February 2012
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January 2012
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We recently attended a presentation at Virginia Tech’s Museum of Geosciences where representatives from Northrop Grumman made a gift to support the museum’s newest addition, the OmniGlobe, and the department of geosciences STEM program. We have an article scheduled to be published via VT News on Friday, but until then, here’s a sneak peak of what the OmniGlobe can do.  Pretty...
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Earlier today, Virginia Tech announced that Lumenhaus, the unversity’s award-winning solar house, has received a 2012 AIA Honor Award for Architects from the American Institute of Architecture. This is a very prestigious award - considered one of the highest honors awarded to practicing architects. This marks the first time the organization has ever bestowed the Honor Award to a university...
Jan 13th
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December 2011
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Traditions of Excellence Virginia Tech has many traditions, such as our class ring, our Corps of Cadets, and our emphasis on service. We also have traditions of excellence in discovery, learning, and outreach. These traditions are highlighted in our Office of Annual Giving’s end-of-year video, available above or on our website.
Dec 16th
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Charles W. Steger's letter to the Virginia Tech...
Dear Colleagues, It is with a deep - and regrettably familiar - sense of sadness that I write to you. Once again, the campus and the community we love so well have been visited by senseless violence and tragic loss. Tragedy again struck Virginia Tech in a wanton act of violence when our police officer, Deriek Crouse, was murdered during a routine traffic stop. My heart goes out to his family who...
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November 2011
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In 1992, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets saw its enrollment drop to about 400, the lowest since 1980. In 1995, the corps introduced the Emerging Leader Scholarship program, and enrollment has been on the rise ever since. Meet Sean Grindlay and his “donor parents” Ray and Ellen Thrift. Grindlay is a senior at Virginia Tech and a member of the Corps of Cadets and is the recipients of...
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October 2011
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Dakota Corbliss, a trumpet section leader for the Marching Virginians, leads the “run-on” in rehearsals before the Virginia Tech vs. Miami game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Corbliss, a junior majoring in music within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, carries one of two Yamaha Xeno gold-plated and engraved trumpets donated in memory of former Marching Virginian Chris Osburn.
Oct 21st
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