We Remember

Gary Kirk named director of Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The center is known for spearheading university-wide volunteer activities and adding value to the student experience by offering ingenious service opportunities.

MLK Day Care Facelift initiates independent service project

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships at Virginia Tech is hosting its annual MLK Day Care Facelift in association with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 celebration week.

iCAN supports local hunger relief organizations

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships' 2011 Fall Day of Service event, iCAN, raised over 5,200 pounds of food, equaling over $1,000 in monetary value to benefit several local hunger relief agencies.

SERVE welcomes its largest class for the 2011-2012 school year

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The number of students has nearly doubled the numbers from last year, including more actively involved returning students.

Canned food sculpture competition will benefit local hunger relief organizations

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The canned food sculpture extravaganza will take place Saturday, Sept. 24, in the Commonwealth Ballroom.

Jerzy Nowak honored with emeritus status

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2000, Nowak served as department head of horticulture, providing strong leadership, clear vision, and enthusiasm that led to increased scholarship within the department.

Virginia Tech professors publish research on posttraumatic stress

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In the months after the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech, two professors administered a survey to assess posttraumatic stress among students. The findings were recently published in the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, published by the American Psychological Association.

Virginia Tech's Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention changes leadership

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

After serving three years as founding director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech, Professor Jerzy Nowak is retiring and passing the leadership baton to colleague James Hawdon.

Refugee resettlement project wins Governor's volunteerism award

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Roanoke-based Virginia Tech Pilot Street Project/Coalition for Refugee Resttlement -- which helps resettled refugees transition into their new home -- has been given the 2011 Governor's Volunteerism and Community Service Award.

Video: Arab Fest at Virginia Tech celebrates Mideast culture, life of Reema Samaha

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Culture, music, and the arts are celebrated during Arab Fest, where Samaha discusses plans for a cultural center to be established on campus.

SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE: 3.2 Mile Run in Remembrance canceled due to severe weather forecast

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Runners and event volunteers should not report.

Virginia Tech, partners to sponsor community events for Week of the Young Child

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnership will join with local organizations to sponsor events for The Week of the Young Child, which will run from through April 16.

Boy Scouts and Hokies plan day full of education and sports on April 9

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Hundreds of Boy Scouts will be learning more than just survival skills when they visit the Virginia Tech campus for Scout Day with the Hokies on Saturday, April 9.

Donna R. Brown named executive director of New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority has named Donna R. Brown as its first executive director effective May 1.

Kenneth R. Feinberg to deliver 2011 University Commencement Address

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Kenneth R. Feinberg, best known for serving as the special master of the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, will address Virginia Tech's Class of 2011 during University Commencement exercises Friday, May 13.

Expressions of Remembrance to afford opportunities for reflection

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

As Virginia Tech's 2011 Day of Remembrance draws closer, a complete schedule of events has been set.

Share your photos from your '32 for 32' service project

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

As part of the "32 for 32" service initiative, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are invited to share photographs documenting their service projects.

'32 for 32' service project honors lives lost on April 16 and their commitment to helping others

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

As the Virginia Tech prepares for its 2011 Day of Remembrance, all students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and friends are being asked to pledge 32 hours of community service in honor of the 32 lives lost on April 16, 2007.

Thousands are expected to participate in third annual 3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The third annual 3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance will be held on Saturday, April 16, as the Virginia Tech community remembers and honors the 32 individuals who were lost in 2007.

Planning continues for 2011 Day of Remembrance

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

A variety of activities and opportunities for reflection will be held as Virginia Tech holds its 2011 Day of Remembrance on Saturday, April 16.

Regional notification feature now allows VT Alerts messages to be targeted to six regions across commonwealth

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech students, staff, and faculty may now receive VT Phone Alerts messages and university (vt.edu) e-mail notifications specifically targeted to university facilities in six key regions across Virginia -- National Capital Region, Abingdon, Danville, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Roanoke -- as well as the Blacksburg campus.

Violence-prevention summit at Virginia Tech tackles bullying, gender-based violence, more

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Bullying in schools, aggression in the workplace, violence against women -- all are complex problems. On Nov. 12 and 13, Virginia Tech hosts a gathering to make recommendations about violence prevention.

Planning underway for 2011 Day of Remembrance

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Several student leaders are spending their summer in Blacksburg to work on plans for the 2011 Day of Remembrance.

Statement by Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger on passing of George Steinbrenner

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The following is a statement by Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger on the passing of George Steinbrenner.

New Virginia Tech website educates university community regarding campus safety issues

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech has launched its new threat assessment website, providing the university community with a new resource regarding campus safety issues.

Bucharest street to be named in honor of Romanian-American Virginia Tech Professor Liviu Librescu

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The street in front of the new U.S. Embassy compound in Bucharest, Romania, will be named after Virginia Tech Professor Liviu Librescu, who sacrificed his own life to save his students on April 16, 2007.

Academic and inspirational events planned for Virginia Tech's 2010 Day of Remembrance

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

What makes some people more resilient to tragedy than others? How did this region's social-services organizations work together after April 16, 2007? How did that response compare to what happened in other places struck by tragedies of their own?

