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Title	Description	Info
Virginia Tech Rescue Squad elects new 2020-21 officer class with virtual swearing-in ceremony	The rescue squad elects new officers each academic year to lead their members and help advance the campus community’s safety. This year, the squad held a virtual swearing-in ceremony on May 1 to honor and recognize their new leaders.	Date: 05/04/2020
Community conversation addresses fall plans, football, and economics	Leaders from the university, Blacksburg, and Montgomery County discussed the joint effort to handle the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak during an hour-long community conversation held over Zoom on Friday, May 1.	Date: 05/01/2020
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors summer meeting to be held online	The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, June 2, at 1:15 p.m.	Date: 04/30/2020
Transitioning Virginia Tech to a virtual workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic	The university successfully transitioned the majority of functions online; however, unique challenges arose from the change that put the university’s ability to continue operating at risk in this new, largely virtual environment.	Date: 04/30/2020
Aspiring physicians help fight outbreak	A group of third-year medical students has collected more than $4,000 in donations, which has been used to purchase personal protective equipment from manufacturers for local medical professionals. They’ve also been able to collect and donate more than 26,000 pairs of gloves, 1,525 surgical masks, 200 shoe covers, and 848 disinfectant items to eight different facilities in the Roanoke Valley.	Date: 04/30/2020