Admissions settles into new home
September 5, 2011
There aren’t second chances when it comes to first impressions — that was the rationale behind the construction of the new Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center.
Content on Admissions:
Visitors center opens July 5th
June 29, 2011
The July 5 opening of the new visitors center and admissions building will provide a better and more memorable experience for incoming students and their parents.
UVa judicial system changes may prompt changes at Tech
August 24, 2010
Virginia Tech administrators are closely watching changes to the University of Virginia's policy for student disclosure of crimes, and say similar measures could be on the way in Blacksburg.
Retention as important as recruitment
July 7, 2010
As we begin the first few days of orientation, a new generation of Hokies is joining this exclusive club, becoming a member of the Virginia Tech community.
Tech will not push for background checks on prospective students
May 26, 2010
Virginia Tech does not support background checks for all applications going through undergraduate admissions, as proposed by University of Virginia President John Casteen.
University gender gap defies national admission trends
January 26, 2010
Virginia Tech receives more applications from men than women, bucking a strong national trend.
Budget struggle to have no effect on admissions
November 30, 2009
Although there is a concern that Virginia public universities are admitting fewer in-state applicants in order to increase revenue, university officials said that is not the case at Virginia Tech.
University associate provost dies at 62
September 23, 2009
Virginia Tech Associate Provost Norrine Bailey Spencer, 62, died Wednesday according to a university press release.
Column: Push to further diversity initiatives on Tech's campus
March 25, 2009
Virginia Tech has the least representative African-American student population of any flagship state or land grant university in the former Confederacy (because of space constraints, I only included a representative sample).
In-state admission quotas wouldn't affect Tech's rates
February 18, 2009
A portion of a Virginia House Budget Bill establishes an out-of-state enrollment policy that would require a minimum of 70 percent of enrollment in a public university be reserved for Virginia residents.