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  • ACC International Academic Collaborative receives special award
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-06-14)
    The Atlantic Coast Conference's new International Academic Collaborative (ACC/IAC) has been singled out by the New York-based Institute of International Education (IIE) for a special award for innovation in international education.
  • ACC members hold first international education conference
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-11-08)
    On Nov. 4, the Atlantic Coast Conference colleges and universities concluded their first International Academic Collaboration (IAC) conference--and everyone was a winner.
  • ACC members shift focus from sports to international education for conference Nov. 3-4
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-10-26)
    The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) colleges and universities will hold their first International Academic Collaboration (IAC) conference Nov. 3-4 at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center on the Virginia Tech campus.
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    ACC Scholarships support two students with studies in France, Egypt
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-12-13)
    Two Virginia Tech students are currently studying abroad after receiving $1,000 ACC International Academic Collaborative (ACC/IAC) Scholarships to help underwrite expenses.
  • Alexander joins The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center staff
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-03-09)
    Raymond Alexander has been named director of food and beverage at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.
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    Anders appointed director of Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-11-09)
    Long-time Virginia Tech employee Charlotte L. Anders is the new director of the Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center in Virginia Beach, Va., one of the university's five Commonwealth Campus Centers that offer graduate, continuing and professional education, and other lifelong learning programs.
  • Appalachian Regional Commission Selects Virginia Tech Team To Do Targeted Economic Development Assistance
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-02-07)
    The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has chosen a team from Virginia Tech to provide special targeted assistance for local economic development in Dickenson and Wise counties in Virginia. The new program, called Technical Assistance to Distressed Communities, will provide local leaders with the opportunity to identify and implement a project of critical local concern with the help of the Virginia Tech team at no cost to the communities.
  • Auschwitz Survivor To Speak At Virginia Tech During Holocaust Awareness Week
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-04-02)
    Edith Eva Eger, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, will be the keynote speaker for the 2003 Holocaust Awareness Week, which will be observed April 4-9 at Virginia Tech. Eger will give her talk on April 8 at 7 p.m. in the Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center auditorium on the Tech campus. The event is open to the public and is free.
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference for educators, parents, and psychologist
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-02-02)
    A conference designed to assist those who are supporting students from preschool through high school with autism spectrum disorders including Asperger's syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified PDD-NOS or atypical autism, will be held March 30 and 31, at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Va. Registration for the conference is $65 for both days and covers breaks, lunch, and materials.
  • Bernhard named director of Continuing and Professional Education
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-02-02)
    Mark Bernhard of Blacksburg, Va., formerly with Penn State University's Conferences and Institutes division, has joined Virginia Tech as director of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE), part of Virginia Tech's Office of Outreach Program Development.
  • Biotechnology training for teachers and undergraduate college faculty to be offered July 14-17
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-12-07)
    Educators just starting to teach biotechnology and veterans in the field who would like to learn about the latest developments in the field will gather on the Virginia Tech campus July 14-17 for the Biotechnology 2004 Educators' Conference sponsored by the university's Fralin Biotechnology Center. Sessions at the conference are geared to middle school, high school, community college, and four-year college educators.
  • Black History Month 2005 to focus on "African Diaspora"
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-01-19)
    "The African Diaspora" is the theme of the 2005 Black History Month observances at Virginia Tech, which will feature talks by noted scholars, films, theatrical performances, discussions, a formal dinner, and a beauty pageant. Programs, most of which are free and open to the public, actually begin with Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorations and continue until the end of February.
  • Black History Month at Virginia Tech to Mark 50th Anniversary of
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-02-21)
    Two distinguished African American women -- author, educator, and rapper Sister Souljah and Belle S. Whelan, Virginia's Secretary of Education -- will deliver keynote addresses during Virginia Tech•À_ó»s observance of Black History Month.
  • "The Boondocks" Cartoonist To Speak At Va Tech During Black History Month
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-02-03)
    Aaron McGruder, "The Boondocks" cartoonist, will be the keynote speaker for Virginia Tech's Black History Month observances. McGruder will deliver his address, "What's the Color of Funny? Race, Society, and the Comics," on Thursday, February 6, at 7 p.m. in the Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center. A reception will follow in the Black Student Center, also in Squires.
  • Brian E. Warren Named Assistant Vice President For Student Affairs
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-06-12)
    Brian E. Warren, formerly the director of Cook Counseling Center and the Schiffert Health Center, has been named assistant vice president for student affairs. This promotion recognizes his new leadership responsibilities for two additional departments which now report to him, Career Services and Services for Students with Disabilities.
  • Business, industry, government preview energy research at Virginia Tech Showcase
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-11-06)
    The Nov. 29-30 Energy Research Engagement Showcase offers business and community leaders the opportunity to learn about more than 300 energy-related activities at Virginia Tech, as well as energy efforts by faculty members at other public universities in Virginia.
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    'Caring hands' reach out to others in service
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2008-04-17)
    Following the events of April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech's Adult Day Services activity director, Ila Schepisi channeled her active seniors' overwhelming desire to give back to the community and formed the Caring Hands organization.
  • Center For European Studies And Architecture Slated For Greater Role In University's Educational Strategies
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-04-30)
    Due to the importance of improved global understanding, university administrators are restructuring Virginia Tech's Center for European Studies and Architecture (CESA) in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, with the goal of making the center part of the educational experience for more undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Certificate program in meeting and event planning to be offered spring 2009
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2008-08-21)
    Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education will again offer a four-weekend-long certificate program in meeting and event planning in spring 2009. This is the second time the program will be available since its inaugural offering in 2008.
  • Certificate program in meeting and event planning to be offered spring 2009
    Felker, Susan B. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2009-02-13)
    Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education will again offer a four-weekend-long certificate program in meeting and event planning in spring 2009. This is the second time the program will be available since its inaugural offering in 2008.