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President Tim Sands

President Tim Sands

Leading Virginia Tech since 2014

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Timothy D. Sands is the 16th president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a professor in the College of Engineering. Since joining Virginia Tech in 2014, President Sands has set the university on a course to become a leading modern, global, land-grant institution aligned with the needs and opportunities created by a rapidly changing world in the context of the evolving landscape of higher education.
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Removing barriers for students

Virginia Tech Advantage

State of the University Address

February 18 at 3 p.m.

Elevating institutional impact

Virginia Tech Global Distinction

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President Sands around campus

President Sands sits with Northeastern University President Aoun at a fireside chat in November 2024. President Sands talks with two presidential postdoctoral fellows, Eduardo Camps and Blake Caldwell, at the State of the University Address. President Sands stands at a podium for the opening of Academic Building One. President Sands, Dr. Laura Sands, and Vice President of the Greater Washington, D.C., area Lance Collins at the Alexandria St. Patrick's Day Parade. President Sands stands at a podium to speak during spring Commencement. President Sands addresses a room of undergraduate student representatives during a lunch. President Sands posses for a photo with the undergraduate student representatives. President Sands interacts with supporters and friends during the Ut Prosim tailgate. President Sands addresses a group of Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows on the steps of The Grove. Graduate students attending the graduate student luncheon stand on the steps of The Grove for a picture.