President Charles Steger

The incident occurred at the same place where the bloodiest shooting in modern American history took place four years ago. Photo: Splyt/ Flickr This incident occurred at a campus parking lot, the same place where the bloodiest shooting in modern U.S. history took place in 2007 when 33 students were killed. “In light of the turmoil and trauma and the tragedy suffered by this campus by guns, I can only say words don’t describe our feelings and they’re elusive at this point in time,” Virginia...Read Full Story

Full text statement issued by President Charles StegerThe university was struck today with a tragedy of monumental proportions. There were two shootings on campus. In each case, there were fatalities. The university is shocked and horrified that this would befall our campus. I want to extend my deepest, sincerest and most profound sympathies to the families of these victims which include students There are 22 confirmed deaths. We currently are in the process of notifying families of victims...Read Full Story

By Ray Reed Published: February 06, 2011 » 1 Comment | Post a Comment  RICHMOND – Virginia Tech’s Cooperative Extension program would receive $2 million under the state Senate’s proposed budget to add 50 extension agents to its program. The House of Delegates proposed a budget Sunday that did not offer any additional funding for Cooperative Extension, but it did encourage Virginia Cooperative Extension to continue its plan to develop an all-new program for restructuring cooperative extension...Read Full Story

Homer Hickam, author of "Rocket Boys" and a Virginia Tech graduate, today sent Tech President Charles Steger a letter that read, in part:"Today, there is pain everywhere in our community, and our hearts are troubled. Yet, I am certain our university will persevere. The spirit of Virginia Tech cannot allow otherwise. We who once walked its halls and studied in its classrooms were trained to represent all that is good and right in the world, and we will prevail. Evil can never succeed, not...Read Full Story

Some people are calling for Virginia Tech President Charles Steger's resignation in the aftermath of an on-campus shooting spree that left 33 people dead Monday.ABC News issued an online poll to guage reader opinion about the President.  ABC asked "Should the university president step down?"Most results indicated that he SHOULD NOT step down. Here are the results of the survey:No. There was no way the second shooting could have been predicted.6,036Stop playing the blame game. Who are we to...Read Full Story