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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Virginia Tech's Presidential Search Committee will hold a public listening session at its Alexandria campus later this month, giving D.C.-area members of the university community a chance to weigh in on the search for the institution's next leader.
The session is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, July 20, in the Boeing Auditorium of Academic Building One, 3625 Potomac Ave. A Zoom option is also available for those who cannot attend in person, though Virginia Tech credentials are required to participate virtually.
The search for Virginia Tech's 17th president began in April when President Tim Sands announced he would step down once a successor is named. The Brief covered Sands' departure announcement in depth, noting that the Alexandria campus ranked among his signature achievements during his 12-year tenure. Under Sands, the university launched the Alexandria campus as part of Virginia's successful bid to attract Amazon's HQ2 to the region, with Academic Building One — an 11-story, 300,000-square-foot facility in the Potomac Yard neighborhood — opening to students in January 2025.
The Alexandria campus is home to Virginia Tech's Institute for Advanced Computing, which focuses on graduate education and research in computer science, computer engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing. More than 500 graduate students currently take courses at Academic Building One, which sits a five-minute walk from the Potomac Yard-VT Metro station.
The Boeing Auditorium holds up to 300 people in auditorium configuration. The July 20 session is one of several listening sessions the search committee is holding across the university community as it works to define the profile for Sands' successor.
