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.
SPOTLIGHT
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Learning to fly: TRIO Programs’ Talent Search helps aspiring college students look beyond high school , articleFrom planes to palm trees, alligators to algae labs, high schoolers from Southwest Virginia spent nearly a week in Florida navigating a world very different from their own while attending a national conference to explore science careers.
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Reynolds Homestead hosts a splendiferous Seuss celebration , articleWith whimsical wonders and fun galore, the party was one the good doctor would adore! At the historic homestead, the bash was so grand, to launch Dolly’s Imagination Library in Patrick County land.
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Grant fuels project to highlight untold history across Appalachia , articleEmily Satterwhite and Katrina Powell have received a $3 million grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation for a three-year project to work with communities across the state’s Appalachia region to commemorate neglected histories.
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Lynda KingNewport News Center, administrative and program coordinator
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Will SimmonsExecutive Briefing Center, event operations supervisor
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Elaine DensleyRichmond Center, administrative and program manager
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Jazmin Montano AguilarUpward Bound associate director, TRIO Programs
IMPACT
In fiscal year 2022, units within the Office of Engagement made significant contributions to the university and many diverse communities while receiving $5.9 million in external funds and sponsored research.
PARTNERSHIPS
- Catawba Sustainability Center, Roanoke County partner on trail to McAfee Knob
- Center for Economic and Community Engagement helps Roanoke County develop strategic plan
- Continuing and Professional Education partners with Fullstack Academy to bring coding, cybersecurity job training
- ITA International turns to Newport News program to build data analytics workforce
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