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1. Hokie student-athletes get jumpstart on professional development

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 6 Iss. 8

On a cold, snowy evening in late January, 34 Hokie student-athletes filled the west side of Lane Stadium. They weren’t there to watch film or run stadium steps. Instead, they exchanged their jerseys for business suits, as they pa…

2. Going pro in something other than sports

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 6 Iss. 5

As the famous NCAA slogan goes, “There are over 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and most will go pro in something other than sports.” As December graduation ceremonies loom, a handful of Virginia Tech student-athletes will do just t…

3. Tech student-athletes make a difference with summertime service

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 6 Iss. 2

Members of the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team lived up to the university’s “Ut Prosim” motto (“That I May Serve”) by taking a day during their preseason to help build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Roanoke. Photos court…

4. Junior student-athletes jumpstart their professional development

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10

Tech’s student life office sponsors several events to help student-athletes prepare for the outside world, including the “Junior Jumpstart,” which was held last February. What college student would turn down a four-course meal, a…

5. Hokies Supporting Hokies

Softball :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 5 Iss. 7

Virginia Tech student-athletes are taking care of each other’s families during difficult times Courtney (left) and Bailey Liddle created a video for their ill mother that was filled with well wishes from numerous Tech student-athlet…

6. Certain Hokies make most of summer opportunities

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 5 Iss. 4

Camille Bouvet took advantage of some time off this summer to go to Vietnam and teach middle school students as part of the “Coach for College” initiative. While many students caught up on the R&R that comes along with summer…

7. Tech's student-athletes have numerous role models within the department

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 5 Iss. 1

With the recent birth of my first child, I've been thinking more and more about what kind of example I want to be for her, and the impact that my decisions will have on her as she gets older. As a working mom, sister, wife and friend, I …

8. Virginia Tech athletics is growing leaders

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 4 Iss. 5

The Iceberg, Velvet Covered Brick and Golden Buddha. Are these song titles from the latest Grammy Award-winning artist? No, they are all images used to take you on a leadership journey through a series of books in the Growing Leaders Ha…

9. Former Tech athletes going back to school and taking advantage of opportunities

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 4 Iss. 2

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. So, too, is an opportunity. This applies to Virginia Tech student-athletes who take advantage of the opportunity not only to compete at the highest collegiate level, but also to earn a degree from on…

10. Simon and Drager receive Skelton Awards as Tech honors athletes for academic success

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9

Chris Drager and Laura Simon The Hokie student-athletes have reached new heights on the field, court, track and in the pool this semester, and more importantly, in the classroom. It doesn’t seem like there are enough hours in the day,…

11. SAAC: What's it all about?

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 3 Iss. 6

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee participates in many outreach projects, including collecting toys for the Montgomery County Christmas Store. Twice a month, 40 student-athletes meet to discuss team updates, community outreach init…

12. What Will They Do? Bystander Intervention Training for Virginia Tech Student-Athletes

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 3 Iss. 3

As you enter a residence hall, you see a couple who appear to be extremely intoxicated stumbling down the hallway. A few minutes later, you hear a struggle and the woman screaming “Somebody help me!” This may seem like a situatio…

13. THE NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP HELPS HOKIES FURTHER EDUCATION

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 2 Iss. 10

Paul LaPenna's attention to academics helped him earn the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, which he'll use as he prepares for postgraduate education at VCOM next fall. Since the turn of the millennium, the NCAA has recognized nine Virgini…

14. Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics - Where are some former winners now?

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 2 Iss. 7

2009 Skelton Award winners Pedro Graber and Kelly Phillips Each March, a committee convenes to sift through the applications for the prestigious Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics. The following month, the Virginia Tec…

15. Office of Student Life implements a new game plan

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 2 Iss. 4

This year, the Office of Student Life has revised its career development programming in an effort to better assist Virginia Tech student-athletes in reaching their career goals. The office has implemented the “Career Game Plan,” a pr…

16. Tech's Student-Athletes Haul in Many Accolades

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 2 Iss. 1

Sara Smith and Drew Weaver departed this spring as two of the most decorated student-athletes ever to compete at Virginia Tech. The summer hasn’t slowed down academic success and recognition for Virginia Tech student-athletes. Since…

17. Tech student-athletes continue to put their leadership skills on display

General Release :: Student Life :: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry :: Vol. 1 Iss. 10

There has always been a debate about whether leaders are born or made. The staff in the Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life, however, believes leadership is a quality that each and every one of the Tech student-athletes posses…