Visitor Guide - University Relations

VISITOR
GUIDE
Imagine
yourself
a Hokie.
Experience the
excitement that’s
Virginia Tech.
CONTENTS
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Admissions
Research
The Hokie Nation
Community
Map
Self-guided tour
Colleges
Dining
Student life
Sports
Welcome
to Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, popularly
known as Virginia Tech, a comprehensive
higher education institution and the
Commonwealth of Virginia’s leading
research university.
Located in the town of Blacksburg, Virginia
Tech is home to world-class faculty,
dynamic collaborations, groundbreaking
research, and a friendly community of
Hokies committed to service and academic
excellence.
Since its founding in 1872 as a public landgrant school, Virginia Tech has enacted a
hands-on, engaging approach to education
that prepares scholars to be leaders in their
fields and communities. While offering
approximately 240 undergraduate and
graduate degree programs, the university
provides technological leadership and fuels
economic growth and job creation locally,
regionally, and across the commonwealth.
The university is dedicated to its motto,
Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), and boasts a
vibrant culture of ideas and activities and
a palpable spirit of innovation that truly is
contagious.
The information in these pages will guide
you in your discovery of the university,
open the doors to our beautiful campus,
and introduce you to the surrounding area.
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Blacksburg
occupies some
12,000 acres nestled on a plateau
between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny
mountains. Home to approximately
43,600 residents, including Virginia
Tech students, the town is considered
small by most any standard—but don’t
let its size or location fool you.
Because of the town’s award-winning
services, reasonable cost of living, safety,
moderate climate, and abundant leisure
activities, Blacksburg is consistently
ranked among the country’s best places
to live and has earned a reputation
nationwide as a well-managed, stable,
and forward-looking community.
Take a look around. In no time, you’ll
discover how truly special Blacksburg is.
Visiting campus and walking among
the Hokie Nation is a necessity if you
want to really “get” the Hokie Spirit.
Make your first stop the Visitor and
Undergraduate Admissions Center.
The center provides parking passes,
maps, directions, and other pertinent
information that will help you navigate
campus. The center is located at 925
Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA
24061.
Virtual visiting:
Town of Blacksburg
www.blacksburg.gov
Montgomery County
www.montva.com
Blacksburg Partnership
www.stepintoblacksburg.com
Drop your bags:
The Inn at Virginia Tech
and Skelton Conference Center
www.innatvirginiatech.com
The Hotel Roanoke
& Conference Center
www.hotelroanoke.com
www.vt.edu
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ADMISSIONS
QUICK STATS
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colleges and a graduate school
90+bachelor’s degree programs
31,000+full-time students
135
major buildings on campus,
an airport, and an adjacent corporate
research center
$513 million research portfolio
245,000+alumni worldwide
www.mobile.vt.edu/admissions.php
www.admiss.vt.edu/hokie-tracks/
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ADMISSIONS
@FollowMeToVT
Applications are due by
November 1 - Early Decision
January 15 - Fall (freshmen)
Did you know?
Student stats:
Find out whether you were
accepted
December 15 - Early Decision
April 1 - Fall (freshmen)
29,173 on campus
82.8 percent undergraduate
17.2 percent graduate
57.7 percent male
42.3 percent female
31,224 total enrollment
Reply to Tech by
January 15 - Early Decision
May 1 - Fall (freshmen)
Priority FAFSA deadline and Virginia
Tech General Scholarship Application
deadline: February 15
T h e O f f i ce o f U n d e r g r a d u a t e
Admissions is within the Visitor Center
located at
925 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-6267
Fax: 540-231-3242
Information
sessions are held
most days that the university is open.
Prospective students and their families
are encouraged to visit campus.
Student-led walking tours are held
when classes are in session. Office
hours and tours are restricted during
the summer months and on Saturdays
when the university hosts a home
football game.
Online registration is required
in advance for tours and information
sessions. Prospective students are
encouraged to attend an information
session conducted by the college or
department in which they are interested
in studying. Tours of 10 or more
prospective students should register as
a group. All visitors should check the
website prior to any scheduled visit to
secure the most up-to-date information.
