William Poland
2022-2023 Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors
The Board of Visitors is the governing authority for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
About William Poland
Hey, I’m William! I’m a M.S. Electrical Engineering student at VT and a GRA at the VT National Security Institute, where I study computational electromagnetics. In addition to serving as the graduate and professional student representative to the BOV, I also work as a tour guide for the graduate school and a graduate residential fellow for the Office of Living-Learning Programs.” I’m also a Blacksburg townie and I love spicy food and snowboarding!
The Board of Visitors Graduate Student Representative's Role
The Board of Visitors, and the Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors, have traditionally worked closely with the GPSS. As such, the Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors has typically interacted with the Assembly. The GPSS, however, has no and claims no official authority over the actions of the Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors, nor their selection.
At their discretion, the Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors shall address the Assembly about matters related to their position. The Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors may call for resolutions of support for their positions. The Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors is not bound by the results of the Resolutions, but is asked to report the results of the Resolutions to the Board of Visitors, if appropriate.