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        <title>Governance Corner Vol. 9 now available</title>
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        <title>A career of service: Kim O’Rourke to retire after 48 years at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ O’Rourke’s career reflects a deep connection to Virginia Tech. After nearly five decades at the university, she is set to retire this year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Whole Health Consortium turns ideas into action to support health in rural Virginia</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ More than 150 participants gathered for the Whole Health Consortium&#39;s third annual meeting to build partnerships, share ideas, and develop collaborative solutions, with seven teams receiving flash funding to advance projects focused on health and well-being in rural Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <title>A message from President Tim Sands</title>
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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[ 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>
        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Whole Health consortium advances mental, rural, and technology research </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Six teams received funding to accelerate innovative, community-engaged research in mental health, rural health, and technology. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Experts available: partial government shutdown, social media lawsuits, fourth anniversary of Ukraine War</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news, including the partial shutdown over homeland security funding, social media companies on trial in child addiction cases, the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu ]]></description>
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        <title>Experts discuss ramifications of court cases addressing social media addiction in children </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A trial has gotten underway in California that accuses corporate giants Meta and YouTube of intentionally engineering their products to make children become addicted. Virginia Tech social media expert Megan Duncan and political communications expert Cayce Myers discuss the possible impacts of the case and the wider implications for consumers and public policy.  ]]></description>
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        <title>University Policy Updates: September to December 2025</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University policy updates, revised September to December 2025 ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:34:36 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Experts examine issues raised by the U.S. extraction of the Venezuelan president </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/Venezuela-Nicolas-Maduro-extraction-US-Trump-Congress-experts.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has raised complex questions about foreign policy, executive authority, and long-term regional stability, according to to Virginia Tech political scientists Paul Avey and Karen Hult. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:30:12 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>What to know about speech on campus</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/11/what-to-know-about-speech-on-campus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech community is responsible for respecting conditions that preserve the freedom to learn. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:45:17 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University policies revised from June to August 2025 are included in this update. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University policies revised from March to May 2025 are included in this update. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>House votes to pass Trump-endorsed tax bill, political expert discusses </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/Big-Beautiful-Bill-Trump-Johnson-House-vote.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A bill advancing tax cuts and border security measures, endorsed by President Donald Trump, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a single vote after an all-night session. Political scientist Karen Hult can discuss the significance of the bill’s progress and possible consequences of the bill’s content.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:30:34 -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>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>A message from President Tim Sands </title>
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        <title>Shared governance in action: The staff perspective</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At Virginia Tech, the shared governance system among faculty, staff, administrative and professional faculty, undergraduate students, and graduate students allows community members to be heard and represented. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:31:00 -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>
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        <title>Board approves New Business Building, sets tuition at quarterly meeting</title>
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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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        <description><![CDATA[ University policies revised from November 2024 to February 2025 are included in this update. ]]></description>
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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>
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        <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>
        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>The precedents for Trump’s and Biden’s use of pardon power, expert discusses</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 24 hours between the end of former President Joe Biden’s administration and the start of President Donald Trump’s second term saw unusual uses of a president’s constitutional power to pardon. Virginia Tech political expert Karen Hult discussed historical precedents for these pardons and what effects they could have on the partisan and governing landscape. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Everyday Ut Prosim: How police officer John Tarter serves at the Christmas Store</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/12/provost-ut-prosim-christmas-store-john-tarter.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Montgomery County Christmas Store shared some seasonal magic with low-income residents this week — but it takes Tarter and a handful of other core volunteers the better part of year to make the holidays so merry and bright. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s governance system allows community members to be heard and represented. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 06:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>University Policy Updates: August 2024 to October 2024</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The following university policies were updated between August 2024 to October 2024. Both substantive and technical updates are included below. Note: The most recent updates to a posted policy can be found at the end of that policy under “Approvals and Revisions.” Please read to learn more.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:45:06 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Research growth highlighted at Board of Visitors meeting</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/11/bov-overview-nov-2024.html</link>
        <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>
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Diplomacy needed to deescalate war between Israel and Iran’s proxies, expert explains  </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/10/Israel-Iran-proxy-wars-expert.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel arrived with no sign of a cease-fire agreement, and multiple signs that the fighting could expand to multiple fronts and go on for years — but if diplomacy can separate the coalition organized against Israel, opportunity exists to deescalate.  Virginia Tech global affairs expert Ariel Ahram answered more questions about the expanding conflict and what a solution will require.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:44 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Drone integration efforts lead to industry first</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/09/drone-integration-efforts-lead-to-industry-first.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech researchers helped conduct the first ever demonstration and validation of a Remote Identification-based detect and avoid system for drone versus drone encounters. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Progress toward university priorities highlights quarterly board meeting </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/08/bov-wrapup-august2024.html</link>
