Welcome!

As an extension of Outreach and International Affairs, our vision at the Southwest Center is to contribute to the economic and social well being of our communities through learning, discovery and engagement with society. At the Virginia Tech Southwest Center, our goal is to extend the Virginia Tech campus offerings through learning, discovery and engagement in our communities across the southwest region.  We strive to bring the rich resources of our main campus in Blacksburg to southwest Virginia. 

Some of the programs that we have delivered at the Center include:

• Class VI Water Quality Workshops
• Virginia Income Tax Program
• Summer STEM Institute for K-12 Teachers July 19. 20, 21, 2011
• School Law Update for Administrators
• School Law Update for Special Education
• ASIST workshops—
• Threat Assessment
• Seven Habits of Effective Leaders
• Health Literacy
• Health Nutrition and Exercise
• Working with Grieving Youth and Adolescents
• True Colors –Understanding the personalities and work habits of your employees
• Internet Safety
• Project Development
• Ethics of Self-Care
• Department of Education
• T/TAC -Virginia Tech
• Master Gardeners

We welcome your inquiries, suggestions, and requests for professional development and/or training programs for your organization, leadership team, or faculty.  We are always here to serve you and to deliver the highest quality program to meet your needs. Whether it's designing and delivering a leadership development course for your management team or convening a meeting between your leadership team and our nationally ranked research faculty, let the Virginia Tech Southwest Center be the premier provider of your continuing education resources. You may contact me at 276-619-4311 or email pmccal5@vt.edu  or contact Susan Wilson, Assistant to the Director, at  276-619-4310  or email jackson@vt.edu.

Penny

Questions and comments: pmccal5@vt.edu

Thank you for your interest in Virginia Tech Southwest Center. Susan WIlson, jackson@vt.edu