EVents

Technology Summit 07

Virginia Western Community College hosted the second annual Technology Summit on October 2, 2007, underwritten by the Virginia Western Educational Foundation. 

This very successful summit was designed to introduce area high school seniors to different possibilities needed in pursuing a technical career with a company in the surrounding areas of Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke, Franklin, Botetourt and Craig counties. Approximately 350 high school students were able to tour the new Advanced Technology Center in Webber Hall  where Virginia Western faculty and students gave demonstrations in Automated Technology, robotics, rapid prototyping, GIS/GPS, CNC, PLC’s, welding, HVAC, hydraulics, automated manufacturing and much more.  Over fifty engineering and technology businesses from the greater Roanoke Valley had exhibits that provided the students with an opportunity to collect information on the company and to communicate with potential employers.

Virginia Western’s Baja Team ranks 1st in recent competition

Ten Engineering and Technology students from Virginia Western went to Rochester, NY during the first of June to drive and showcase a vehicle they had built from scratch. They competed against 141 other colleges and universities in a nation-wide competition to build an off-road vehicle, called a Baja, sponsored by the Virginia Western Educational Foundation. Virginia Western’s team was ranked first among community colleges, 2nd among new teams entered into the competition, and 3rd from the Commonwealth of Virginia, finishing ahead of UVa, and VCU, and finishing 70th overall.

Photo (left to right) Dr. Rick Clark, Everett Braden, Phillip Tweedy, Gary Young, Mitch Saville, Joseph Barna, Chris Crockett, Robbie Mercogliano.