        <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>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>University Policy Updates: March 2024 to July 2024</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University policies were updated between March 2024 to July 2024. The most recent updates to a posted policy can be found at the end of that policy under “Approvals and Revisions.”  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:38:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors names new and returning faculty and staff representatives</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/07/adv-boardofvisitorsrepresentativesnewandreturning.html</link>
        <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>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Board of Visitors sets university budget, compensation plans for upcoming fiscal year</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06/bov-june-meeting-overview.html</link>
        <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>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 10-11</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06/bov-june-meeting-preview.html</link>
        <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>
        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Leslie Orellana, William Poland named 2024-25 Board of Visitors’ student representatives</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/05/adv-newstudentrepsforboardofvisitors.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Both will serve one-year terms to represent and voice student perspectives to the board.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 12:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to hold virtual meeting May 8</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/05/bov-meeting-may824.html</link>
        <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>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 17:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors sets tuition and fees for 2024-25</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04/bov-tuition-ay-24-25.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The board approved a 2.9 percent increase in tuition for resident and nonresident undergraduate students for the 2024-25 year after considerable discussion and deliberation to seek a balance between access and affordability to the students and families who must bear this cost with preserving the quality of a Virginia Tech degree. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Board of Visitors sets tuition and fees, honors three faculty members as Alumni Distinguished Professors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04/bov-spring-meeting-overview.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Anthony Kwame Harrison, Raman Kumar, and Patricia Raun were recognized with the preeminent faculty appointment that demonstrates extraordinary accomplishments and academic citizenship through substantive scholarly contributions across all three of Virginia Tech’s core mission areas of teaching, research or creative activity, and engagement. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet April 8-9</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/03/bov-spring-meeting-2024.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members will receive reports or updates on the university’s Global Distinction initiative, information technology, and agricultural facilities, and will consider a resolution on 2024-25 tuition and fee rates.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>University policy updates: Revised November 2023 – February 2024</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/policy-and-governance0.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ These university policies were updated between November 2023 and February 2024. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:56:57 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Protecting older populations through policy</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/03/pam-teaster-aging-policy-fellowship.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Pamela Teaster is currently serving as a 2023-24 fellow of the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship program and will help develop legislation to protect older Americans.    ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Board of Visitors to consider 2024-25 tuition and fees at April 9 meeting; virtual public comment opportunity scheduled for March 26</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/03/bov-virtual-spring-meeting.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In advance of the April board meeting, Virginia Tech will provide a virtual public comment opportunity on Tuesday, March 26, at 11 a.m.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Championing collaboration in the invasive alien species space</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/02/flsi-invasives-species-all-around-us.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb. 26-March 3, invasive species experts, including those at Virginia Tech&#39;s Invasive Species Working Group, will come together with government officials and agency leaders to discuss prevention and management priorities.  ]]></description>
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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>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Do you know what&#39;s happening with the University&#39;s governance system and how to get involved? ]]></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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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:51:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ About 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County community members who want to keep the traditions of the former liberal arts college alive. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University policy updates, revised October 2022 to March 2023 ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:03:23 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Update to Policy 4815: Minors at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Policy 4815: Minors at Virginia Tech has been revised. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Update to Policy 3400: Administering Privately-funded Scholarships and Awards Managed by Virginia Tech</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Shared governance at Virginia Tech has undergone a recent evolution, adding two new senates, establishing a University Council Cabinet, and more. Here’s what you need to know about what changed — and how you can make yourself heard.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Industrial design students and Virginia Tech faculty spent a recent Friday helping UTS Systems LLC  manufacture 50 military-grade backpacks that will be given to people struggling with substance use disorder and housing insecurity.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Working with Virginia Tech&#39;s Institute of Policy and Governance, students majoring in Industrial Design over several years have developed a backpack for the Connection to Care opioid crisis response program. The students traveled to Fairfield, Virginia to produce 50 prototype backpacks in collaboration with UTS Systems, a manufacturer of military grade shelters. The bags are intended to address the needs of individuals who are housing insecure or struggling with substance misuse, and will be given to the Drop-In Center in Roanoke, Virginia to be field tested so students can learn if improvements need to be made. ]]></description>
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        <title>Lauren Augustine joins Office of Government and Community Relations</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Augustine, a 2009 graduate of Virginia Tech, will be serving as a connection point for Northern Virginia elected officials and community leaders to engage with the university, including on issues related to the Innovation Campus, the National Security Institute, and other Virginia Tech initiatives and priorities in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area in her new role ]]></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>
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        <title>Online tutorials, resources on revised university shared governance system now available</title>
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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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        <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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        <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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        <title>How to lease off-campus spaces for university departments</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Committee members will review and discuss the current committee structure of the board. ]]></description>
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        <title>Holli Drewry to represent administrative and professional faculty for Board of Visitors</title>
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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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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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