall design and funding approved unanimously by Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/BOV-Approves-Hitt-Hall.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors reviewed the design, and approved funding for, Hitt Hall, a new facility in the North Academic District of the Blacksburg campus. The facility will expand the physical presence for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, as well as add critical dining and academic spaces. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Plaza to honor first Black Virginia Tech employee, family</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/plaza-to-honor-1st-black-virginia-tech-employee--family.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In a tribute to the Oliver family, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a resolution to name the plaza at the entrance of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences building the Vaughn-Oliver Plaza. The naming of the plaza came after a formal nomination by the college. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Board of Visitors approves design of Hitt Hall, discusses pandemic’s impact and lessons learned during three-day meeting </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/bov-august2021-overview.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Board members received reports on a variety of topics, including an update on climate action, sustainability, energy initiatives, and the university’s Climate Action Plan; the latest developments and priorities of the College of Engineering; academic and extracurricular student advising; the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation; and the sesquicentennial celebration. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>COVID-19 simulation critical piece of Board of Visitors&#39; planning</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/unirel-bovcovidmodel.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Navid Ghaffarzadegan&#39;s model uses the combination of mathematical modeling, complex systems methods, and simulation techniques to gauge how human behavior might impact the virus’s spread on and around the Blacksburg campus. Such information provides university leaders with potential cause-and-effect scenarios related to policy making and strategic communications. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Faculty, staff senate presidents take seats on BOV</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/bov-facstaff-representatives-2021.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ When the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors convenes on Sunday, Robert Weiss and Serena Young will represent the university&#39;s faculty and staff. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Aug. 29-31</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/bov-august2021-meeting.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ During the three-day meeting, board members will receive reports on the Innovation Campus, the College of Engineering, and student wellness and success, and hear an update on current operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Richard Zhang named the Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/07/richard-zhang-kelly-professor-ece.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Throughout his career, Zhang has led teams that have received several large government research grants totaling more than $35 million from agencies, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense, and Department of Energy, and has created major business initiatives and defined and led large research and development portfolios. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Pavli Mykerezi honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/07/cals-mykerezi.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2006, Mykerezi’s scholarship focused on the role of career and technical education in socio-economic development and made significant contributions to experiential learning through his work in agricultural technology focusing on expanding agricultural technology programs globally. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors members reappointed</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/07/bov-reappointments-july2021.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Shelley Butler Barlow joins reappointed members Anna Healy James and Letitia A. Long. Barlow was reelected as president of the board of directors for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services and serves in an ex officio capacity. Long will serve as rector for the 2021-22 academic year. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Peter M. Athanas honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/07/athanas-emeritus-ece.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1992, Athanas brought international visibility to the university through his work in computer architectural enhancements. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Changes in Government Relations reflect expanded role</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/07/president-govrel-changes.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In 2019, the Office of Government Relations was tasked by President Tim Sands to lead the university’s community relations efforts in Northern Virginia, and with this announcement, the team will engage more deeply in similar work in Roanoke and the New River Valley. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>In memoriam: W.S. “Pete” White Jr., alumnus, benefactor, and former rector of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/07/unirel-white-inmemoriam.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ White was a devoted alumnus of Virginia Tech, serving on its Board of Visitors from 1981 until 1989, culminating with his appointment as rector.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Finley Charney honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/06/Charney.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2001, Charney made significant contributions to the field of civil engineering through his work in the general area of structural engineering in the specific areas of structural analysis, structural behavior, seismic engineering, and wind engineering. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At its June meeting, the university’s Board of Visitors approved the naming of nearly 30 spaces within the Corps Leadership and Military Science Building for donors whose generosity has helped to bring the project to fruition. ]]></description>
