Category Archives: On Campus
Virginia Tech international music festival to feature opera, chamber music
The mountains of Blacksburg will come alive with music this summer as luminaries from the opera and chamber music worlds gather to coach and mentor a new generation of superstar performers. The two-week festival — Viva Virginia — starts June 21 and includes concerts, lectures, and master classes open to the public. Continue reading
Virginia Tech Recreational Sports partners with HotHand Wireless to offer a way to access information anywhere
Accessing the latest Virginia Tech Recreational Sports news is now being made easier by a partnership with HotHand Wireless. Continue reading
Researchers engage communities to support women in information technology careers
After year one of a five-year grant intended to support the education of young women about careers in information technology in the Appalachian region, Virginia Tech researchers report that their project has impacted 365 people; or one person per day. Continue reading
Researchers move closer to understanding chaotic motion of a solid body in a fluid
In a paper appearing in the Feb. 24 issue of the “Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A,” Virginia Tech Engineering Science and Mechanics Professor Hassan Aref, and his colleague Johan Roenby at the Technical University of Denmark shed new light on the chaotic motion of a solid body moving through a fluid. Continue reading
Virginia governor to speak at international trade workshop on March 3
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will speak on March 3 at a workshop on international trade of agricultural products in Norfolk, Va. The governor’s remarks at the conference’s opening luncheon will be his first major speech on agricultural issues since assuming office as the commonwealth’s top elected official. Continue reading
Recreational Sports receives NIRSA Creative Excellence Awards
The Virginia Recreational Sports Department recently received recognition as a National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Creative Excellence Award recipient. Continue reading
2010 Learning Technologies Update available online
From: Judy Alford, Learning Technology
The 2010 Learning Technologies Update is available at http://www.lt.vt.edu/publications/2010_LT_Update.pdf
In this issue:
- ePortfolio Growth Across the University and the
Country - Preparation for the QEP: A Shared Faculty
Development Opportunity - VT STARS Program Impact Summary
- InnovationSpace
- Space Camp: Student Digital Media Workshops
For more information, contact Judy Alford at (540) 231-2309.















