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The Board of Visitors is the governing authority for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Board is composed of 14 members, 13 of whom are appointed by the Governor. The 14th member is the President of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who serves ex officio. In addition, there are four non-voting representatives to the board, representing faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students.
Public Comment on Tuition and Fees
Virginia Tech will hold a workshop with public comment period when any type of tuition increase is proposed. The Board of Visitors is now receiving comments. Prior to the workshop, review the Proposed Tuition and Fee Changes and Public Comment Guidelines.
Monday, March 8, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.
Assembly Hall at Holtzman Alumni Center
901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Submit a Comment Register to Speak
The deadline for registering to speak is Friday, March 5, 2021 at 11:59pm. The deadline for submitting a comment is Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 11:59pm.
2020-2021 Virginia Tech Board of Visitors
Front Row (left to right): Charles T. "C. T." Hill; L. Chris Petersen; Timothy D. Sands – President; Letitia A. Long –Rector; Sharon Brickhouse Martin;
Middle Row (left to right): Preston M. White; Paolo Fermin – Undergraduate Student Representative; Serena Young – Staff Representative; Robert Weiss – Faculty Representative; Carrie H. Chenery; Kim O'Rourke – Secretary
Back Row (left to right):Shelley S. Barlow; Greta J. Harris; Horacio A. Valeiras; Phil Miskovic – Graduate Student Representative; Melissa B. Nelson
Not pictured:Edward H. "Ed" Baine – Vice-Rector; Anna L. James; Mehul P. Sanghani; Jeffrey E. Veatch
Christina Franusich photo
Dennis H. Treacy and G. Gilmer Minor III column: A year of great progress, and more work to do
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G. Gilmer Minor III & Dennis H. Treacy column: GROWTH4VA seeks to build partnership for higher ed
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Petrine: Efficiency and affordability go hand-in-hand, Roanoke Times
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Liang Tan named Curling Faculty Fellow of Accounting and Information Systems
Tan, assistant professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was recently named the Curling Faculty Fellow in Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Sherwood Clements named William and Mary Alice Park Junior Faculty Fellow
Clements, who will join the Virginia Tech faculty in the fall of 2022 as a collegiate associate professor in the Pamplin College of Business, has received the William and Mary Alice Park Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Ms. Kim O'Rourke
Secretary of the Board of Visitors
319 Burruss Hall (0125)
E-mail: bov@vt.edu
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