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UNIVERSITY-WIDE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY MOVED
Bowing to on-going space constraints, Virginia Tech will move the university-wide Spring Commencement ceremony from Saturday morning to Friday evening, beginning this year. The event scheduled for May 10 at 9 a.m. will now be May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the same location, Lane Stadium. Corps of Cadets to lose state funds

CORPS OF CADETS TO LOSE STATE FUNDS
The Virginia Tech corps of Cadets will lose nearly $1.2 million annually in state money--essentially its whole budget--if the General Assembly follows a recommendation by Gov. Mark Warner.

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS

  • STUDENT MEDIA ALUMNI REUNION On March 14-15, alumni who participated in the Collegiate Times, Bugle, Silhouette, WUVT, VTTV, and Student Publications Photographic Services are invited back to campus to celebrate the accomplishments of student media organizations.
  • BLACK ALUMNI GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Register online for the March 28-30 kick-off event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first black student to enroll at Virginia Tech and recognizing the first black graduate, who graduated with honors in 1958.
  • TOUR SPACE STILL AVAILABLE on special value alumni trips: Mississippi Steamboat Cruise, March 31-April 7; Scotland, May 28-June 5; and the Rome and Riviera Cruise, June 20-July 1.
  • SUMMER ESCAPE 2003 On June 26-28, escape to Virginia Tech for outdoor adventures, exclusive campus tours, and summer fun in Blacksburg.