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        <title>Nancy Metz honored with emerita status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1977, Metz has made significant contributions to the field of Victorian British literature. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The late John Ryan, professor and former chair of the Department of Sociology, made significant contributions to the field of the sociology of culture.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Board of Visitors&#39; members heard two presentations related to the Innovation Campus during its June meeting, including an update from Vice President Lance Collins  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Provost Cyril Clarke, Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology Michael Friedlander, faculty, and students discussed the university’s growth in health sciences. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Increasing diversity, boosting research funding, providing student experiences, and supporting Extension’s expanding reach were among the priorities Dean Alan Grant outlined during a recent Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The budget includes increases in student financial aid, a 5 percent merit and distinction compensation program for teaching/research faculty and administrative/professional faculty, a 5 percent university staff merit compensation program, a 5 percent classified staff compensation program, and a 5 percent stipend increase for graduate assistantships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ These promotions, tenure, and continued appointments were approved at the board&#39;s  June 8 meeting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Kathleen Alexander named William E. Lavery Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alexander, who has a robust research and outreach program based in Botswana, has garnered a significant international reputation as an expert in human and wildlife health. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 7-8</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will consider resolutions on the 2021-22 university operating and capital budgets; the 2021-22 faculty compensation plan; and the 2020-21 promotion, tenure, and continued appointments program.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jingjing Huang named John F. Carroll Jr. Faculty Fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Huang focuses her scholarship on corporate taxation and its intersection with innovation, financial reporting, and international business. Since joining Virginia Tech, she has published four articles in leading academic journals, placing her among the most productive tax scholars among peers at other universities. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 10:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jean Lacoste named Darrell D. and Betty R. Martin Junior Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/05/pamplin-fellow-lacoste.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1997, Lacoste has been a leader in the practice and development of online education. Her work has explored effective teaching practice in both synchronous and asynchronous online learning environments with an emphasis on student engagement in large sections.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 09:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Mona Ghassemi named Steven O. Lane Junior Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/mona-ghassemi-named-steven-o--lane-junior-faculty-fellow.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2017, Ghassemi’s scholarship focuses on electromagnetics and its application to dielectric insulators for the power industry.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 08:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Eloise Coupey honored with emerita status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/05/pamplin-emerita-coupey.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1994, Coupey has authored or co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and reviews. Her many recognitions include Virginia Tech’s William E. Wine and XCaliber awards. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 09:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/eng-oyama-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Oyama, who came to Virginia Tech in 1993 and also served on the faculty at the University of Tokyo, is well known for his research into catalytic fuel processing, selective oxidation of hydrocarbons, volatile organic compound elimination, steam reforming, and membrane processes. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 15:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Stefano Brizzolara named Crofton Faculty Fellow in Engineering</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/crofton-fellow-brizzolara.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Brizzolara’s expertise spans from ocean and coastal hydrodynamics, to propeller hydrodynamics, to innovative high-performance hull forms and efficient wave energy conversion devices. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 08:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>William Devenport named Crofton Professor in Engineering</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/crofton-professor-devenport.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Devenport has attained international recognition for his groundbreaking research in aerodynamics and aeroacoustics. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Donald Baird honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/eng-emeritus-baird.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Baird, the Alexander F. Giacco Professor of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of Alexander F. Giacco Professor Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Gerardo Flintsch named Dan Pletta Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/Flintsch.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1997, Flintsch is internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of pavement engineering and asset management.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Both students begin their terms on July 1 and will also be ex-officio members of the Commission of Student Affairs and University Council. ]]></description>
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        <title>Biochemistry professor Zhijian &#39;Jake&#39; Tu honored as University Distinguished Professor </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tu joined the biochemistry department, which is in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, in 1999 and his research has spanned broad areas in mosquito molecular genetics. He has contributed to a number of mosquito genome projects since the first publication of a mosquito genome in 2002. ]]></description>
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        <title>Geosciences’ Kenneth Eriksson honored with emeritus status by Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1981, Eriksson was principal or co-principal investigator on research grants on Precambrian sedimentation and crustal evolution, geological history of the Appalachian Mountains, evolution of rift basins, and diagenesis of sandstones. ]]></description>
