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Donning of the Kente 2022 , article
May 11, 2022 - The first Cultural Achievement Ceremony at Virginia Tech, the Donning of the Kente began in 2013 as a celebration of African American heritage. It has continued to grow, with 250 students in attendance in 2019. The ceremony outside of Tech has a rich history, with the American tradition dating back to the 20th century, and the Kente cloth dating back centuries. At the ceremony, students adorn the Ghanaian Kente cloth graduation robe and gather with family, friends, and colleagues to celebrate undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. Graduates will also receive stoles, which can be worn at the University’s commencement ceremony. (Photo by Lee Hawkins/Virginia Tech)
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CLAHS Ice Cream Social , article
May 5, 2022 - Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences enjoy an ice cream social in front of the CLAHS building.
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First Draft Studios Mentorship Program , article
April 23, 2022 - Virginia Tech’s College Access Collaborative is excited to work with Architecture students Maria Garlock and Makayla Rillamas to launch the inaugural program for First Draft Studios, a mentorship program that connects high school students of color to College of Architecture and Urban Studies (CAUS) Programs, and to mentors in Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Industrial Design. In a day full of hands-on, minds-on activities, 15 high school juniors from Montgomery County Public Schools will explore CAUS majors as creative outlets and as viable, successful careers.
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Overton R. Johnson Stepshow 2022 , article
April 22, 2022 - The Overton R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Step Show returns and students, faculty, staff, and their friends and families attend to see who receives the annual scholarship and which Devine 9 organization carries home the step competition trophy for 2022.

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Fall 2022 first-year class most diverse in Virginia Tech’s history, achieving strategic plan milestone , article
For a third consecutive year, Virginia Tech set a record with 45,238 undergraduate applications for the fall 2022 semester, a 7.6 percent increase over 2021.

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Virginia Tech receives several top-30 rankings in latest report , article
Virginia Tech received several top-30 rankings in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Colleges report that came out Monday. The university was ranked as one of the top 25 public school universities nationally and received high marks in the areas of engineering, learning communities, and computer science.