The Virginia Tech Foundation (VTF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonstock corporation established in 1948 to receive, manage, and disburse private gifts in support of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regi ...
programs. The purpose of the foundation is to manage private funds given for the support of the university, and to foster and promote the growth, progress and general welfare of the university. The Virginia Tech Foundation is governed by a 35-member Board of Directors and 4 ex-officio positions: the President of Virginia Tech, the Rector of the Board of Visitors, the President of the VT Alumni Association, and the President of the Virginia Tech Athletic Fund.
Mission
The Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. was established in 1948 to receive,
manage
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities o ...
, and disburse private gifts in support of Virginia Tech's programs. The purpose of the foundation is to manage private funds given for the support of the Virginia Tech, and to foster and promote the growth, progress and general welfare of the university.
Mission of the Foundation
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Subsidiaries
* Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, known locally as the 'Corporate Research Center' or the 'CRC' or 'VTCRC', is a science park on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, comprising 33 completed buildings on of land. The CRC is ...
The (CRC) is adjacent to Virginia Tech's campus and is home to more than 160+ research and development businesses and research centers and employs is more than 2,700 people. In 2010, the CRC was named Outstanding Research/Science Park Award given by the Association of University Research Parks.
* Hotel Roanoke
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center is a historic hotel located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. Originally built in 1882, the hotel has been rebuilt and expanded many times. The central wing dates to 1938. The hotel is cur ...
A member of the Historic Hotels of America program administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States. The member-supported organization was founded in 1949 by ...
. Hotel Roanoke was first opened in 1882, and was donated to the foundation in 1989 by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. Today it serves as the area's premier hotel and conference center. The Hotel is operated under contract by Doubletree Hotels
DoubleTree by Hilton is an American hotel chain managed by Hilton Worldwide. DoubleTree has been the fastest growing Hilton brand by number of properties since 2007, and by number of rooms from 2007 to 2015. As of December 31, 2019, it has 587 p ...
.
* WVTF
WVTF is the National Public Radio affiliate serving most of southwestern Virginia. The station is licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, and owned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) through its fundraising arm, the ...
A National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...
affiliate, WVTF broadcasts to nearly 1.4 million people throughout much of Virginia and portions of North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. WVTF also operates the Radio IQ public radio service in the New River Valley.
* The Steger Center for International Scholarship Located in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
Riva San Vitale is a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, located in the district of Mendrisio.
History
Riva San Vitale is first mentioned in 774 as ''Primo Sobenno''. In 1115 it was mentioned as ''Ripa Sancti Vitalis''.
The a ...
The Steger Center offers semester-long and summer study abroad programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
* Pete Dye River Course A golf course designed by Pete Dye along the New River. The course also serves as a turf care center and teaching/training center for the Virginia Tech Golf Team.
See also
* Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...
* Hotel Roanoke
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center is a historic hotel located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. Originally built in 1882, the hotel has been rebuilt and expanded many times. The central wing dates to 1938. The hotel is cur ...
* Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, known locally as the 'Corporate Research Center' or the 'CRC' or 'VTCRC', is a science park on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, comprising 33 completed buildings on of land. The CRC is ...
* Virginia Tech National Capital Region
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...
* WVTF
WVTF is the National Public Radio affiliate serving most of southwestern Virginia. The station is licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, and owned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) through its fundraising arm, the ...
* Radio IQ
External links
Virginia Tech
Official University Website
Virginia Tech Foundation Website
Inn at Virginia Tech
Pete Dye River Course
References
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1948 establishments in Virginia