Complexity of Organizations - Presentation Outline

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (A & M) 1896 – Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute 1944 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Student population breakdown: 1872: Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College opens on October 1  enrollment reaches 132 during the 1872-73 academic year 1894-95: Enrollment first tops 300 1923-24: Enrollment tops 1,000 1939-40: Enrollment tops 3,000 1947-48: Enrollment tops 5,000 1967-68: Enrollment tops 10,000 Fall 1978: Enrollment tops 20,000 Current (2009): 30,000+ Legal Timeline 1862- Morrill Act - Established the basis for land grant schools in every state 1872 – VT Founded - Preston and Olin Institute became VA A & M – it received 2/3 of Morrill act funds, with the focus of agricultural instruction and education - Began with 5 acres and a single building, the student population reached a total of 132 before the end of the first year 1874 – 1877 - 3 houses for faculty, 1 for the president and 2 academic buildings were constructed 1887 – Hatch Act - Broadened the activities of land grant colleges, by establishing a national system of agricultural research 1890 – Second Morrill Act - Substantially increased federal funding for land grant schools - Required that the land grant schools provide services to black citizens as well 1914 – Smith-Level Act

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- Created an extension work to the land grant schools to help service 1930s – New Deal legislation - Helped finance construction at VT of many buildings 1944 – G.I. Bill - Contributed to democratizing Americans’ access to higher education 1958 – National Defense Education Act - A response to the unsuccessful launch of the Soviet’s Sputnik One into orbit around Earth; American government should direct more money toward the training of scientists and engineers 1963 – Higher Education Facilities Act - Provided more federal funds to aid in the construction, reconstruction and renovation of academic facilities 1965 – Higher Education Act - Provided financial assistance and other resources for students pursuing higher education (ex. student loans) 1964 – Civil Rights Act & 1972 – Educational Amendments - Curtailed permissible range of discrimination by any state or public institution on grounds of race or gender Virginia Tech Timeline 1900s - Commitment to education, started to take-off 1902 – VA constitution - “White and colored children shall not be taught in the same school” 1906 – Act that established a state highway commission called for the governor to appoint a state highway commissioner - Early buildings were made of brick, but most buildings started being built of Hokie