BLACKSBURG, Va., April 16 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

When Cate Langhorn chose to study English at Virginia Tech, she assumed her interest in technology would take a back seat. But that wasn't the case.

Langhorn has found ways to blend her varied interests. She leads an engineering undergraduate research project alongside her leadership roles in the English Club and Her Campus at Virginia Tech, an student-run online magazine for women.

"I thought coming into Virginia Tech that majoring in English meant giving up my interest in computer science," she said.

A double major in English and philosophy, Langhorn views her college experience through the lens of Virginia Tech's guidin...