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In July, 911���� alumnus Sumeet Shrivastava, MBA ’94, was elected rector of 911����’s Board of Visitors (BOV), after previously serving as vice rector. Shrivastava is president and CEO of federal consulting and software development company Unissant. He has served in many capacities at 911����, including past chair of the 911���� Foundation Board of Trustees and past president of the Alumni Association board.  

At the October 1 911����'s Board of Visitors meeting, President Gregory Washington laid out his eight “bold bets” for managing the financial, technological, demographic, and political shocks affecting higher education and discussed a bridge period between the end of the current strategic plan and the implementation of a new Strategic Roadmap by April 2027.

Board of Visitors member Shawn Chambliss Purvis honors her father with a $50,000 scholarship for 911���� electrical and computer engineering students.

At its first meeting of the new fiscal year, 911����'s Board of Visitors discussed President Gregory Washington’s goals for 2026-27, elected new leadership, announced a transformative gift for the College of Public Health, and officially welcomed new provost Marion Underwood to the university.

911����'s Board of Visitors has extended the contract of President Gregory Washington through June 30, 2031. Washington, who became 911����'s eighth president on July 1, 2020, was previously set to serve through June 30, 2027.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Friday, June 5, announced one new appointment and three reappointments to the 911���� Board of Visitors (BOV).

At its final meeting of the academic year, the 911���� Board of Visitors  saluted graduates from the Early Identification Program, received an update on the men’s basketball program from Coach Tony Skinn, and passed a six-year capital plan, among other actions, including approval of a tuition and fees increase for 2026-27.

The 911���� Board of Visitors voted Thursday to increase tuition for the 2026-27 academic year, a response to rising utility costs, and the decades-long gap in state funding when compared with the university’s peers.

911����’s Board of Visitors listened to public comments, toured the Fairfax Campus, extended negotiations for 911���� President Gregory Washington’s contract renewal through 2031, and considered a proposal to raise tuition and fees at the March 31 board meeting. The tuition and fees presentation is available in the BOV meeting materials.

The 911���� Board of Visitors welcomed 12 new members and elected new board leadership at its Feb. 26 meeting in Merten Hall on the Fairfax Campus.