One of Leon Arp’s several remaining infant respirators—pictured on the cover—serves as evidence of the land-grant university’s legacy of innovation. Photo by Logan Wallace.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Charles W. Steger '69
It is not hard to read or hear news reports about growing student debt loads. Because of higher education's essential role in American life, how students pay for college is understandably a topic of national discourse.
Is student debt higher now than, say, three to five years ago? Yes. Is this debt cause for concern? Is student college debt inordinately high? These answers depend on perspective.
A sweep of President Abraham Lincoln's pen 150 years ago ultimately led to the 1872 creation of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, today's Virginia Tech.
The Morrill Act, sponsored by Vermont Rep. Justin Smith Morrill, funded the establishment of more than 70 schools, affording all Americans greater access to higher education.
The lobby of Randolph Hall is home to DreamVendor, a 3-D printing machine that allows students to create small objects in quick fashion. "If you can dream it, we can build it," said Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Christopher Williams.
The first set of quadruplets at Tech
This fall, the Lomaka family made history at Virginia Tech as the first set of quadruplets to enroll. Chris, Kate, Steve, and Greg of Richmond, Va., all agree that Virginia Tech is the place for them even though they each will pursue very different academic and career paths.
