Virginia Tech is escalating its efforts to serve the Southside and southern Piedmont areas of Virginia by adding the Reynolds Homestead Continuing Education Center in Patrick County to the roster of university programs administered in the region. Effective July 1, the director of the homestead will report to Timothy W. Franklin, director of university outreach programs for Southside, in Danville. The change, which places the homestead within the university's Outreach and International Affairs, is part of a strategic initiative to consolidate administration of the university's programs that serve the public.