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Don’t fight motto, serve community
January 31, 2011
Fighting Gravity, a dance team that originated from Virginia Tech’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, will be returning to campus after gaining notoriety from its third-place finish on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in the summer and fall of 2010.
University motto to serve community, world
September 15, 2010
Recently I've been thinking about several topics worthy of examination - the need to build collaborative partnerships among many segments of our community, the critical need to focus on public policy and the gradual shift in culture that seems to be happe
Find an opportunity to live out 'Ut Prosim'
July 14, 2010
Virginia Tech's official motto, "Ut Prosim - That I May Serve," was adopted in 1896 under the leadership of President McBryde. This was the same year our well-known school colors were selected, which identify us around the world.
Work 'Ut Prosim' into all areas of life
July 7, 2010
Last week, Jim Dubinsky's column urged us all to consider how our motto "Ut Prosim - That I may serve" is, in fact, "an invitation to a way of being ..."
Focus on engagement in "office of zoom"
June 2, 2010
My breathing was labored and I moved as fast as I could, dodging bikes and students ambling around campus. However, I wasn't able to dodge the curious glances that seemed to ask, "What could be important enough to make you sprint across campus?"
Oil spill should challenge Tech students
June 2, 2010
As members of the Virginia Tech community, we learn about the importance of "Ut Prosim" (that I may serve), we learn about the values embodied in the Principles of Community, and we learn about our collective role in "Inventing the Future."
Ut Prosim important to Tech community, spirit
March 29, 2010
This past weekend, the university celebrated the 100th anniversary of the class ring tradition with the annual Ring Banquet and Ring Dance celebration.
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of Tech's Principles of Community
March 15, 2010
An important milestone took place as everyone was coming back from spring break on Sunday.
Hokies should follow 'Ut Prosim' after graduation
February 15, 2010
The mantra of this university finds its roots in a deep-seeded dedication to community service on a local, national and even global scale.
Ut Prosim update for students to get involved
November 12, 2009
In his book "The Call of Service," Robert Coles cites Dorothy Day, a prominent social worker and journalist, as a model of someone who exemplified a "call to service." I