Office of Undergraduate
Admissions Hours
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Visitor Center Hours
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, 1- 5 p.m.
www.facebook.com/vtadmissions
www.facebook.com/virginiatech
www.admiss.vt.edu
ADMISSIONS
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RESEARCH
Re s e a rc h stretches across
colleges and departments as scholars
and researchers collaborate in a
multidisciplinary approach to problemsolving. More than 100 research
centers, institutes, schools, and groups
address global issues, enhance human
understanding, and even create works
of art. With $513 million in annual
research expenditures, according to the
National Science Foundation, Virginia
Tech ranks among the nation’s top 40
research institutions.
Enhancing the university ’s ability
to undertake large-scale research
opportunities, Virginia Tech’s seven
research institutes provide world-class
expertise across multiple disciplines
and in specially equipped, advanced
laboratories.
• Fralin Life Science Institute
• Institute for Creativity, Arts,
and Technology
Did you know?
At a university as large as Virginia
Tech, research opportunities are
available in nearly every field—
and stream.
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• Institute for Critical Technology and
Applied Science
• Institute for Society, Culture, and
Environment
• Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
• Virginia Tech Carilion Research
Institute
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Did you know?
Virginia Tech is a recognized leader
in robotics. Learn more at
www.me.vt.edu/trec.
Sustainability is a commitment that can be seen
across campus in efforts to save resources, reduce energy
consumption, recycle, and even grow food for students, and
through events like Sustainability Week and RecycleMania.
Faculty members are deeply engaged in eminent
scholarship and committed to confronting problems that
require complex solutions. Tech faculty members have a
reputation for imagining the next great thing—and then
making it happen. Their highly regarded research and
national and international partnerships have resulted time
and again in breakthroughs that result in better living.
Sustainability: www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability
Undergraduate research possibilities: www.research.undergraduate.vt.edu
Read the stories of several Hokies who distinguished themselves as
experienced and competitive scholars—while still undergraduates:
www.research.vt.edu/resmag/UG_Research/
RESEARCH
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HOKIE NATION
“Hokie” wasn’t a term used when Virginia Tech
was established in 1872 as Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College (VAMC). In 1896, when the
Virginia General Assembly officially changed VAMC’s
name to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
and Polytechnic Institute, VPI quickly emerged as the
preferred moniker.
O.M. Stull (Class of 1896) coined the term “Hokie” in
a cheer (below) he wrote for a competition to replace
the existing spirit yell, which referenced VAMC.
“Old Hokie”
Hoki, Hoki, Hoki, Hy. Techs, Techs, V.P.I.
Sola-Rex, Sola-Rah. Polytechs - Vir-gin-ia. Rae, Ri, V.P.I.
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The Hokie Stone that adorns most of the Virginia Tech buildings is
dramatic, varying in color from grays, browns, and blacks to pinks, oranges,
and maroons. First used for campus building construction in 1901, much of
the native limestone has been mined in a quarry owned by the university. And
hidden in all that stone around campus are 14 gargoyles and “cowgoyles.”
Did you know?
A display case in the Williamsburg
Room of Squires Student Center
contains class rings from 1921
through the present.
Since adopting our motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) in 1896, students have graduated from
the university knowing that true leaders make service to others an important part of their lives.
Today, service is infused throughout every fiber of the university, including such organizations
as VT Engage: The Community Learning Collaborative, as well as efforts like The Big Event and
Relay For Life, both among the largest such college events in the nation.
The class rings
tradition at Virginia Tech
is one of the university’s
oldest and most beloved
traditions. It started in
1912 when the Class of
1914 selected a student
committee to design a
meaningful and unique
ring. Nearly every year
since, the sophomore
cl a s s h a s e l e c t e d a
committee to oversee
a redesign. During its
junior year, the class
hosts a Ring Dance, a
tradition dating from
1934, to symbolize and
celebrate the students’
transition from juniors
to seniors.
