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We were delighted to have Carahsoft speak to us last week about career opportunities at the firm. Students Ambassadors talked about the work culture and the traits recruiters looked for. #bit #pamplin #virginiatech #professionaldevelopment #career #carahsoft #internship

BIT Faculty and Ph.D. Students: Join us this Friday for our first guest speaker event of the year featuring Dr. Nezih Altay (Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University) as part of the BIT Department's Research Seminar Series! Dr. Nezih Altay will give his talk, "A.I. for Social Good" on Nov. 15 at Noon (EST) in Pamplin Hall, room 1045.

Congratulations to Samuel Kennedy for receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the Student Veterans of America! Samuel served in the Navy for four years before enrolling in the BIT Department’s Cybersecurity Management and Analytics (CMA) program. He is the second student to ever receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the Student Veterans of America in recognition of his 140-plus hours of service in 2024 as president of the Veterans@VT student organization. Thank you, Samuel, for your service to our country and our university! #utprosim #VTBIT #BITCMA #VT

A wonderful opportunity for our students to learn about career opportunities at Carahsoft. See below for more details:

Thank you to our BIT Pamplin Ambassadors and faculty for helping out at the BIT Department's table during the November Open House! Our BIT Pamplin Ambassadors and faculty met with prospective students and their families to share about the BIT Department's academic programs, answer questions, and provide tips and advice for applying to Virginia Tech. We even had a guest appearance from Epcot, one of Virginia Tech's Therapy Dogs!

We are excited to congratulate Sangmuk Kang (a BIT major with a focus on cybersecurity) and Faith Jones (a Cybersecurity Management & Analytics (CMA) major) on completing their internships with the Defense Civilian Training Corps! Kang and Jones were part of the first cohort of internships provided by the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) this past summer. Applications to join the next cohort are being accepted through October 18. We encourage all BIT students with an interest in national defense careers to apply! To learn more about the internship program and how to apply, please visit the link below:

Join CGI Federal Campus Recruiter Celine Hamilton and BIT Club in McBryde Rm. 113 tomorrow, October 1st, at 7 PM as we discuss the importance of #diversity and #inclusion in the workplace.

If you are a BIT-Cyber student or alum who transferred to Virginia Tech from Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) or if you know any students at NOVA: could you let your contacts know that Virginia Tech will have a table at the upcoming transfer fairs and would be happy to meet with them to talk about transferring to Virginia Tech? Transfer fairs will be at: NOVA Woodbridge (Oct. 8), NOVA Annandale & Alexandria (Oct. 9). Details?here: https://lnkd.in/eV8TjCZJ

Help spread the word about our upcoming information tables and in-person information sessions about the BIT-Cyber in Northern Virginia program for students on the Northern Virginia Community College campuses as well as some virtual information sessions for any students who are interested in transferring to the program! ?? Details about these events and more can be found below! ? #bitcybernorthernvirginia #virginiatech #pamplin #businessinformationtechnology

Dr. Christopher Zobel and colleagues developed a mathematical model to help urban planners distribute resources that help cities protect and prepare for damages caused by extreme weather while ensuring fairness across communities. Their research, published in the journal, Production and Operations Management (POMS), is highlighted in the article linked below: