Virginia Tech Board Executive Committee meets in closed session to review employee performance

The Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University convened in closed session on June 1, 2026, to review the performance of specific employees, according to the minutes. "Dr. Dye made a motion that the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University convene in a closed meeting, pursuant to § 2.2-3711, Code of Virginia, as amended, for the purposes of discussing:" the minutes record.

A motion to move into closed session was seconded and "passed unanimously," the minutes state. The record notes that one board member participated remotely from a hotel for an employment obligation and that a physical quorum was present; the minutes cite the applicable remote-participation provision of state law. There was no public comment period recorded for this meeting.

After the closed session the committee returned to open session and adopted a certification resolution required by state law. The resolution states the committee "certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors," according to the minutes.

The minutes record the certification motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.; the minutes bear the secretary's attestation line, "Kim O’Rourke, Secretary." The minutes do not name who seconded the motions or provide additional detail about the content of the closed session, beyond the statutory exemption invoked.