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Traversing Boundaries to Transform Virginia Tech into a “VT-Shaped University”1872 - Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeHistorical Context1896 - Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic InstituteHistorical Context1944 - Virginia Polytechnic InstituteHistorical Context1970 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityHistorical Context2000 – Research Advancement & Development of Interdisciplinary InstitutesHistorical ContextResearch expenditures Today• Top-50 research institution with a growing presence in health sciences• National & International reputation in:• Engineering• Agriculture• Transportation• Natural Resources• Environmental Science• Data Analytics• Cybersecurity • Hospitality & Tourism• Poetry• Architecture• Urban Studies7Ut Prosim (That I May Serve)8Ut Prosim (That I May Serve)9We will be known worldwide as “The Service to Humanity Academy.”October 17, 201410Key Strengths:• Technology• “Hands on-minds on”• Interdisciplinary research• Undergraduate research• Ut ProsimChallenges: Boundaries, silos, lack of integrationA challenge to the university community to engage in a visioning process to support two interrelated goals: • Advancing Virginia Tech as a global land-grant university• Strategically addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing landscape of higher education.The initiative challenges all members of the university community to think well beyond traditional timelines, mindsets, and paradigms to envision the university we aspire to become in a generation’s time. Outcomes: • Deep Cross-Sector Partnerships• Destination Areas• Global Mobility• The VT-Shaped Student ExperienceStudent ExperienceThe VT-Shaped Student13Student ExperienceThe VT-Shaped StudentBreaking down the STEM/Non-STEM dichotomy14TechnologyStudent ExperiencePurpose-driven experiential learning• Intentional engagement with societal needs in the spirit of Ut Prosim. • Learning activities that engage with communities and support development as citizens, humanitarians, and professionals.15Student Experience16Extension Center Located in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center6 full-time managers and 24 studentsPaid internships working with real clientsGraduates working full-time at Excella and  Fortune 500 companies. "Our proximity to Virginia Tech gives us access to some of the most talented STEM students in the world,"The VT-Shaped UniversityTransdisciplinary Destination Areas• Understand the human condition they seek to improve• Cut across the full spectrum, encompassing research, engagement, graduate learning and undergraduate curriculum.• Build local pillars of strength• Attract top partners with complementary strengths17The VT-Shaped University18The VT-Shaped UniversityDestination Areas• Adaptive Brain and Behavior• Global Systems Science• Data Analytics and Decision Sciences• Integrated Security• Intelligent Infrastructure for Human-Centered Communities19The VT-Shaped UniversityBarriers• Promotion and Tenure• Misalignment with conventional metrics for research universities20The VT-Shaped University in Action21NOVA, May 31, 2017 The VT-Shaped University in Action22Questions? 23

Traversing Boundaries to Transform Virginia Tech into a  VT-Shaped University

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