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Virginia Tech board committee chairs outline June agenda with promotion and tenure on docket
Summary
Rector John G. Rocovich Jr. convened committee chairs on April 14 to set June committee agendas, highlighting promotion and tenure reviews, updates to the Faculty Handbook, Student Code of Conduct revisions and review of Governor Youngkin’s executive order on antisemitism.
Rector John G. Rocovich Jr. convened the Committee Chairs meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 14, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. in Forge at The Inn at Virginia Tech to discuss proposed items for the June board meetings. The Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee (ARSA) is slated to consider promotion and tenure matters, revisions to the Faculty Handbook and the Student Code of Conduct, and a review of Governor Youngkin’s executive order on antisemitism.
The proposed ARSA list signals the board will address both personnel policy and student conduct frameworks at its June sessions. The agenda item specifically naming Governor Youngkin’s executive order was listed in the meeting materials for ARSA review. Board staff also said briefing reports will be expanded to explain the significance of each agenda item and what action—advice, awareness, decision, or formal action—is requested from the board. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 a.m.
