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Graduate School
OUR CHALLENGES
At the university level, graduate students are taking on more central roles in teaching and research. Academic disciplines are becoming increasingly specialized and more interdisciplinary; and graduate programs struggle to provide the professional preparation and specialized study necessary. Graduate education must adapt to the shifting field of higher education by accommodating greater numbers of students and educating them not only in their academic disciplines but also in the skills they will need in their professional lives.
OUR STRENGTHS
Advanced study in specific disciplines gives our students the knowledge they will need for work. The Graduate School gives them the broader social and ethical skills necessary to become good leaders and citizens. Virginia Tech's Graduate School is re-envisioning graduate education by embracing and encouraging interdisciplinary and citizen-minded scholarship through Transformative Graduate Education (TGE). TGE is a university-wide initiative to involve graduate students in the most pressing issues of the day and to equip them with the skills they will need to survive in the workplace and in an increasingly globalized society.
OUR SOLUTIONS
We will expand graduate education. To attract and retain the best graduate students, we will offer better fellowship packages. Graduate fellowships will help us ease the cost of graduate education for our students. We will also fund a senior faculty fellowship, split between two faculty members, to allow each to dedicate time to the TGE program.
WORKING TOGETHER TO INVENT THE FUTURE
Graduate students will play an increasingly important role in the university as Virginia Tech moves toward the future. They will work closely with faculty and assume greater responsibility for teaching undergraduates. Their contributions to new discoveries will yield significant benefits to the university and to society. The Graduate School must prepare for the future and, with help from donors to The Campaign for Virginia Tech: Invent the Future, it will.
OUR CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES
- Graduate fellowships: $2 million
- Senior faculty fellowship: $500,000
- Ongoing and future support: $500,000
- Program support: $1 million
- TOTAL: $4 MILLION
Read more about how you can help Virginia Tech's Graduate School invent the future. Download the full case statement: Graduate School
