Office of the President

About Dr. Charles W. Steger

Virginia Tech's 15th president

On Jan. 7, 2000, Charles W. Steger became Virginia Tech's 15th president. Dr. Steger possesses both breadth and depth of experience in all three missions of the university: teaching, research, and extension and outreach. In addition, he has extensive international experience combined with a long history of engagement with both state and federal government.

• More about Dr. Steger

Statements and Speeches

• The Transformative Power of the Arts (PDF), June 2009
• Richmond Alumni chapter comments, January 27, 2009
• Remarks to House Appropriations Committee, January 21, 2009
• Society of Environmental Journalists comments, October 17, 2008
• Transforming Knowledge into Economic Value: The Role of Virginia Tech as a Modern Research University (PDF)
• President Steger's special remarks at the 2007 Spring Commencement ceremony: Read | Listen
• Remarks at the Deans' Forum on the Environment (Feb. 26, 2007)
• "Long-term investments in academic research" (from Virginia Tech Magazine, Winter 2007)
• More statements and speeches

Renewal and Recovery Within the Hokie Nation

Read Dr. Steger's op-ed piece published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on April 13, 2008

Our Plans to Invent the Future

Virginia Tech is on pace to rank among the nation's top institutions of higher learning. Learn more about:

• Mission and vision statements
• The University Strategic Plan, 2006-2012
• Collaborations
• Higher Education Restructuring
• Virginia Tech 2010 strategic planning video

How we're making it happen

• Annual Report archive