Youngkin peppers university boards with GOP power players
With Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s appointees slated to hold majorities on the state’s university boards beginning July 1, the governor announced dozens of last-minute university board appointments Friday afternoon, shortly before the members’ four-year terms take effect Monday. Although many of the new appointees are the usual mix of Virginia business leaders and former state legislato[...]
NSU receives $1M donation for chair endowment
Retired Dominion Enterprises Inc. President and CEO Conrad M. Hall has donated $1 million to Norfolk State University, the university announced Friday. The gift from Hall, who serves on NSU‘s board of visitors, will support the creation of an endowed chair, the Conrad M. Hall Endowed Chair in Constitutional and U.S. History, in NSU’s Department […]
Va. Tech Innovation Campus exec joins Society for Science board
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Vice President and Executive Director Lance Collins was appointed to the Society for Science Board of Trustees, the university announced Tuesday. A nonprofit organization that promotes science, expanding scientific literacy and effective STEM education and scientific research, the Society for Science is a promotes the understanding and appreciation of science and [&[...]