Virginia Tech’s board of visitors approved the purchase of more than 100 acres from Johns Hopkins.
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Spanberger names 4 to Virginia Tech Board of Visitors ahead of presidential search
Rector John Rocovich said last week that the hiring of someone to replace outgoing President Tim Sands could be done by July 1, when the governor’s appointees take office.
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Virginia Tech board changed bylaws to allow Rocovich to serve third term as rector; now he oversees presidential search
The board voted last year to allow the Roanoke lawyer, who had served two terms earlier in the century, to serve a third time. He is now in charge of what he says “is the single most important thing a board does” — pick a president.
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Virginia Tech board approves increase in tuition, fees
The total cost for an in-state undergraduate student living on campus is expected to be more than $32,000.
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Tim Sands to step down as president of Virginia Tech
Sands, who has been at the university’s helm for 12 years, is credited with helping to land Amazon’s HQ2 project for Virginia and strengthening Virginia Tech’s ties to Roanoke’s burgeoning biomedical sector.
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Roanoke City School Board approves preliminary budget in preparation of cuts
The school board’s budget is not final and does not yet detail cuts to programs or personnel that will need to be made in the upcoming fiscal year, but it did include 2% raises for RCPS employees.
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Job and program cuts on the table as Roanoke school board prepares to vote on budget
The division is considering 2% raises for employees, while also having to eliminate about 150 staff positions. It’s also considering cuts to the elementary gifted program.
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Danville aviation maintenance program aims to train a workforce for an in-demand industry
Danville Community College is partnering with Blue Ridge Community College, and new construction and renovations at the Danville Regional Airport are underway to support the program.
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Buchanan County tentatively agrees to give $3.4 million to struggling law school
The funding still must be approved by the IDA and the board of the Appalachian School of Law.