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Outreach NOW — 2012-2013 Issue 2012–2013 Issue WWW.OUTREACH.VT.EDU 6 Arlington 9 Sri Lanka 10 Extension Volunteers 26 News Outreach NOW 2012 Editor Our world-changing land-grant heritage Andrea Brunais As you read about Virginia Tech’s impact on the lives of citizens of Virginia and Art Director Tiffany Pruden the world, I invite you to join us in celebrating the 150-year anniversary of the Graphic Designers visionary legislation of Sen. Justin Morrill that created the opportunity for the Robin Dowdy, Sarah Vernon ’13 founding of Virginia Tech (Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Institute) in Copy Editor 1872 as part of a network of land-grant universities in every state. Morrill’s big Richard Lovegrove idea, championed by Abraham Lincoln, was to create a system of land-grant universities dedicated to improving the lives of people through more accessible Contributing Writers higher education and applying basic research to the needs of society for increased Andrea Brunais Whitney Johnson Dana Cruikshank Heidi Anne Mesmer food production and economic development. This legislation ignited an American Liz Crumbley Barbara Micale “Educational Revolution.” Yen Dinh Miriam Rich Jean Elliott Melissa Smith In Outreach and International Affairs we take Virginia Tech’s land-grant mission Lori Greiner Kelcey Thurman seriously, and this magazine reflects our division’s pointed mission statement: Chris Horne Denise Young Kayla Hastrup “to share the best of Virginia Tech by working side by side with communities throughout the world.” You’ll enjoy meeting some of those doing the sharing: Photographers Katy Powell (page 9), giving voice to displaced peoples in Sri Lanka; graduate Andrea Brunais, Jean Elliott, Dave Elmore, Kayla students helping towns in southern Virginia infuse their rail trails with economic Hastrup, John McCormick, Sue Ott Rowlands, Lesley Pendleton, Katy Powell, Merle Shepard, heft (page 18); volunteers throughout the commonwealth offering labor without Jim Stroup, Kelcey Thurman, Anne Wernikoff which Extension services would wither (page 10). Publishers Jean Elliott’s story on Sister Petronella (page 8) shows how the university can add Jerry Niles value in surprising ways. The Franciscan-order nun came to the Blacksburg cam- Vice President Outreach and International Affairs pus to receive two weeks of training before returning to Zambia with her forward- Larry Hincker thinking garden project. Associate Vice President University Relations Research is also central to the land-grant mission. You’ll find research outlined in Publications Director “Virginia Tech’s big Arlington footprint” (page 6). The university’s new building Melissa Richards layout and design discourages silos. That means researchers from different disci- Financial Director plines talk with each other, whether they’re involved in national security or gene Jane Swan expression. Website Manager In our contest to determine the cover photo, we loved the joy and energy and Holly Carroll movement expressed in the colorful dancer captured in Brazil by Jana Davis Pearl, a 2005 alum (she holds a bachelor’s degree in urban planning). She now lives in Editorial Board Don Back Dave Nutter Sao Paulo. In her photography, she works “to expose the latent raw emotion and Andrea Brunais Patrick O’Brien individuality that lies in every freeze of the frame,” she writes. Scott Farmer Miriam Rich Chris Horne Susan Short The stories of Virginia Tech’s faculty and students in Outreach NOW provide rich Gary Kirk Lois Stephens Julie Walters-Steele testimony to the infinite power of the promise of the Morrill Act. My hope is that you are able to see that the core missions of the land-grant university, envisioned Outreach NOW is an annual publication of 150 years ago, have matured and are thriving at Virginia Tech as our faculty and Outreach and International Affairs and is produced by University Relations, Virginia students reach out Polytechnic Institute and State University, and engage new chal- Blacksburg, VA 24061. lenges to advance the Periodical postage paid at Blacksburg, Va. Copyright © 2012 common good in our Postmaster: If undeliverable, please send form 3579 to Outreach interconnected world. and International Affairs, 702 University City Boulevard, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Do not return publication. Address changes and circulation inquiries should be mailed to Liz Crumbley, 702 University City Boulevard, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Editorial inquiries, permission to reproduce any material, letters to the editor, and other comments should be mailed to Editor, Outreach Now, 702 University City Boulevard, Blacksburg, VA 24060 or sent by email to [email protected]. Interim Vice President for www.outreach.vt.edu Outreach and International