February 13: The Pamplin Pulse

Giving Day 2025

Giving Day is Virginia Tech’s annual fundraising event, started in 2018, where Hokies come together for 24 hours to support the area that means the most to them at the university. This year’s Giving Day campaign takes place Feb. 19-20, from noon to noon, EST.

Pamplin's goal for Giving Day 2025 is 3,400 unique donors and every gift of at least $5 to one of 38 different fund areas on the Pamplin Giving Day designations list will support the college in reaching this goal.

Much of Pamplin’s success on Giving Day can be traced to Giving Day ambassadors and the You+2 campaign. Giving Day ambassadors make their gifts using a unique ambassador link and encourage two other Hokies to make a gift through the same ambassador link on Giving Day to earn special swag.

Please visit Pamplin's Giving Day page to become an ambassador and make sure to select Pamplin as your affiliation.

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Pamplin Awards: Call for Nominations

The Pamplin Society is facilitating the 2025 Pamplin Awards, and we encourage you to nominate an individual or corporate partner you think is deserving of recognition by Pamplin and its fellow alumni, students, and faculty. The awards were created to recognize alumni and corporate engagement and contributions to Pamplin and our students.

The following awards invite nominations which will then be reviewed by Dean Saonee Sarker for final selection:

Rising Alumni Award – alumni within the last 10 years who have achieved distinguished recognition in their career and rendered service to Pamplin and/or Virginia Tech since graduation

Mentoring Award – a distinguished alumnus who consistently embodies the spirit of mentorship of Pamplin students and/or graduates and those in their local community

Ut Prosim Award – a distinguished alumnus who has rendered service to the community and demonstrated a proven track record in the spirit of Virginia Tech’s motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve)

Philanthropy Award - an alumna/alumnus recognizing their generous and meaningful financial support of Pamplin and Virginia Tech

Corporate Ambassador Award – recipient is a company that has demonstrated ongoing support of Pamplin’s mission and its students

The nominations will remain open through February 21, and we need your help! Please take a moment to review and share the call for nominations and this exciting opportunity to recognize efforts that are making a difference for Pamplin and our students.

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Quintin Nottingham, head of the Department of Business Information Technology, was featured on The Business of Healthcare Podcast. In this episode, he discusses medical-legal partnerships (MLPs). Their conversation explores the structure of MLPs and how these patient-centered collaborations address social determinants of health to improve outcomes. The podcast originates from the University of Dallas at Texas and was hosted by Daniel Karnuta, Director, Professional Program in Healthcare Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. You can hear the segment here: jindal.utdallas.edu

Phil Xiang, head of the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, discussed "smart tourism" on the Future of Tourism Podcast. He discussed the emerging opportunities to connect cities, citizens, travelers, and businesses to create vibrant and sustainable communities that we want to live in and visit. You can hear the segment here.

Explosive growth in private financing markets in recent years has opened new career opportunities, and several of Virginia’s business schools are expanding curricula and extracurricular activities to help students land in-demand jobs at private equity and venture capital firms. https://virginiabusiness.com/capital-gains/

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Upcoming Events

Innovation Campus Grand Opening

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SAVE THE DATE: Pamplin Women's Summit

March 29 in Blacksburg, Virginia

SAVE THE DATE: Hokies on Wall Street

Thursday, April 24 from 6-8:30pm
New York, NY

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