Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
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| Alumnus nears $1.5 million in cash and resources donated via virtual dance parties |
Since March, Chris Kopec has used his virtual dance parties to lift the spirits of millions around the globe, while raising funds and resources for a variety of charities. He's nearing the $1.5 million mark with his year-end finale planned for Dec. 5. |
Date:
12/02/2020
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| Pamplin grad on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19 |
Chris Yoder ’98 is chief executive officer of Simple Laboratories, a company he co-founded in 2014. Simple Laboratories is a Chicago-based independent clinical laboratory and has been on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic since day one. |
Date:
12/02/2020
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| How you can help local charities impacted by COVID-19 |
Virginia Tech employees donate to charities every year through the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign. This year has presented unique challenges, and the pandemic has impacted charities and their ability to help communities in need. |
Date:
12/02/2020
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| 'The closest thing to being at the Thanksgiving table' — How these Hokies celebrated Thanksgiving |
Students who spent Nov. 26 in on-campus quarantine and isolation due to COVID-19 enjoyed a special Thanksgiving dinner delivered to their rooms and were invited to gather virtually with fellow Hokies and Student Affairs staff that day. |
Date:
11/29/2020
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| Privacy law expert to weigh personal freedom, public health amid pandemic in Public Fralin Biomedical Research Institute lecture |
Pandemic-driven public health demands are testing Americans’ long- and dearly held notions of privacy, according to Anita Allen, an expert on privacy law and ethics. |
Date:
11/24/2020
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Statements
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| A message from Dean of University Libraries Tyler Walters |
Classes are online and so is the University Libraries. University Libraries Dean Tyler Walters explained many library resources and expertise have already been online, even before we imagined that our lives would change, and our work would become mostly virtual. |
Date:
03/20/2020
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| May commencement ceremonies to move online; senior celebration in Lane Stadium planned for September |
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands acknowledged the mixed emotions he has heard from graduating seniors as the spring semester has been upended — but knowing that graduates and families needed time to plan for commencement activities, and knowing the fluidity of the ongoing pandemic and the responsive measures that the nation is taking, Sands and other university leaders set in motion a plan for a truly memorable celebration in September. |
Date:
03/19/2020
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| Social distancing: Off-campus gatherings prohibited and enforced |
Date:
03/18/2020
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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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