Sesquicentennial Stories

Innovation Campus Vice President and Executive Director Lance Collins joins Virginia Tech and external partner volunteers as they build desks for local Alexandria City Public School students to use for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020).

Sesquicentennial Stories

It has been 150 years since Virginia Tech's founding as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872. Recognition of this milestone anniversary begins in fall 2021 and runs through fall 2022. Follow stories of Virginia Tech's Sesquicentennial.

Beyond Boundaries Connections

While Virginia Tech's Sesquicentennial provides an opportunity to reflect on the past and the university's advances in the past 150 years, it also creates a moment to imagine the future of higher education and the role Hokies will play in shaping the years ahead.