I so admire our Virginia Tech employees who seek a degree
while working. Today, December 11, 2014,
is a reading day for Virginia Tech students.
Our students have one last day to prepare for exams and get ready for
the final push of the semester.
For those of you employed at Virginia Tech and attending
school, this is likely just another day at work. You probably don’t have the luxury of a
reading day because you have bills to pay and work to do. What you do have is the drive and ambition to
improve yourself, to gain knowledge, and to add skills you know will benefit
you in life and on the job.
It is wonderful that we belong to a learning community which
values higher education. We support
employees who attend Virginia Tech through our tuition waiver program, and whenever
financially possible, support our employees who attend other institutions
through our tuition reimbursement program.
Our tuition policies are outlined here: http://www.hr.vt.edu/benefits/tuition/index.html.
So if you are one of our many, many employees who are
preparing for final exams of your own, best wishes for a successful result. Congratulations for your perseverance and
commitment to learning. As an
institution, we are proud of what you are doing.
And if you are thinking of going back to school, take a look
at our policies, consider your options, and go for it! It will take a great deal of work, but bring
you so much satisfaction you will wonder why it took you so long to believe in
yourself enough to take this big step…
