Norris classes moved

A sign posted on a door to Cheatham Hall directing students from Norris to their new classrooms in the aftermath

Megan Minter

Megan Minter

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Hokies Give Thanks as Band Performs

On Saturday, November 17, participants in the Hokies Thank The World event stand on lines marking the outline of the Virginia Tech logo while the Marching Virginians help entertain the large crowd. Burruss Hall and the April 16th Memorial appear background left, Norris Hall background right.

Photo courtesy of Brent Jesiek.

Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0</a>.

Brent Jesiek

2007-11-18

Brent Jesiek

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Provost Update September 10, 2007

Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:50:15 -0400
From: Provost@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU>
Subject: Provost Update September 10, 2007

Monday, September 10, 2007

Colleagues,

On behalf of President Charles Steger, I have convened and will chair an ad hoc task force to develop recommendations for the future use of the seven former classrooms on the second floor front wing of Norris Hall. The task force membership includes faculty, staff, students, and administrators who represent broad university interests and are sensitive to the impact of the April 16 tragedy. The charge to the task force is to seek input regarding potential uses of the specified space in Norris Hall, review proposals, and to make recommendations.

The task force is advisory to President Steger as he prepares to finalize a decision about the allocation of space in Norris Hall.

The amount of assignable space is approximately 4,500 sq. ft. The remainder of Norris Hall (approximately 35,000 sq. ft.) is occupied by the College of Engineering programs, and includes academic and administrative offices, laboratories, storage and support facilities, and computer rooms. The specified rooms will not be reassigned to their former use, nor will they be a site for a public memorial or museum commemorating the April 16 tragedy. The task force will consider issues of scope, cost, impact, programmic relationships, the strategic plan, long-term vision, access, security, etc. in considering proposals. Because the rooms under consideration are contiguous with the other spaces, the infrastructure issues and potential uses must take the impact on the entire building into account.

I am pleased to announce that the task force is accepting pre-proposals at this time (one to two pages with an emphasis on ideas and concepts). We welcome and encourage all ideas and proposals. Fully developed proposals (i.e., architectural renderings, cost estimates, etc.) will be requested selectively after initial reviews. When submitting a pre-proposal, please:

* Provide the scope and programmatic relationships of the project;
* Include a single contact person and contact information (e-mail, phone, address).

Submissions must be postmarked or hand-delivered by September 30, 2007. We have already received a number of informal suggestions and we will contact everyone who has already offered ideas. We will also be sending letters to the families of victims. Fax or e-mail submissions will not be accepted. Please mail submissions to:

Office of the Provost
Virginia Tech
210 Burruss Hall (0132)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Attention: Norris Hall Task Force

Thank you,

Mark G. McNamee
University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Mark G. McNamee

2007-09-10

Brent Jesiek

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Intenta virginia tech volver a la normalidad

Las clases se reanudan hoy, aunque el edificio donde fueron asesinadas 30 personas permanecerá cerrada el resto del semestre


Publicado por Servicios La Opinión
04-23-2007


Blacksburg - La universidad de virginia tech, donde hace una semana un estudiante mató a 32 personas y se suicidó, reanudará hoy sus actividades mientras prosiguen las investigaciones y debates en torno al incidente.

Mientras, miles de estudiantes, profesores y demás afectados por la tragedia, tratan de encontrar valor para regresar al campus y volver a la normalidad, acción que fue impulsada ayer por el pastor de la Iglesia Bautista de Blacksburg, cuyo sermón estuvo centrado en la recuperación emocional de los sobrevivientes.

La universidad espera el retorno de la mayoría de sus 26 mil estudiantes para la etapa final de los cursos de este año., mientras se completan los funerales de las víctimas del estudiante Seung Hui Cho.

"Tenemos que seguir adelante. Haremos todo lo que podamos para reorganizar este sitio e impedir que algo como lo ocurrido vuelva a ocurrir", dijo el portavoz de la universidad, Larry Hincker.

El edificio Norris, donde Cho dio muerte a 30 personas y luego se suicidó, permanecerá cerrado por el resto del semestre., y las autoridades han tomado medidas para aliviar la presencia de los medios de comunicación.

Mientras, el pastor Tommy McDearis exhortó a los feligreses a regresar a sus actividades normales en la universidad de virginia tech luego de la matanza ocurrida en la institución.

McDearis tuvo la penosa tarea de informar el pasado lunes a familiares de más de 20 víctimas acerca de la matanza causada por el estudiante surcoreano Seung Hui Cho.

El pastor dijo a la congregación que "si cedemos ante esta situación, y cesamos de hacer todas las cosas que realmente importan en la vida porque hemos sido visitados por la oscuridad, entonces, terminaremos rindiéndonos ante la oscuridad".

El pastor pronunció su sermón mientras los estudiantes que abandonaron virginia tech tras la matanza regresaban al campo universitario.

El pastor contó la experiencia de un profesor que había quedado muy afectado por la muerte de varios de sus estudiantes en Norris Hall.

El profesor dijo que en principio no deseaba retornar. Pero que lo haría, para no traicionar los recuerdos, las esperanzas y los sueños de las víctimas.

Mientras se aprestaban a reanudar las clases, las autoridades universitarias invitaron a los centenares de periodistas que acamparon en predios de virginia tech, a irse del lugar a más tardar hoy.

La vocera de la universidad, Liz Hart, dijo que las autoridades de virginia tech apreciaban lo que habían hecho los periodistas, pero era hora de ir hacia adelante.

"La mejor manera de hacer eso es que la universidad retorne a la normalidad", señaló Hart. © Servicios


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Servicios La Opinión

2007-08-13

Elva Orozco

Jorge Mederos
Executive Editor
La Raza Chicago Inc.
jorge.mederos@laraza.com
August 13, 2007

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Memorials at Norris Hall

Items are laid outside of Norris Hall in remembrance.

Original source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultrumble/468800615/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultrumble/468800615/</a>

Licensed under <a href=" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 2.0</a>

Paul Trumble

2007-06-11

Chad Newswander

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Crime scene tape near Norris Hall that was blown away and then got snagged in a nearby tree.

Stephen Gunter

2007-05-22

Stephen Gunter

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(April 20, 2007) Ribbon affixed to William Addison Caldwell statue. Caldwell was one of Virginia Tech&#39;s first students. Looking toward Norris Hall.

Brent Jesiek

2007-04-24

Brent Jesiek

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