Board of Visitors
What We Do
The Board of Visitors is the governing authority for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Board is composed of 14 members, 13 of whom are appointed by the Governor. The 14th member is the President of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who serves ex officio. In addition, there are four non-voting representatives to the board, representing faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students.
2022-2023 Virginia Tech Board of Visitors
Front Row (left to right):Jamal Ross – Undergraduate Student Representative; Anna Buhle – Graduate/Professional Student Representative; Timothy D. Sands – President; Letitia A. Long –Rector; Carrie H. Chenery
Middle Row (left to right):Kim O’Rourke – Secretary; L. Chris Petersen; David L. Calhoun; Melissa B. Nelson; Robert Weiss – Faculty Representative; Brad Hobbs; Anna L. James; Sharon Brickhouse Martin
Back Row (left to right):Holli Drewry – AP Faculty Representative; Sandy C. Davis; Edward H. “Ed” Baine – Vice-Rector; Greta J. Harris; Jeffrey E. Veatch; Serena Young – Staff Representative; Shelley S. Barlow
Not pictured:Charles T. “C.T” Hill
October 2019
G. Gilmer Minor III & Dennis H. Treacy column: GROWTH4VA seeks to build partnership for higher ed
https://pilotonline.com/January 2020
Petrine: Efficiency and affordability go hand-in-hand, Roanoke Times
https://roanoke.com/DECEMBER 2021
Howard Kern and Preston White Opinion: Creating affordable talent pathways crucial to Virginia's economic future
https://bov.vt.edu/Upcoming Meetings
Board of Visitors meeting dates for 2022-2023:
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March 19-20, 2023
*The full Board meeting on March 20 will be livestreamed. Information for viewing will be provided closer to the meeting date.
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June 5-6, 2023
*The full Board meeting on June 6 will be livestreamed. Information for viewing will be provided closer to the meeting date.
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August 27-29, 2023
*The full Board meeting on August 29 will be livestreamed. Information for viewing will be provided closer to the meeting date.
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November 5-6, 2023
*The full Board meeting on November 6 will be livestreamed. Information for viewing will be provided closer to the meeting date.
Information Session Materials
Full Board Materials
Latest News
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Student success key to enrollment practices
11/22/2022
Despite the past five years being filled with challenges across the entire higher education landscape, Virginia Tech has remained stable in keeping students in school — 92 percent of first-year students return — and maintaining an undergraduate time-to-degree average of just under four years.
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Veterinary college launches revolutionary cancer studies, seeks expanded teaching hospital
11/21/2022
The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has garnered national attention with the launch of a center specializing in the treatment and study of cancer in companion animals, M. Daniel Givens, dean of the college, told the Board of Visitors at its November meeting.
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