Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Group.png Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  
(UniversityWebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.png
MottoUt Prosim
(Latin)
Formation1872
Type PublicLand-GrantSpace-GrantSea-GrantSenior Military College
Other namesHokies (also: VT, VA Tech or VPI)

Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.

It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.

Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students. It manages a research portfolio of $522 million, placing it among the top 50 universities in the U.S. for total research expenditures, top 25 in computer and information sciences and top 10 in engineering, with the latter two the highest rankings in the state. As of 2015, Virginia Tech was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment.

It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

It has produced two Rhodes Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, 38 Goldwater Scholars, and 280 Fulbright Scholars. Among its alumni are eight Medal of Honor recipients, 97 flag officers, two US state governors, two astronauts, and one billionaire. Three Nobel laureates and one MacArthur Fellow have received a degree or served as faculty members at the university. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.


 

Event

Event
Virginia Tech shooting

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornNationalitySummaryDescription
Steve Bannon27 November 1953BusinesspersonExecutive chairman of Breitbart News, at one time alleged Trump mastermind
Deborah Hersman7 May 1970BureaucracyInvestigated collision of two Washington Metro trains and over 25 major transportation incidents.
Letitia Long1958Spook
Tony McNulty3 November 1958
Kevin Shipp1956Author
Whistleblower
Spook
"Terror expert"
Former CIA operative who has spoken out about the US deep state.
Judy WoodUSOne of the first and foremost supporters of the hypothesis that the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by a directed energy weapon.
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References