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Heather DucoteSenior Director of Marketing and Brand Management
Heather Ducote is the Senior Director of Marketing and Brand Management at Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), with responsibility for marketing, brand creative, and licensing and trademarks. Bringing 19 years of experience in higher education and 30 years overall in marketing and communications, Heather’s work is focused on supporting the university’s institutional goals though brand standards, strategy, initiatives, and protection.
At Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), we’re reimagining how education and technology intersect. This approach transforms the ways we teach and learn, perform research, and engage with communities around the world.
The Latest from Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
.@VT_AAD faculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration.
College of Architecture, Arts, and Design faculty tackle real-world challenges through research and...
Faculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve e...
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#VirginiaTech students are developing solutions for a greener campus. 🌱
Take a look inside the Sustainable Impact Academy, a program that brings together Virginia Tech faculty and students from across disciplines to learn about sustainability on campus. 🙌
On #MemorialDay and every day, we reflect upon those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. 🧡
Take time to visit the Pylons & the Cenotaph in War Memorial Court, etched with the names of every #VirginiaTech student and graduate who died defending our nation’s freedom.
In the 50 years since the first agriculture fraternity at #VirginiaTech was founded, many things have changed: Its 19th century house now includes heat and air, livestock no longer roam the property, and the brothers come from more diverse majors.
Alpha Gamma Rho celebrates 50 years of brotherhood, service, and agriculture at Virginia Tech
More than 400 alumni and friends of the Beta Eta chapter are expected to attend reunion events May 30-31 in Blacksburg.
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#UtProsim applies to our smallest community members, too. 🐝
#Hokies recently came together to plant a pollinator garden on campus as part of the university’s Bee Campus USA certification and ongoing commitment to supporting native insect pollinators.
A new #VirginiaTech effort will take aim at bolstering the nation’s defenses against uncrewed aerial systems.
New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense
Supported by a $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the Virginia Tech National Securi...
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At the screening lab, the #VirginiaTech Center for Drug Discovery helps researchers accelerate drug research using high-throughput screening and automation. 🔬
Learn more. ⬇️
After engaging with #VirginiaTech faculty, students, and stakeholders, @VTCals Dean Mario Ferruzzi identified his priorities as community and ecological health, land and water use, and workforce development.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Mario Ferruzzi prioritizes listening, collaboration...
The new dean met with students and stakeholders to identify essential priorities for the college: community and ecol...
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For their final project, these @VT_AAD Hokies transformed Hahn Garden into a stage. 💃
Ut Prosim - That I May Serve
Through research, teaching, and service, Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach in preparing scholars to be leaders and problem solvers. A comprehensive institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity.
Virginia Tech offers the widest range of degree choices in Virginia to more than 38,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on all its campuses. With a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has an education and research presence across Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area.
Virginia Tech is a leading global research institution – externally sponsored research grew by 13.4 percent during the last fiscal year – and boasts seven world-class research institutes. The university has invested in Research Frontiers, bringing together diverse expertise that transcends traditional discipline boundaries. In partnership with industry, government, and foundations, these focus areas address emerging challenges and opportunities that seek to improve the human condition and create a better world for all.
Driven by its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech has a clear vision of how we can serve in our personal, professional, and civic pursuits. The university is committed to making its top-quality education accessible even as we push the boundaries of knowledge to make a difference in the world.
Mission and vision
- Inspired by our land-grant identity and guided by our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech is an inclusive community of knowledge, discovery, and creativity dedicated to improving the quality of life and the human condition within the Commonwealth of Virginia and throughout the world.
- Virginia Tech has a 2,600-acre main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia; a significant presence across the commonwealth, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, and sites in Newport News and Richmond; educational and research facilities across the state; a study-abroad site in Switzerland; and a 1,800-acre agriculture research farm near the main campus. The campus proper is located in the New River Valley and is 38 miles southwest of Roanoke.
4000+ faculty researchers
38,000
students on and off the main campus
5%
increase in applicants identified as first-generation college students
With locations in Blacksburg and Roanoke, Virginia, and the Washington D.C. metro area including the Innovation Campus, Virginia Tech’s research enterprise encompasses over $650 million in annual research expenditures.
Nine colleges and seven research institutes contribute to Virginia Tech’s robust research and innovation ecosystem, with interdisciplinary research capabilities and accomplishments spanning the fields of science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, the arts, and humanities.
The Office of Research and Innovation provides services and support that help faculty, staff, and students to plan, perform, and commercialize groundbreaking research.
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