Affairs Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, Brunais Andrea national origin, religion, or political affiliation. Anyone having Jerry Niles with Jake Grohs of VT Engage questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equity and Access. OUTREACH contents 2012–2013 2 Creating next-gen scientists and engineers Virginia Tech’s commitment to STEM is mind-bogglingly 8 comprehensive. Planting seed with 25 Sister Petronella Student photos 5 Visionary nun 12 Students document VISTA workers Cool jobs, warm- delivers babies and their travels around fan out hearted workers makes gardens the globe. Construction grow. VT Engage employs 19 Roanoke’s Virginia tradespeople and a clever strategy to Tech ties 26 others nail people 9 make things happen News & Numbers University helps skills. Displacement in the New River Quail rescue and jumpstart city’s narratives Valley. more 6 Katy Powell studies progress. Ramping up in ethnic conflict in Sri 14 30 Arlington Lanka. Where are they now? 22 Commonwealth Virginia Tech’s new Former Upward Short Takes Campus Centers building anchors 10 Bound kids have Four stories from News from alumni-rich greater Extension’s army of some surprising the Virginia Tech Abingdon, Critz, D.C. area. volunteers jobs. community show Hampton Roads, Master Gardeners impact on people’s Richmond, and and others keep vital 18 lives. Roanoke. projects alive. Tales of rail trails Grad students carry 24 32 out economic- Photo contest Contacts On the cover: Jana Davis development finalists Outreach and Pearl (urban planning ’05) studies. Our cover contest International Affairs took this photograph at netted some Carnival in Rio de Janeiro awesome runners- in 2011. Jana, now a up. landscape architect and photographer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, says, “Playing witness to this unforgettable Brazilian Use your mobile celebration is something device to visit www. everyone should enjoy at least outreach.vt.edu/now once!” OUTREACH As the commonwealth’s leading research university, Virginia Tech consistently provides the discovery, learning, and engagement activities vital to its land-grant role. No surprise, then, that the university whose tagline is “Invent the Future” leads outreach in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education with the aim of creating an educated citizenry and tomorrow’s leaders. The STEM commitment stretches across the university and all levels of education. Below is a short list of Tech’s many STEM efforts: COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES AND VIRGINIA Rooted COOPERATIVE EXTENSION • Through its 4-H youth leadership develop- in ment program, Virginia Cooperative Exten- sion offers Virginia’s youth a number of learning opportunities, including such subjects as animal and plant sciences, earth and space science, nanoscience, robotics, GPS, digital media, and engineering. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Denise Young, assistant editor of Virginia Tech • In Chemical Engineering Reactions, hands- Magazine, compiled this list. on chemistry demonstrations intended to interest students in chemistry and chemical engineering are conducted in a wet chemistry lab in Hancock Hall for students ages 12-17. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES • The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching, and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and “the Virginia experiment.” SCHOOL OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS • The MCPS/VT FIRST Robotics collaborative involves three high school teachers, approximately 25 high school students, the School of Education, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The project focuses on developing engineering skills and aptitudes through relevant applications. outreach NOW More content, including video, Outreach NOW 2 at www.outreach.vt.edu/now Virginia Tech helps science museum COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT reinvent itself The Science Museum of • Project Learning Tree is engineered to help educators weave the environment into Western Virginia must live their everyday lesson plans. All activities are field-tested by teachers, reviewed by a few more months in experts, and correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning. temporary quarters at the Tanglewood Mall before returning to downtown COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Roanoke, but that hasn’t • The Da Vinci living-learning community offers an interactive learning environment stopped the museum designed to help biological and life sciences students succeed in first-year science from moving forward with courses. This community is part of a larger community called inVenTs, which will in- its Virginia Tech partner- clude two freshman engineering communities and two science
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