On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. We will never forget.
Schedule of Events
10:30am to 12:00noon - University Commemoration (Drillfield): Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger will open the event and welcome those assembled. The names of the 32 students and faculty who lost their lives one year ago and a few words about the special qualities of each person will be read aloud. Governor Tim Kaine will close the program with special comments.
Sundown (approximately 8:15pm) - Candlelight Vigil (Drillfield): Organized by Virginia Tech students, the vigil will begin using a ceremonial candle at the university memorial site that will burn during the entire day.
Expressions of Remembrance
10:00am to 10:00pm - Art Exhibit Perspectives Gallery, Squires Student Center Exhibit: "April 16: Remembrance, Recognition and Healing"
7:00am to Midnight - Meditation Jamestown Room, Squires Student Center
10:00am to 11:30pm - BreakZONE Squires Student Center Free admission all day.
12:00Noon to 3:00pm - Dance/Performance Commonwealth Ballroom Stage available for group singing or dancing performance; sign-up on location.
12:00Noon to 5:00pm - Remembering Through Art Creation Old Dominion Ballroom Express your thoughts and feelings through creating art in various mediums.
Noon to 8:00pm - Reflection and Music War Memorial Chapel Musicians will be providing music in order to create a space for reflection and remembrance.
1:00pm to 3:00pm - Garden Tours: Hahn Horticulture Gardens Meadow Garden Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion, West Patio Enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the Hahn Horticulture Garden in spring as the professional staff guide you through the features of the garden. Tours start every 30 minutes.
1:00pm to 4:00pm- Chess for Fun Brush Mountain Room – Squires Student Center Come by for a relaxing time playing and/or learning chess. All skill and experience levels welcome.
1:00pm to 4:00pm - Open Microphone Deet's Coffee Shop Opportunity to share poetry, individual song, or writings; sign-up on location.
3:00pm - Virginia Tech Softball vs. Liberty Tech Softball Park Having been one of the first teams to return to action last spring, members of the Virginia Tech softball team wanted to play in memory of those who lost their lives and those who were injured and traumatized by the events of April 16, 2007. A pre-game remembrance will occur prior to the first pitch. For more information, contact Bryan Johnston, Athletics Communications, (540) 231-3387.
3:00pm to 5:00pm (doors open at 2:00pm) Dance/Performance Haymarket Theatre 1st Annual Remembrance Through Dance: In Memory of Reema Samaha. More information: http://www.cde.org.vt.edu/
Ricardo Quintana-Castillo of Mayaguez, P.R., a Ph.D. candidate in computer science in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, is researching how social networks and social interactions affect the way people manage their personal information. He has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides three years of funding.
The Virginia Police Work Dog Association will host its 2008 fall workshop October 6-10 in Blacksburg, Va. The event is being hosted by the New River Valley contingent of the Southwest Virginia Training Group and is being sponsored by Shelor Motor Mile.
Dia de los Muertos: Images, Art, and Alters, an exhibition featuring photographs from Mexico, artifacts from the festival, and both traditional and contemporary altars, will be on display at the Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center through Saturday, Nov. 8.
ChoicePoint Inc., through its foundation, has made a $50,000 gift to the Pamplin College of Business to support social entrepreneurship and technology education at Virginia Tech.
Pamplin College of Business finance alumnus and investment banker Brian Slingerland will give a talk on Thursday, Sept. 18, as the Wachovia Distinguished Speaker.
A total of 160 employers have signed up to attend the 26th annual Business Horizons career fair of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Squires Student Center Commonwealth and Old Dominion ballrooms.
Ricardo Quintana-Castillo of Mayaguez, P.R., a Ph.D. candidate in computer science in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, is researching how social networks and social interactions affect the way people manage their personal information. He has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides three years of funding.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a four-year, $1,000,000 grant to the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech to develop high-performance computer modeling tools for wireless telecommunication networks.
Liwu Li, associate professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has revealed a common connection between the cellular innate immunity network and human chronic inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, Type 2 Diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. The finding presents a viable cellular and molecular target for the diagnosis and treatment of serious human inflammatory diseases, according to Li.
Seong K. Mun, has joined Virginia Tech in the National Capital Region as professor of Physics and research fellow at the Virginia Tech Institute for Advanced Study.
Liwu Li, associate professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has revealed a common connection between the cellular innate immunity network and human chronic inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, Type 2 Diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. The finding presents a viable cellular and molecular target for the diagnosis and treatment of serious human inflammatory diseases, according to Li.
The scientist appointed to lead a major new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative to combat infectious diseases will present the keynote address during Virginia Tech's upcoming Deans' Forum on Infectious Diseases.
Ricardo Quintana-Castillo of Mayaguez, P.R., a Ph.D. candidate in computer science in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, is researching how social networks and social interactions affect the way people manage their personal information. He has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides three years of funding.
Virginia Tech's College of Engineering presented its 2008 Distinguished Service Award to mechanical engineering alumnus John Sparks, director of engineering and technology programs at Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company, recognized as a major space and defense leader specializing in missile and space propulsion as well as defense and armaments.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) presented its first ASME/Virginia Tech Memorial Scholarship to mechanical engineering graduate student Justin Klein of Catonsville, Md.
