
Welcome Hokies: A snapshot of the newest students at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is welcoming approximately 8,800 new Hokies this year — which includes 1,500 graduate students, more than 6,300 freshmen and 1,000 transfer students.

Virginia Tech is welcoming approximately 8,800 new Hokies this year — which includes 1,500 graduate students, more than 6,300 freshmen and 1,000 transfer students.

Four Bridgewater College faculty members have been appointed to head up a new divisional structure designed to address major initiatives in the college’s strategic plan.

The University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and Curry School of Education have joined forces to offer a five-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching program, responding to a nationwide demand for teachers with rich backgrounds in the so-called STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Six students have been accepted into the Dominion Memorial Scholarship Program. These recent high school graduates, pursuing higher education in the fall, will receive up to $5,000 for the 2015-2016 academic year. The scholarship is renewable for an additional three years.

Bridgewater College welcomes 12 new full-time faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that student scores on the Standards of Learning (SOL) tests have improved significantly since last year.

The Waynesboro School Board announces the selection of three individuals to be appointed to open administrative positions in the school division for the 2015-2016 school year.

Old Dominion University junior offensive lineman Tyler Compton was named to both the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and the Allstate, American Football Coaches Association Watch List on Wednesday.

Cody Anderson, former student manager for the University of Georgia men’s basketball program, joined the Longwood men’s basketball staff as director of operations, head coach Jayson Gee announced Thursday.

Governor McAuliffe announced today that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will award five $50,000 high school innovation planning grants to divisions that have proposed bold, innovative programs aimed at building the workforce of the 21stcentury.