Virginia Tech, the spirit
of discovery, the drive to improve,
to invent.
This dedicated community is committed to reimagining the future
through the hands-on, minds-on,
power of innovation.
I think one of the really powerful things about the classroom is the excitement of discovery.
When they leave my class, I want them to have higher standards for what they expect of themselves.
It’s really great to work with a professor who really cares about me
and my future and the classes that I’m taking.
You can never have a closed, narrow mind about leadership because
someone is going to come by and present this new idea to you and it’s going to change your view of everything completely.
At Virginia Tech, we provide our students with transformational educational experiences.
We work with them in the classroom, in the laboratory,
and then out here in this natural lab.
We go from ideas to investigation to discovery.
Hands-on, minds-on learning stimulates curiosity, inspires creativity, and leads to solutions.
For a meteorology major, the storm chase is the ultimate experience.
Being out in the field is really one of the only places we have to apply what we learn in the class room.
Doing research is challenging and you are solving something that no one else has ever solved before.
I hope our students leave the laboratory with
not only knowledge in their head, but also the passion, the heart, and the skill in their hands.
We believe in educating the whole student.
In the design and build lab students realize built works of architecture, from conception to realization.
Our students worked on this amphitheater throughout an entire school year.
This is a life changing experience for students because
they get to see the positive impact that their knowledge and skills can have on a community.
Virginia Tech scholarship and research are truly transforming the future.
Someone told me once that no one would be able to solve the cancer problem,
so I said I will.
This is my dream; it’s truly a matter of time.
We are working to reduce the risk of concussion from professional athletes, to college, all the way to children.
What working on a team allows you to do is tackle bigger projects.
Different team members have different expertise
that really allows you to achieve better and greater goals.
In my research we are using unmanned, aerial vehicles
to sample microorganisms traveling 10s to 100s of meters
above the surface of the earth.
As part of my undergraduate research experience, I shadowed in the neonatal intensive care unit.
So now, I’m working on a project involving cerebral palsy in infants.
I’m creating electrical sensors using excelorameters to be able to diagnose cerebral palsy earlier,
so that these babies can get the help they need sooner.
From the arts,
to the creative integration of the arts and technology,
to international collaborations and sustainability,
the people of Virginia Tech are forging
a better future,
making driving safer,
making our water cleaner,
improving vaccines to combat disease,
understanding the dynamics of ecosystems and public health in Africa,
and exploring the depths of the human brain.
Ut Prosim, That I May Serve,
our motto embodies the significance of service
at the heart of the Virginia Tech community.
As a cancer survivor I live out Ut Prosim, by giving back through Relay for Life.
It is the largest collegiate relay in the world, and it raises money for the American Cancer Saociety.
The Cooperative Extension takes research based knowledge
across the state to Virginians to help them improve their businesses,
our communities, and their lives.
I’ve lived out Ut Prosim globally by being a community volunteer in East Africa,
by volunteering with a health team in Central America,
and also contributing to a hurricane recovery in Mississippi.
All of us live out Ut Prosim every single day, so when I go to these middle schools,
it’s so fantastic to be able to share with them that even though I can’t walk,
I’m still someone that can go out there and help other people.
When one of my good friends recommended that we carry me
four miles roundtrip on a hike up a mountain
that was probably the truest definitions of Ut Prosim that I’ve ever experienced.
Hokie spirit, is an unbreakable bond connecting
all who share the Virginia Tech experience.
It guides us as we expand the boundaries of discovery,
working everyday with purpose and
passion to improve the world around us.
We are Virginia Tech, and we invent the future.