Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
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| Leadership Answers: Q&A with Mike Mulhare |
Leadership Answers is an occasional series that features answers from university leaders on issues related to Virginia Tech's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this first installment, Mike Mulhare, assistant vice president for emergency management, responds to a question regarding data. |
Date:
08/26/2020
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| To all employees: Do your part to limit the spread of COVID-19 |
A message from Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer Dwayne Pinkney and Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke to all faculty, staff, and wage employees. |
Date:
08/25/2020
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| COVID-19 impacts among topics covered during Board of Visitors meeting |
Among the actions taken, the board approved a resolution to demolish Femoyer Hall, a 35,500-gross-square-foot facility constructed in 1949. In addition, board members toured the new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC research facility in Roanoke, the Virginia Tech School of Medicine, and new dairy facilities at Kentland Farm. |
Date:
08/25/2020
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| Dashboard designed to convey snapshot of campus health |
In the two weeks from Aug. 9 to Aug. 23, a total of 9,041 students and employees were tested by Schiffert Health Center, and a total of 21 people tested positive for COVID-19. |
Date:
08/24/2020
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| Virginia Tech historians uncover the facts about masks |
How did Americans’ use of masks during the 1918 flu pandemic compare to today? A team of Virginia Tech researchers dove into the archives and found remarkable parallels. |
Date:
08/24/2020
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Statements
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| Dining Services hours and operations in response to COVID-19 |
Date:
03/18/2020
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| From President Tim Sands: An update on university response to the COVID-19 virus |
Hokie Nation knows the value of assembling in large numbers to support our community. While the power of convening is extraordinary, today we can embrace our fellow Hokies and the members of our communities by respecting social distancing. This is a selfless act. |
Date:
03/17/2020
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| A message to students from Byron Hughes, dean of students |
Like other offices on campus, the Dean of Students Office will be available to you as the semester proceeds. |
Date:
03/16/2020
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| A message from SVP and CBO Dwayne Pinkney |
Efforts to reduce the on-campus population of students and employees support the overall public health goal of limiting the potential spread of the virus. The reduced on-campus population reduces the public health risk for the entire community – including those working on campus and working remotely. |
Date:
03/16/2020
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| A message from Vice President for Human Resources Bryan Garey |
We have received many questions from employees about their options should the coronavirus spread more broadly across Virginia, especially with Friday’s announcement from Gov. Ralph Northam ordering all K-12 schools in the commonwealth to close for a minimum of two weeks. |
Date:
03/15/2020
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