The Huckleberry Trail Cleanup was a recurring event that took place on the Sunday after four different Home Football games. The dates were September 15th, October 13th, October 20th, and November 10th. Each event had 15 student volunteers and lasted for two hours. The volunteers started at Lee Hall and walked to the beginning of the trail by the Blacksburg Police Department. Once on the trail, all volunteers were equipped with bags and gloves. From there, the trail lasted abo

This is a picture from a Professional Development titled How to Dress for Events where we discussed the different types of common events that you could be invited to as a professional in the workforce. One of the first things that one thinks about after accepting an invitation is “what should I wear?”. To help teach the freshmen about the importance of dressing correctly for these events, we talked through some common events, what the correct level of dress was with examples,

The YMCA Craft Fair event was held on Friday November 8th at the Blacksburg Community Center. Galipatia brought a group of 10 volunteers to the event to assist the vendors at the YMCA staff in the set-up of the event. The Annual Craft Fair was celebrating their 50th anniversary, and it was the largest occurrence yet. They had live music, food vendors, craft vendors, and so much more. The volunteers worked for two hours to help take vendor orders, carry vendor supplies to the

The Outreach Committee hosted an Hour of Code day at Blacksburg Middle School on November 14th to introduce middle school students to coding using fun online games. Hour of Code Day is usually held during Computer Science Education Week in December, but since it falls just before finals this year, we moved the event to November. Hour of Code is designed to introduce students to coding in a way that is both fun and educational way. The day was broken up into two shifts with ov

If you are staying in Blacksburg during summer, you will quickly realize that it becomes almost like a ghost town. The campus is basically empty and it can get pretty lonely and boring pretty quickly. That is not to say that you can’t find ways to have fun. Here are some fun things to do during summer: Tube the New River Junction There is a small campground down by the new river called the New River Junction. They have been operating since 1982 and are located right where the

How do you get into coding? With over 294 thousand jobs reported by the US Department of Labor programming is a big part of the economy. And, with use of technology daily in the forms of phones, computers, and laptops interaction with software is increasing. Coding allows you to control your computer in every aspect, create helpful applications for yourself and others, and allows for you to use all of the power in your computer to whatever you can imagine. The first step is f

There are a number of things you can do to not remain stagnant during summertime such as. internships, side projects, community service, etc. My favorite way of staying sharp and disciplined over the summer is by taking summer classes. Summer classes are productive for a number of reasons. Whether you’re taking them at Virginia Tech, or transferring them in from some other institution, summer classes guarantee some universal benefits. Firstly, many of them can be taken from t

As an engineering student, one of the best experiences you can have under your belt is a strong engineering project. Of course, during the school year, this can occur naturally through design teams, classwork, and just venturing into the studio one day. However, over the summer, it can be difficult to add engineering experience to your curriculum. If you’re not interning or taking summer classes, you should consider working on a side project! Now that you’ll be done with you

If you haven't got an internship by the end of this freshman year, don't feel bad - a solid majority of freshman engineering students are in the same position, and many companies only take rising juniors and above. Combine that with the fact that Freshmen haven't declared their major yet, and with the minimal experience that comes with only having one year under your belt, it's no surprise. Next semester though? You can expect to have much better luck. You'll have your experi

It might seem a bit early to start thinking about Sophomore year, considering that Freshmen year is not even over yet, but before you know it, you will have taken your last exam and officially be a Sophomore in college. This will be a great accomplishment, as Freshman year is viewed by many as the most challenging year, mainly because of being in a new environment, being away from family, and having to undergo a big lifestyle change. This aspect of Freshman year is what enhan