Lance Collins Retires from Virginia Tech After Career in Higher Education
What happened
Lance Collins announced his retirement in January after a nearly four-decade career in higher education. He recently served as vice president of the Innovation Campus at Virginia Tech. Before joining Virginia Tech, Collins was a key member of the leadership team that successfully bid to partner with New York City to build Cornell Tech.
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Why it matters
Collins' tenure included establishing the Innovation Campus at Virginia Tech and serving as the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering at Cornell University. His involvement in the partnership between Cornell Tech and New York City highlights his role in major educational and urban development projects.
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Who's involved
- Lance CollinsRetiring vice president of Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus
- Virginia TechUniversity where Collins served as founding executive director
- Cornell UniversityUniversity where Collins served as Dean of Engineering
- Cornell TechTechnology-focused campus that partnered with New York City
- New York CityCity that partnered with Cornell Tech for its campus expansion
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Virginia TechSpeculative
Virginia Tech might face changes in strategic direction or funding due to the loss of its founding executive director.
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The entities involved
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Lance Collins
American engineer
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Princeton University
private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Cornell Tech
technology-focused campus of Cornell University located in New York City
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New York City
most populous city in the United States