Virginia Tech Engaged Newsletter
Spring 2024
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. ...
Universitywide team to lead Carnegie Community Engagement application
Of the more than 4,000 universities in the country, Virginia Tech is one of only 80 that can claim the community engagement distinction as well as the Carnegie system’s elite “R1” research status.
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Professor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery aims to inspire similar efforts at Virginia Tech , articleRhondda R. Thomas will present a free lecture March 12 to discuss how adopting a collaborative approach to community history at Clemson University has become a beacon for understanding and acknowledging the past. She also will visit the Reynolds Homestead and the Solitude and Fraction houses to share expertise and collaborate with faculty, staff, and community members.
How do you define university engagement?
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“In my view, the purpose of research is for it to be socially — and politically — relevant. It then becomes the trigger for much larger conversations.”
Desirée Poets
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
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Looking for community partners?
Collaboration and partnership with communities are at the center of engaged scholarship. Outreach and International Affairs engagement leaders work every day to develop connections in communities and industries across the commonwealth and beyond. If you are a faculty or staff member seeking to establish a community partnership, we may be able to help. For more information, contact Susan E. Short, associate vice president for engagement, at sshort@vt.edu.
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