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        <title>Accounting and information systems professor France Bélanger named University Distinguished Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ranked in the top 1 percent of information systems researchers in the world, Bélanger studies digital interactions among individuals, businesses, and governments and the related information security and privacy issues, with the goal of obtaining a greater understanding of the complex phenomena at the intersection of humans, technology, and society. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Collins has been a key figure in the response to COVID-19. He is the only presidentially appointed NIH director to serve more than one administration. He will speak at the university’s virtual commencement ceremony Friday, May 14, at 6:15 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Visitors approves universitywide scholarly articles open access policy </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/univlib-open-access-policy.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ By making Virginia Tech research and other scholarly works openly available to the public, Virginia Tech authors will benefit from full dissemination of their work and an increase in its societal impact. This will also help Virginia Tech meet its mission as a global land-grant university.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech’s Amy Pruden honored as University Distinguished Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/Pruden.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Pruden joined Virginia Tech in 2008 and has since been widely recognized for her work documenting antibiotic resistance genes as environmental contaminants, bioremediation of environmental pollution, environmental impacts of nanotechnology, and microbial ecology of drinking water systems. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A champion for continuous improvement, partnership-building, and elevating opportunities for women in construction, Gall is set to retire on March 31. Established in 2010, the Office of the University Building Official has primary responsibility for the management and enforcement of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>2020 Climate Action Commitment delivers pathways toward a sustainable future at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Building upon a decade of environmental stewardship efforts, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors recently approved the third iteration of the Climate Action Commitment. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/bov-march2021-tuition.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Following two years of a tuition freeze that held the in-state undergraduate tuition rate level for three years in a row and an out-of-state undergraduate tuition freeze last year that held that tuition level two years in a row, the board approved a 2.9 percent increase in tuition for resident and non-resident undergraduate students for 2021-22. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/bov-march2021-overview.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The board also approved four new University Distinguished Professor appointments and the university&#39;s updated Climate Action Commitment. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Linsey Marr honored with Ut Prosim Scholar Award</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/engineering-marr-ut-prosim-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Marr, one of fewer than 12 experts worldwide on the aerosol transmission of viruses, has published over 100 journal articles and completed more than 35 sponsored research projects as part of her interdisciplinary approach to science. ]]></description>
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        <title>Carla Finkielstein honored with Ut Prosim Scholar Award</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Finkielstein, an associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and an award-winning cancer researcher, anticipated the limitations of existing methods for testing the novel coronavirus and enlisted a team to develop an innovative method that would more accurately, reliably, and rapidly detect the virus and help mitigate its spread. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet March 21-22</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/bov-spring2021-meeting-preview.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting in Blacksburg, board members will consider several resolutions, including tuition and fee rates, new degree programs, and the Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Beth M. Waggenspack honored with emerita status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/beth-waggenspack-emerita.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1984, the associate professor of communication has been recognized as one of the leading authorities on the rhetoric of First Ladies.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/02/bov-tuition-fees-spring21.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s tuition and fees strategy is intended to support the university’s strategic plan within the context of the various budget implications of the state’s General Assembly actions and other major initiatives that impact university costs in the upcoming year. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Plugged in</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/02/vtmag-alumni-baine-profile-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Edward H. “Ed” Baine joined Dominion Energy as an associate engineer. During his tenure at the energy company, he has held numerous engineering, operational, and management positions. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>$10M gift will help fuel discoveries at Innovation Campus</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/01/innovation-campus-sanghani-gift-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s growing impact in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area will receive a significant boost thanks to a multimillion-dollar gift from Octo founder and CEO Mehul Sanghani ’98 and his wife, Hema Sanghani ’99.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>$10M gift will help fuel discoveries at Innovation Campus</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/01/innovation-campus-sanghani-gift.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s growing impact in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area will receive a significant boost thanks to a multimillion-dollar gift from Octo founder and CEO Mehul Sanghani ’98 and his wife, Hema Sanghani ’99.