Virginia Tech celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2022. Established
in Southwest Virginia to promote agricultural, mechanical, and
military education, the fledgling school grew into a comprehensive
research university with a global land-grant mission. No Ordinary
Moment: Virginia Tech, 150 Years in 150 Images explores the history
of the school, from its mid-nineteenth-century origins as Virginia
Agricultural and Military College to present-day Virginia Tech. The
book features approximately 150 illustrations, including rare
photographs and unique items from the Special Collections and
University Archives at Virginia Tech and other campus
sources.Compiled and written by Virginia Tech archivists, No
Ordinary Moment is organized around three principal themes-the
land-grant mission, the evolving campus, and the long tradition of
innovation-which, taken together, provide an overlapping view of
Virginia Tech's past, present, and future. Along the way, the book
highlights the many notable milestones in the university's history,
including its founding as a land-grant college in 1872, the
granting of university status in 1970, and the arrival of female
students and students of color. Likewise, the book illuminates the
long-standing curricular strengths of the university in
engineering, agriculture, architecture, and the sciences, as well
as the liberal arts, athletics program, and social traditions
shared by students, alumni, and the community. Also covered are the
establishment of the Virginia Cooperative Extension and colleges
for medicine and veterinary medicine, and Virginia Tech's leading
example in new technological fields and applied sciences, such as
cybersecurity, transportation, autonomous vehicles, and
bioinformatics. No Ordinary Moment is a book for anyone who wants
to learn more about the history and culture of Virginia Tech-from
alumni, faculty, and students to members of the Hokie nation
wherever they might live.
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