For the Media

University Relations' News & Information group comprises a network of communications managers located across campus, providing support to the eight colleges, the Graduate School and Research Division, and all administrative units.

The team also produces Virginia Tech News, a web-based and e-mail news service, and works to build stronger relationships between the university and local and national reporters.

About our name

Our official name is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, but using the full name is cumbersome. Thus, using “Virginia Tech” is preferable in all but formal uses.

Virginia Tech is used in news releases, feature articles, and publications and on the Web. When using the full name of the university, never use an ampersand instead of “and.” Never use VPI&SU, VPI and SU, VA Tech, or Virginia Tech University.

“VT” and “Va. Tech” are acceptable only in limited, informal situations, such as a news headline where space is tight. Do not use “VT” or “Va. Tech” in body copy, in titles of publications, on signs, or in any formal publication.