Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech is launching a centre for higher education innovation to chart new ways to prepare students to solve problems and generate new perspectives in today’s complex world.

The Calhoun Centre for Higher Education Innovation is one of three interrelated initiatives to benefit from a USD20 million gift to the Honours College by Virginia Tech alumnus David Calhoun, a senior managing director for Blackstone and the former CEO of Nielsen.

The gift will also support the development and implementation of curricula for the Calhoun Honours Discovery Programme, a pilot model for collaborative learning within the Honours College that will train graduates for the 21st century’s innovation economy. Of the gift, USD15 million is endowed for Discovery Programme scholarships.

Design of the Discovery Programme pilot initiative began more than a year ago, first with a working group that outlined a vision for the project. The project recently moved into a new phase, with a new team formed to design the initiative in detail.

“An initiative this ambitious would not be possible without extensive collaboration across our university,” said Knox, the Honours College dean. “I appreciate all the partners who are helping make this possible. That includes Dave Calhoun. His generosity makes it possible for us to launch this project at a much larger scale than we could ever have done without him.”

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Virginia Tech is consistently recognized for its value and the quality of its programmes. These rankings represent a few of the broader measures of excellence that the University garners.

International Rankings

• QS World University Rankings: Virginia Tech ranked among the world's best in 21 subjects, March 2017
• Times Higher Education World University Rankings: Virginia Tech remains one of the world's top universities
• QS World University Rankings: Virginia Tech ranked in top 10 percent among 3,500 of the world's best universities
• Centre for World University Rankings: Virginia Tech rises 15 places among world's top 1,000 universities
• National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association: Virginia Tech is among top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. patents

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Virginia Tech offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes and manages a research portfolio of more than USD502 million.

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences explores ways to preserve natural resources and improve the economic prosperity and quality of life for people around the globe.

College of Architecture & Urban Studies

The College of Architecture and Urban Studies offers highly ranked and competitive programmes taught by internationally known faculty who care about student success.

Pamplin College of Business

The College’s offers students many degree programmes accredited by AACSB International.

College of Engineering

Virginia Tech Engineering is working to solve complex global problems through an interdisciplinary and experiential approach. It prepares the next generation of innovative engineers to be a force for change regionally and beyond.

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

The College educates students for change in this dynamic global society. It challenges and provokes critical thinking. It creates.

College of Natural Resources and Environment

With outstanding programmes, ground-breaking research, and local and global community involvement, the College of Natural Resources and Environment is one of the USA’s top natural resource schools.

College of Science

The Virginia Tech College of Science offers students hands-on learning and research to help solve complex issues regionally, and globally.

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

The College is a leading biomedical teaching and research centre.

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

Virginia Tech Carilion improves human health and quality of life by providing leadership in medical education and biomedical and clinical research.

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The University is committed to achieving excellence as a comprehensive land-grant university that makes innovative contributions in learning, discovery, and engagement.

The Research Institutes of Virginia Tech enhance the University's ability to address large-scale research opportunities by crossing traditional disciplinary and college lines.

Its eight institutes provide access to world-class expertise across many disciplines and to the scientific and technical capability of specially equipped, advanced laboratories.

• Biocomplexity Institute
• Fralin Life Science Institute
• Hume Centre
• Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
• Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
• Institute for Society, Culture and Environment
• Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

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Virginia Tech's Housing and Residence Life (HRL) is a large organization which operates 47 on-campus residence halls housing approximately 9,300 residents. More than just a place to sleep, the on-campus experience is enriched by the initiatives and engagement of its resident student staff (such as resident advisors, house supervisors), and its live in professional and para-professional staff (assistant residential learning coordinators, residential learning coordinators) who live in the residence halls. There are faculty principals living within the residential colleges at Ambler Johnston and many other faculty involved in the residential colleges and the living learning communities throughout the residential system. To support such a dynamic environment, HRL has a complete facilities operation (maintenance, housekeeping, lock shop, renovations, fire/safety compliance, warehousing), an occupancy management (assignments & contracting, communications and general services), and a robust conference management area (summer conferences and guest dining plans for groups coming to campus).

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• Provides inclusive communities
• Fosters a culture of learning
• Offers safe, clean, well-maintained living environments
• And has exceptional service

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Student Affairs

The Student Affairs is committed to the growth, development, and achievement of students at Virginia Tech. This organization works closely with academic colleagues to support students as they learn to be successful and effective leaders in the emerging global community.

Student Affairs promotes student learning, life skills, and personal growth through a strong focus on holistic student development and collaborative partnerships that deliver superior service to, and care for students.

International Centre

Cranwell International Centre exists to articulate, advocate, and act in support of international students, amplifying their contributions to the Virginia Tech community and to the advancement of the University as more globally oriented and internationally connected.

Cranwell International Centre, in partnership with other campus colleagues:

• Educates students regarding the development of intercultural competence within the global context
• Engages the campus and broader community with a wide range of intercultural programmes and services
• Enhances awareness of the unique contributions of international students
• Equips international students for success inside and outside the classroom
• Expands opportunities for meaningful interaction between domestic and international student and much more.

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