Virginia Tech Engaged
VIRGINIA TECH ENGAGED
Raising awareness and elevating engaged scholarship
At Virginia Tech, engagement is in our DNA.
It’s at the core of Virginia Tech’s tripartite land-grant mission of teaching and learning, research and discovery, and outreach and engagement, and Hokies are helping create real solutions and positive impacts across the commonwealth and beyond.
Virginia Tech to host Engagement Scholarship Consortium conference
When: Oct. 6-9, 2025
Where: The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
Why Attend? ESC's annual gathering is a place for engaging conversations about the many ways that we work collaboratively to define and build social and economic prosperity.
SPOTLIGHT
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Community partnerships help Roanoke-based counselor education program bridge mental health care gaps , articleMaster’s degree students at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center increase the region’s access to mental health services while also getting a “heavy dose of reality” through experiences with at-risk youth, underserved communities, and local schools.
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Virginia Cooperative Extension helps communities rebuild after Hurricane Helene , articleIn 21 Southwest Virginia communities hardest hit by the storm, Virginia Cooperative Extension is leading relief efforts and supporting agriculture — Virginia’s largest private industry.
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Community embedded ecologist helps bridge gap between researchers and locals , articleHaldre Rogers has been researching the impact of the invasive brown tree snake on the limestone forests of Guam for 22 years. Through this, she has learned the value of working with local and Indigenous people.
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Outreach and International Affairs engagement leaders work every day to develop connections in communities and industries across the commonwealth and beyond.
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In fiscal year 2024, units within the Office of Engagement made significant contributions to the university and many diverse communities while receiving $14.9 million in external funds and sponsored research.
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