Letter to the Community The Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention and its affiliates share the Virginia Tech community’s deep sense of grief at the tragic death of Officer Deriek Crouse. We offer our condolences to Officer Crouse’s family and our deepest sympathies for his colleagues in the university police department who so admirably serve our community. Virginia Tech has witnessed far too much senseless violence, but by remaining supportive of each other, recognizing our shared values while embracing our differences, and acknowledging our hopes as well as our fears, the Hokie Nation will continue to remain strong. As we are again tested, we encourage you to use each other and our wonderful community as a source of solace and strength. National Bank of Blacksburg See this page for more information on the Memorial Fund: http://www.vt.edu/in-memoriam/fund-information.html |
About the CPSVP:
The Virginia Tech Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention is a student-centered cross-disciplinary undertaking that builds on the academic, cultural, and security initiatives that evolved within the Virginia Tech community after the tragedy of April 16, 2007. Since its inception on July 1, 2008, the Center has adopted three thematic areas:
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The prevention of violence
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Peace studies
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Creation of opportunities for the development of new leaders for this Century
New Undergraduate Program:The CPSVP is facilitating development of a new undergraduate degree option at Virginia Tech. This University Concentration in Violence Prevention and Peace Studies will offer students an opportunity to focus their different academic efforts on the field. The CPSVP will offer a Capstone Seminar course allowing students to crystallize what they have learned in concentration tracks housed in individual departments, and to work closely with students from other disciplines. Please visit our Undergraduate Program page for more information. |
CPSVP Overview - in PDF format (updated 5/2011)
