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2015
Led by President Tim Sands in 2015, Beyond Boundaries: A 2047 VISION culminated in a generational visioning process to position Virginia Tech as an internationally recognized land-grant university that strategically addresses world-wide challenges and opportunities that will impact the university of the future. Integral to this transformation is Virginia Tech’s continued commitment to Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), academic excellence, and world-class research.
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2023
In 2023, President Tim Sands engaged Beyond Boundaries co-chairs and key members of the campus community in partnership with the Virginia Tech Office for Strategic Affairs to revisit the original Beyond Boundaries: A 2047 Vision and identify potential opportunities for realignment to both the realities of the world and the current strategic initiatives of Virginia Tech.
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2024
The Beyond Boundaries vision continues to be guided by the same two goals of advancing as an internationally recognized land-grant university and strategically addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing landscape of higher education. The updated report streamlines the original vision into three areas of focus: Future of Learning, Future of Research and Discovery, and Future of Engagement.

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2024 Updated Report