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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Leadership advances Northern Virginia Steering Committee work , article Date: Sep 26, 2025 -
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Virginia Tech again named a top-25 public university in U.S. News & World Report rankings , article Date: Sep 23, 2025 -
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Lance Collins named vice president of the greater Washington, D.C., area , article Date: Sep 18, 2025 -
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Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Office marks a year of education and advocacy , article Date: Sep 11, 2025 -

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As part of a $600,000 @NSF grant, a #VirginiaTech researcher will lead a collaborative project that studies how artificial intelligence can make the digital world safer. https://t.co/fK98BZlGOb
— Virginia Tech News (@vtnews) September 29, 2025