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Graduation day at Virginia Tech
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Friday, 5,000 students graduated from Virginia Tech. Inside Lane stadium, University President Charles Steger gave his first and only commencement speech. The man with maybe the most intimate knowledge of Virginia Tech's most horrific day, never...Tags: Education, Graduation
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Friday is graduation day at Virginia Tech
Friday is graduation day at Virginia Tech. More than 5,000 students will receive their diplomas at the spring 2013 commencement. The graduate school graduated at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning in Cassell Coliseum. The school-wide commencement ceremony...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Labor Legislation, Graduation
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College grads need jobs
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Friday, thousands of students will graduate from Virginia Tech. The question is how many have a job lined up? The lawn at Alumni Hall was packed with soon to be graduates, all taking part in "Grad Bash", a new tradition that may be the last hurrah...Tags: Science and Technology
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Are college presidents worth their eye-popping salaries?
Change of SubjectEvidently not. The Chronicle of HIgher Education has posted a list of the top 100 salaries of public-university presidents (by total compensation package: Graham B. Spanier Pennsylvania State University at University Park $2,906,721 (1st) Jay Gogue Auburn... -
Sandy Hook Shooter Adam Lanza Had No Drugs, Alcohol In System
The Hartford CourantToxicology tests show that Adam Lanza had no alcohol or drugs in his body when he shot and killed 20 first-graders and six women at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14. The tests were conducted as part of the autopsy by state Chief...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Danbury, Pharmaceuticals, FBI, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Penn State's Graham Spanier highest paid public university president in 2011-12
(MCT) — Graham Spanier, who resigned Penn State University's presidency amid a scandal and now faces criminal charges, achieved an ironic distinction as he relinquished the job he held for 16 years, a new survey says. He received more income than...Tags: Earnings, Auburn University , The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Jerry Sandusky
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Virginia Tech continues leading the research in safer football helmets
Virginia Tech continues leading the research in safer football helmets. On Wednesday, the university released its newest safety ratings and gave one more helmet two thumbs up with the maximum 5 stars. The Xenith X-2 joins Riddell and Rawlings as the...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Engineering, Technology, Science and Technology
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Teel Time: Retiring VT president Steger advocated for athletics
Charles Steger was not the most visible or vocal proponent of Virginia Tech athletics. But as Hokie Nation reflects on his retirement after nearly 14 years as university president, there’s no questioning his advocacy or appreciation for major...Tags: North Carolina Tar Heels, University of Virginia, College Football, Bowl Championship Series, Sports
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Virginia Tech storm chasers leave for Tornado Alley
Each year a group of students and faculty from Virginia Tech depart for the Great Plains in search of severe weather. They come back with an understanding of how severe storms develop, and ways to forecast the threat of severe weather. Tuesday, the...
Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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Virginia Tech president Steger stepping down
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Steger is scheduled to give the commencement speech at Virginia Tech’s graduation Friday. Steger has been the school’s president since 2000. “When...
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Virginia Tech adding women's golf team
Virginia Tech is adding a new sport to its athletics department. Women’s golf will become the Hokies’ 22nd sport starting in the fall of 2015. Athletics Director Jim Weaver announced the addition of women’s golf Monday afternoon....
Tags: Golf, Sports, Atlantic Coast Conference, Virginia Tech Hokies, College Sports
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UConn's Herbst: 13th On Highest Paid List
An annual survey of compensation at public colleges reveals that the University of Connecticut, while not yet in the top tier of public universities, ranks quite well when it comes to paying its president. UConn weighs in at #13 on the list prepared by...Tags: Auburn University , The Pennsylvania State University, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Graham Spanier
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