Winter 2013

As the university places a greater emphasis on preparing freshmen for the rigors of college life, several college faculty members have risen to the challenge by developing a first year experience program to help students get acquainted with the demands of college classes.

During her career, Peggy reached out with an extraordinary kindness and thoughtfulness that touched the lives of everyone she encountered.

Virginia Tech hosted last spring’s Ecological Society of America’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter annual conference, which focused on disturbed environments and urban forests.

Faculty, students, and alumni came together to share their ideas at the first TEDxVirginiaTech event in November, featuring 21 speakers who shared ideas, insights, and inspiration centered around the theme “knowing.”

The Wood Enterprise Institute (WEI), a student-run entrepreneurial venture that uses a concept-to-marketing business approach, is taking orders for this year’s products.

Meteorology students and program faculty spoke to over 3,000 visitors at the WDBJ WeatherFest in Roanoke last October and participated in the Open House at the National Weather Service’s Blacksburg office in November.

For over 40 years, Virginia Tech has been sending its student Wildland Fire Crew to battle forest fires in Virginia.

Kirwan dedicated many years to researching trees in Virginia as part of the state’s Big Tree Program, which prompted him to co-author the widely acclaimed “Remarkable Trees of Virginia” book.

Timothy Baird, Daniel Catlin, Frank Merry, Yang Shao