Showing posts with label Ut Prosim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ut Prosim. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Student's Story: Dabney discusses undergraduate research opportunities at VT

By Dabney, a junior majoring in Psychology

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Michael, Hokie Ambassador
Michael is a fourth year student majoring in civil engineering. In this video, Michael discusses undergraduate research.

Virginia Tech, being a innovative research university, offers many research opportunities for undergraduate students. This is an excellent aspect of the many things Virginia Tech offers. Not only does undergraduate research expose you to hands-on experience of textbook concepts, but you also gain valuable resume builders for graduate school. As a psychology major, the Center for Applied Behavior Systems (or CABS, for short) was the perfect opportunity for me to become involved in undergraduate research. CABS is incredibly unique in that it gives both graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to research under current projects and be able to create a research project yourself.

Currently, CABS has several projects running but one of particular importance for me deals with a movement on campus called "Actively Caring." The movement is an attempt to create a more compassionate culture throughout our community by encouraging people to actively care with a green wristband. Essentially, the idea is to see an act of kindness, thank the person for actively caring and pass the wristband to them. It's analogous to the idea of "paying it forward." Through the "Actively Caring" website and research conducted on campus, CABS works towards creating a more empathetic and positive world. This and other CABS projects on things such as pedestrian safety, bullying, and gossip can help create prosocial behavior and change our world dynamic. The whole reason for research is to find new ways to make the world a better place. It's amazing that Virginia Tech undergraduate research actually gives students that opportunity. Being a part of the Actively Caring movement with CABS at Virginia Tech is one of the many ways students may become engaged in the awesome undergraduate research offered.

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Michael, Hokie Ambassador
Michael is a fourth year student majoring in Civil Engineering. In this video, Michael discusses undergraduate research.


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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Hokie Spirit


The Hokie Spirit is epitomized by our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Being a member of the Virginia Tech community is more than accepting the fact that the colors maroon and orange truly do match. It's about learning both inside and outside of the classroom. It's about community service and helping your fellow man. To borrow from the spiritual and political leader, Gandhi, it's about expanding your horizons so that you can be the change you want to see in the world.
This means respecting your fellow Hokies – those who have also become Hokies by opting to learn, teach, or work at Virginia Tech. The university’s goal is to create a community filled with the Hokie Spirit. A community that nurtures learning and growing for all of its members. In orde r to do this, the university has adopted a few principles that we call the Virginia Tech Principles of Community.

As a new Hokie, we hope you too will adopt these principles and
embrace the responsibility that comes with calling yourself a Hokie.

Principles of Community
• We affirm the inherent dignity and value of every person and strive to maintain a climate for work and learning based on mutual respect and understanding.
• We affirm the right of each person to express thoughts and opinions freely.
We encourage open expression within a climate of civility, sensitivity, and mutual respect.
• We affirm the value of human diversity because it enriches our lives and the University. We acknowledge and respect our differences while affirming our common humanity.
• We reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including those based on age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, and veteran status. We take individual and collective responsibility for helping to eliminate bias and discrimination and for increasing our own understanding of these issues through education, training, and interaction with others.
We pledge our collective commitment to these principles in the spirit of the Virginia Tech motto of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Ut Prosim in action

There are many things that make Virginia Tech a great place. We have excellent academics and faculty who are experts in their fields. We have exciting research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. We have national award-wining food and a beautiful campus. Football! Most important, we have great school colors: orange and maroon! The list goes on and on. However, one undeniable truth is that we have a strong community - a strong network that unites Hokies throughout the world.

Hokies United, a student-driven volunteer effort, is just another example of our motto (Ut Prosim - That I may Serve) in action. Hokies United coordinates responses to local, national, and international tragedies that impact Virginia Tech students and communities. Currently, Hokies United is raising funds to help those impacted by the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Previous efforts organized by Hokies United include: April 16 Hokies United, Hokies for Huskies, Tsunami Relief Efforts, Hurricane Relief Efforts, and Honoring Those Who Protect and Serve.

The bottom line is: the Virginia Tech community is powerful and its focus of learning both inside and outside the classroom is evidenced in part by living our motto (Ut Prosim, That I May Serve).

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Hokies United

The Big Event

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Monday, February 15, 2010

Living the motto

Virginia Tech has a motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), which was adopted in 1896. Serving its communities is a biggie for the university. So much so that our students, faculty, and staff all get in on the act. Virginia Tech strives to live the motto through its three missions: learning, discovery, and engagement.

Next time you're on campus, check out the Pylons at the War Memorial and you'll even see Ut Prosim represented there (the eight Pylons feature the university's values: brotherhood, honor, leadership, loyalty, service, sacrifice, duty, and Ut Prosim).

One annual good deed that students participate in is The Big Event. Usually held in early spring, Hokies gather on the Drillfield and disburse in groups to do service projects throughout the New River Valley.

Another resource for Hokies (and Hokies at heart) is VTEngage, which encourages students, faculty, and staff, as well as their friends and family to volunteer in their respective communities. VTEngage is a great resource for learning about opportunities for community service and logging your community service hours.



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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

VT at a glance: admissions, research, student life, football, and much more...

Here's an attempt to provide you with an overview of Virginia Tech. Even with more than 30,000 full-time students, Virginia Tech has a 16:1 student to faculty ratio. Our main campus consists of more than 125 buildings, 2,600 acres, and an airport. Virginia Tech is ranked 42nd inuniversity research in the United States.

In case you haven't seen it, you should check out our freshman snapshot. This will give you the skinny on the people we admitted last year. Now, please DON'T BE ALARMED when you see the average GPA was 3.94. Frankly, our review of grades is based on the letter and/or numeric grades provided to us by your school, not necessarily the GPA. The average GPA is a reflection of weighted and unweighted grades as reported by high schools. As a result, please keep in mind that GPAs of admitted studentsvary widely. In short, competitive freshman applicants usually have A/B+ grades and strong SAT or ACT scores.

Ok, now that we got that GPA business out of the way, let me tell you a little more about Virginia Tech. In general, we offer more than 70 majors and minors within seven colleges. We also offer research opportunities for undergraduates.

In addition, we truly believe that learning is not just reserved for inside the classroom. We have more than 600 student clubs and organizations. Oh, and our motto, Ut Prosim (That I may serve), allows one the occasional privilege to do some community service (not like when you toilet papered the gym in high school and had to give up your weekend to undo your artwork – this is the good, fun kind of community service).
Now if you are into sports, you should check out recreation and intramural sports. Also, you really need to experience a football game at Lane Stadium. Once you do, the Metallica song, Enter Sandman, will hold a new meaning for you! Check out this year's football schedule:
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