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Hypatia
Hypatia (hi' pay sha), a learning community for first-year women engineering students, is a program designed to bring together students in a residential environment to provide encouragement and support in their pursuit of a career in engineering. Participants have the option to remain in the community as second-year engineering students to take on leadership roles as committee chairs in Hypatia.

STEP--Student Transition Engineering Program

Virginia Tech is sponsoring a five-week orientation program for new students entering Virginia Tech's College of Engineering. If you are selected, you will participate in an intensive academic program during the summer prior to your freshman year. The goal of STEP '10 is to ease your transition from high school to Virginia Tech and to ensure you know the keys to academic success. STEP '10 provides you with opportunities to become familiar with Virginia Tech and all its resources. More importantly, you learn how different college is from high school (college is more demanding and academically intensive).

The Purpose:
To provide incoming engineering freshman students an opportunity to become familiar with Virginia Tech and its academic rigor prior to the start of their academic career.
To provide academic enrichment in selected subjects historically difficult for first semester freshman students.
To provide incoming engineering freshman students opportunities for personal and professional development.

Women's Preview Weekend
Women's Preview Weekend is held during spring when all women offered admission to the College of Engineering are invited to visit Virginia Tech. For information on Preview Weekend, contact Dee Miller at preview@vt.edu or (540) 231-4301.

Engineering Opportunities Listserv
The Engineering Opportunities Listserv is available during the academic year to engineering students who may subscribe in order to receive information on scholarships, internships, cooperative education, and real job opportunities as well as other items that may be helpful. For information on the Engineering Opportunities Listserv or to request to be subscribed, contact Sandra Griffith at sandrag@vt.edu or (540) 231-7337.

Fall Picnics
During the first week of classes, a welcoming picnic for first-year engineering students is held which focuses on students participating in our mentoring programs. The purpose of this picnic is to welcome freshman students as well as provide an opportunity for them to meet and interact with fellow students, faculty, staff, and administrators. For information on the Fall Picnics, contact Sandra Griffith at sandrag@vt.edu or (540) 231-7337.