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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

HABB1 construction, laying of the first Hokie Stone, Saied Mostaghimi, Professor & Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Associate Dean Saied Mostahimi

The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its operations, facilities and research programs.  We recognize and support an understanding that diversity encompasses the whole of human experience and includes age, color, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, and veteran status. These important attributes reflect the complexity of our state and nation, which we strive to serve. In a world of increasing globalization and demographic shifts, excellence in research will be achieved by strengthening our understanding of and commitment to diversity and inclusion.  

The success of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station’s envisioned future is an environment that encourages creativity, is rich in diversity of thought, and promotes the inclusion of new ideas.Thus we recognize and value the considerable workplace and societal benefits emanating from diversity in a multicultural world.

So from the faculty and staff that we hire, the stakeholders that advise us, to the students that assist in our research, and the clients that we serve, we seek out the contributions that differences offer and we are committed to a working and learning environment where everyone can realize their full potential.

Mary Burrows
Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and 
Associate Dean for Research                                                                       College of Agriculture and Life Sciences  

Contact

For employment discrimination questions, concerns, or complaints:

Office for Equity and Accessibility
220 Gilbert Street, Suite 5200 (0150)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-2010

For program discrimination and accessibility questions, concerns, or complaints:

Chevon N. Thorpe
Assistant Dean of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
1350 Litton-Reaves Hall, Virginia Tech
175 West Campus Drive
dunnings@vt.edu
(540) 232-8702

To file a program discrimination complaint with the USDA, write to:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Director, Office of Adjudication
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-9410

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights