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Community leaders find connection and support at first-ever Small Towns Conference , articleA partnership between the university and the Virginia Municipal League brings town leaders from across the commonwealth to the Virginia Tech Southwest Center in Abingdon to cultivate more robust relationships and bolster rural communities.
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Allison Mays tapped to lead Southwest Center in Abingdon , articleWith an extensive background in leadership positions across Southwest Virginia, Mays will assume the responsibility of extending Virginia Tech’s research, engagement, and graduate credit programs in the region.
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Southwest Center provides ‘gateway for opportunity’ to rural Buchanan County girls , articleThe Virginia Tech Southwest Center brought about 70 girls, all high school juniors or seniors, from the rural coalfields of Buchanan County on a tour of the Blacksburg campus to spotlight STEM career opportunities.
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Across six decades, retiring Southwest Center director has transformed education landscape in Southwest Virginia , articlePenny McCallum has touched thousands of lives in the hills and hollers of the region, changing classrooms through programs that improve instruction and inspire students.
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Southwest Center helps teachers meet unique demands of pandemic classrooms , articleThere has never been a more important time to plug into the expertise at Virginia Tech to address the needs of the commonwealth’s K-12 teachers, Director Penny McCallum says.