President Tim Sands

Leading Virginia Tech since 2014

About: 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.; Read more

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Virginia Tech performs well in two new global rankings , article Date: Jun 18, 2025 -
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Board approves university budget, discusses incremental enrollment growth, on-campus housing , article Date: Jun 03, 2025 -

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#VirginiaTech’s Sanghani Center and Children’s National Hospital are teaming up to tackle ER overcrowding using AI.

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