Shelton Norwood

Role and Background

Shelton Norwood serves as the Academic Advisor for Building Construction in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. He serves as the primary academic advisor for first-and second-year students within the department. In addition, he serves as transfer advisor, meeting with all incoming transfer students from other institutions as well as those switching into building construction from various Virginia Tech majors, First-Year Experience Faculty, and faculty advisor for the Build Lab. Norwood joined Virginia Tech in 2008.

Along with his typical advising responsibilities, Norwood works as a liaison with other Virginia Tech programs and shares those resources with his students. He works closely with his students monitoring their academic progress and refers other campus offices’ services to his students to ensure each is academically successful.

In 2021, Norwood received the Virginia Tech Provost’s Award for Excellence in Advising. This award is given annually to recognize an individual who serves undergraduate advisees in exemplary ways.  In addition, Norwood has been a member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the global community for academic advising, for several years.  He currently serves on the Advisor Training and Development Advising Community Steering Committee within the organization.  He has served as a mentor with NACADA by sharing his practices with new academic advisors from various colleges and institutions across the Mid-Atlantic region.  He also mentors other Virginia Tech academic advisors through their Academic Advisor Mentor Program.

Norwood is very passionate about his work with undergraduate students.  As a Virginia Tech alumnus, he shares his prior student experiences with his advisees and, in doing so, creates a comfortable and lasting connection with students.

Before joining the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Norwood served as an Academic Advisor for the Department of Sociology. 

Education

Norwood holds an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Liberty University and a B.S. in Sociology from Virginia Tech.