President Tim Sands
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Timothy D. Sands is the 16th president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a professor in the College of Engineering. Since joining Virginia Tech in 2014, President Sands has set the university on a course to become a leading modern, global, land-grant institution aligned with the needs and opportunities created by a rapidly changing world in the context of the evolving landscape of higher education.
State of the University address
Improving access and affordability
Elevating institutional impact
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This year, we're celebrating 50 years of the Spirit of Tech. 🦃
— Virginia Tech (@virginia_tech) July 5, 2024
Whether they played in the first band in 1974 or they will march for the first time this fall, all Marching Virginians are part of a #HokieNation legacy. https://t.co/oZr81WFnxr
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