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Paul Emmons named Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Emmons has more than two decades of combined teaching, research, and service, and has built an international presence in the field of history and theory of architectural practices that has brought Virginia Tech distinction and respect. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Paul Kelsch named Robert L. Turner Chair of Urban Design</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/12/paul-kelsch-turner-chair.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Kelsch’s scholarship combines a keen designer’s eye with the reflective gaze of a historical geographer as he reads and interprets cultural landscapes, especially those of the nation’s capital.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Curiosity and unicycles make for an award-winning graduate student</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/12/clahs-sabrina-sturgeon-aspire-winner-2020.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The School of Education graduate student does not allow the world to pass by her. Instead, Sabrina Sturgeon questions her experiences and is in a constant quest for knowledge. Never one to sit idle, she prefers to view the world from atop one of her unicycles.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>M. Joseph Sirgy honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/12/pamplin-emeritus-sirgy.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1979, Sirgy has focused on marketing, business ethics, and quality-of-life in his scholarship. He is a co-founder of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, the Macromarketing Society, and the Community Indicators Consortium. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Gerald Luttrell honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/12/gerald-luttrell-honored-with-emeritus-status.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Luttrell’s externally sponsored research in extractive metallurgy and particulate engineering has contributed to the development of patented technologies for processing primary and secondary materials. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Jung-Min ‘Jerry’ Park named Bradley Senior Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/jung-min--jerry--park-named-bradley-senior-faculty-fellow.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2003, Park is known for his pioneering research in the fields of dynamic spectrum access and sharing, wireless security and privacy, and cognitive radio networks.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Erik Nilsen honored with emeritus status by Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1983, Nilsen’s research and scholarship has focused on the physiological ecology of higher plants ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Scott Bailey named Bradley Senior Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/scott-bailey-named-bradley-senior-faculty-fellow.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2006, Bailey is known for his pioneering research in the fields of space and atmospheric science and, in particular, remote sensing of the Earth’s atmosphere. ]]></description>
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        <title>Jonathan Boreyko named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/me2020-boreyko-jonesfellow.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Jonathan Boreyko, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Randy Dymond honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/ce-Dymond.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The research and scholarship of Dymond, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, have contributed greatly to knowledge in numerous areas of water resources and hydrologic engineering by developing state-of-the-art solutions to urban watershed issues and providing software tools for engineering applications in stormwater management.  ]]></description>
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        <title>George Norton honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/cals-aaec-norton-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Norton served as a Virginia Tech faculty member for 40 years, and his research benefited agricultural communities throughout Virginia and many developing countries. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Lance Collins highlights progress of Innovation Campus to Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At the board&#39;s most-recent meeting, Collins — vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia — shared such developments as the creation of an advisory board, approval on the first academic building, and a partnership with Alexandria City Public Schools.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Dean Paul M. Winistorfer, who believes the next five years will be the most dynamic in the history of the college, shared some of the programs and initiatives that give the college a distinctive competitive advantage among national peers. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “The pandemic has changed the work environment for good, not just the foreseeable future,” Bryan Garey, vice president of human resources, told the Board of Visitors. “Organizations all over the world have had to figure out new ways to work and Virginia Tech has been among them.&#34; ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ambitious, actionable, and intentional, the proposed updates build upon a decade of university sustainability efforts. The recommendations aim to guide Virginia Tech toward a greener, more sustainable future over the next five to 10 years.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved a resolution authorizing the university to adjust its 2020-21 operating budget to reflect the financial impact of COVID-19.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In June, the Board of Visitors approved a preliminary operating budget knowing of the likely need to adjust it once the financial impact of COVID-19 could be better understood.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “I have experienced numerous moments of pride as an educator, including over these past 10 years,” said Gardner. “But honestly, I’m most proud of the students who learned new ways to think in my class and have gone on to apply those ways of thinking far beyond anything I would have ever dreamed possible.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will receive reports on utilities and energy management initiatives, campus sustainability, and the University Ombuds Office, as well as updates on the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia and the university’s strategic plan.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Barksdale has made significant contributions to the fields of elementary education, literacy education, and teacher education. ]]></description>
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