Virginia Tech Engaged
VIRGINIA TECH ENGAGED
Raising awareness and elevating engaged scholarship
At Virginia Tech, engagement is in our DNA.
It’s at the core of Virginia Tech’s tripartite land-grant mission of teaching and learning, research and discovery, and outreach and engagement, and Hokies are helping create real solutions and positive impacts across the commonwealth and beyond.
Virginia Tech to host ESC conference
What: 25th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference
When: Oct. 6-9, 2025
Where: The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
Call for proposals: Submissions are open through March 31.
SPOTLIGHT
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Virginia Tech Agricultural Research and Extension Centers set 2025 field days , articleHeld at 11 centers across the commonwealth, field days put the latest agricultural research and innovation directly into the hands of Virginians.
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Everyday Ut Prosim: How engineering student Omar Almasri serves at the Engagement Center for Creative Aging , articleThe biological systems engineering senior isn't just a volunteer at Virginia Tech’s Engagement Center for Creative Aging. For the older adult participants, he's a dear friend — and the feeling is mutual.
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Battlefield tourism research puts graduate assistants on the front lines , articleStudents gain valuable field experience while helping the Center for Economic and Community Engagement study battlefield tourism’s economic impact in the Shenandoah Valley.
What does it mean to be a community-engaged university?
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ENGAGED VOICES
Engagement leaders across Virginia Tech work every day to develop connections in communities and industries across the commonwealth and beyond.
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In fiscal year 2024, units within the Office of Engagement made significant contributions to the university and many diverse communities while receiving $14.9 million in external funds and sponsored research.
PARTNERSHIPS
- CECE partnership with Mount Rogers Workforce Board helps address rural workforce challenges
- National Security Insitute partners with Northrop Grumman to tackle data security challenges
- Clemson, Virginia Tech faculty join forces to uncover legacy of slavery
- Virginia Tech, Boeing partner to empower students in human-centered problem solving
AWARDS
- Apply for a University Libraries Belonging and Wellness Committee project grant
- Extension agents from 21 counties honored with 2025 Land Grant University Award
- Dorothy McCargo Freeman receives Virginia 4-H Emerald Clover Award for lifelong commitment to youth
- Transportation institute awarded nearly $1 million in trucking education grants
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