Art project that stresses community connections is one of many campus events during university's Day of Remembrance

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Deepu George said he didn't have Virginia Tech's April 16 Day of Remembrance in mind when he started organizing a community arts project that will be one of that day's featured events on campus.

April 16 Memorial Bench dedication scheduled for April 15

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech will honor the community of survivors of April 16, 2007.

Letter from Senior Vice President and Provost Mark McNamee to the university community regarding 2010 Day of Remembrance

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The following is a letter from Senior Vice President and Provost Mark McNamee.

J.W. Grant named first Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

J.W. "Wally" Grant, professor of engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and former director of the Virginia Tech Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, has been named the university's first Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

April 16 Memorial Bench dedication scheduled

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech will honor the community of survivors of April 16, 2007.

3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance to be held on Virginia Tech's 2010 Day of Remembrance

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The second annual 3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance will be among the many events to be a part of Virginia Tech's 2010 Day of Remembrance on Friday, April 16, 2010.

University announces preliminary schedule for 2010 Day of Remembrance

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A preliminary schedule of public events and campus activities has been announced as Virginia Tech plans for its 2010 Day of Remembrance.

Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics present exhibit by local artist

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech's Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention and the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the College of Engineering announce the next installment in an ongoing series of art exhibits to be displayed in the second floor west wing hallway of Norris Hall.

Virginia Tech dedicates Emily Jane Hilscher Student Lounge in Litton-Reaves Hall

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A generous donation to Virginia Tech has made possible a lasting tribute to a student lost during the tragic events of April 16, 2007. The university has named a student lounge in Litton-Reaves Hall in honor of Emily Jane Hilscher.

Virginia Tech to host forum on threat assessment implementation, best practices

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In order to help Virginia colleges and universities develop and adopt organizational structures charged with the prevention of violence on campus, Virginia Tech will host a educational forum on campus threat assessment teams, case management, policies, and procedures.

Virginia Tech to conduct partial test of VT Alerts Monday, Nov. 23

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech will conduct a partial test of its VT Alerts system on Monday, Nov. 23 at 10 a.m. for the Blacksburg campus.

Student engagement center named in memory of Liviu Librescu

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Engineering Science and Mechanics Student Engagement Center, one of the six new rooms created when Virginia Tech renovated and re-opened the second floor of the west (short) wing of Norris Hall, has been renamed in memory of Liviu Librescu, one of the 32 faculty and students who lost their lives on April 16, 2007.

Virginia Tech names biomechanics laboratory in memory of Kevin P. Granata

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The new biomechanics research laboratory located in room 208 of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech has been named the Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Laboratory as an enduring tribute to the late engineering professor who lost his life on April 16, 2007.

Virginia Tech to conduct test of VT Alerts Thursday, Oct. 1

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech will conduct a full-scale test of its VT Alerts system on Thursday, Oct. 1 for the Blacksburg campus. The test will occur between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Burden Boat Project invites participants to symbolically release burdens

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center on the Virginia Tech campus is hosting a interactive art project and exhibit, called the Burden Boat Project, this fall.

Virginia Tech statement on the release of Cho mental health records

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech is pleased that the Seung Hui Cho estate executor and the Cho family have agreed to Virginia Tech's request to make public counseling records from the Virginia Tech Cook Counseling Center.

University launches VT Desktop Alerts which leverages the Internet to enhance emergency notification

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech has further enhanced its emergency notification system with the introduction of the VT Desktop Alerts application — a software module that puts any supported computer connected to the internet in contact with the university’s emergency notification system.

Professor Jesus de la Garza honored as distinguished professor by Construction Industry Institute

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Jesus M. de la Garza, the Vecellio Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, will be honored with a Distinguished Professor award by the Construction Industry Institute (CII).

University's civil and environmental engineering department uses art and renovated space to honor victims of April 16, 2007

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The summer 2009 dedication of renovated space on the second floor of Patton Hall, home to several of the civil and environmental engineering students who lost their lives on April 16, 2007, as well as their professor G.V. Loganathan, "was the culmination of two years of effort in the department to honor the victims," said William A. Knocke, civil and environmental engineering professor and department head.

University unveils wooden sculpture honoring lives of April 2007 tragedy

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech officials today dedicated a wooden sculpture from West Virginia University honoring those who lost their lives in the April 16, 2007, tragedy. The carved monument stands outside the entrance of the College of Natural Resources' Cheatham Hall on the Blacksburg campus.

Jamie Bishop: A Retrospective on display in Blacksburg April 15 to July 14

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Jamie Bishop: A Retrospective, an exhibition of graphic designs and photographs by Jamie Bishop, the Virginia Tech German instructor who died on April 16, 2007, in Norris Hall, will be on display in Blacksburg starting April 15 through July 14.

Marching Virginians team with Town of Blacksburg, Community Housing Partners to build house in honor of Ryan Clark

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's Marching Virginians, The Town of Blacksburg, and the Community Housing Partners will be teaming up to build a home for a family in Blacksburg. The house will be built in memory of former Marching Virginians band member, Ryan Clark, who was lost on April 16, 2007.

Corps of cadets receive 2009 Governor's Volunteerism and Community Service Award

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has won the 2009 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Award in the Government/Education category.