Extracurricular reading for bona fide Hokies:
Virginia Tech Magazine
www.vtmag.vt.edu
Virginia Tech News
More about Virginia Tech
www.vtnews.vt.edu
www.vt.edu/about
THE HOKIE NATION
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Did you know?
In 1872, Addison Caldwell
hiked
miles from Craig
County, Virginia, to enroll
as the first student at Virginia Tech. Outside of Major
Williams Hall, you will find a
statue in his honor.
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The HokieBird is the product of converging traditions, but Virginia
Tech’s world-famous mascot took decades to hatch.
In 1913, Floyd Meade, a local resident known as “Hard Times” was
chosen by VPI students to serve as the school’s mascot. Since the
athletic teams had occasionally been called Gobblers for several years,
Meade trained a large turkey to gobble on command and paraded it on
the sidelines during football games.
Although a live turkey was a hard act to follow, the first costumed Gobbler
took the field in the fall of 1962 and then underwent more than a few
changes over the years. In the late 1970s and into the 1980s, a football coach
seeking to de-emphasize the Gobblers’ presumed allusion to the athletes’
reputation for gobbling down their food promoted the Hokies nickname instead.
VAMC colors until 1896 were black and cadet-gray that, when rendered
in stripes popular at the time, appeared more suitable for prisoners. A
committee formed to select new colors discovered that no other college in the
land claimed burnt orange and Chicago maroon. The pioneering combination
was officially adopted that same year.
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COMMUNITY
Diversity and the affirmation of difference at Virginia Tech
can be seen in the composition of its leadership, faculty, staff,
and students; through its policies, procedures, and practices;
within its organizational structures; across its curricula; and
in the fabric of its interpersonal relationships. The university
as a whole works to adhere to the Principles of Community
adopted by the Board of Visitors in 2005.
Outreach
is at the heart of Virginia Tech’s land-grant
mission—and a way of life for Hokies on campus and beyond.
Outreach and International Affairs, which spearheads Virginia
Tech’s engagement efforts, collaborates with institutions,
businesses, and communities to help transform economies,
increase opportunities, and improve quality of life around
the world.
Community:
www.diversity.vt.edu/principles-of-community/principles.html
Outreach:
www.outreach.vt.edu
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Visitor and
Undergraduate
Admissions Center
Get Your Bearings.
Cowgill
Hall
The Inn at
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg is located on the I-81
corridor approximately 40
minutes southwest
of Roanoke.
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Holtzman
Alumni Center
Pamplin
Hall
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Find your way around campus. With most
buildings constructed using Hokie Stone in the
neo-Gothic architectural style, the Virginia Tech
campus is both dramatic and beautiful. See
for yourself! Getting around campus couldn’t
be easier; if handheld maps aren’t your thing,
we have the technology and the mobile apps
to guide your exploration virtually. Be sure to
explore some of our favorites using the selfguided-tour on pages 14-17.
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Self-Guided Tour
1 Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center
2 The Inn at Virginia Tech and Holtzman Alumni
Center
3 Duck Pond
4 War Memorial Hall
5 Drillfield
6 War Memorial Chapel and the Pylons
7 Carol M. Newman Library
8 Torgersen Hall Bridge
9 Squires Student Center
10 Upper Quad
11 Moss Arts Center and Arts District
12 McBryde Hall
13 Burruss Hall
14 Burchard Plaza
15 Engineering Quad
16 Goodwin Hall
17 Dietrick Hall
18 Prairie Quad
19 Athletic Facilities
20 Hahn Horticulture Gardens
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Newman
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University
Bookstore
Graduate
Life Center
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Science
College of Natural Resources and Environment
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Pamplin College of Business
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
The Graduate School and Graduate Life Center
Virginia-Maryland College
of Veterinary Medicine
(Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke)
Dining Facilities
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30 Turner Place (Lavery Hall)
31 West End Market
17 D2 (Dietrick Hall - upper)
Deet’s Place (Dietrick Hall - lower)
DXpress (Dietrick Hall - lower)
32 Hokie Grill & Company (Owens Hall - east)
Owens Food Court (Owens Hall)
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Dietrick
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Cheatham
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Cochrane
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Colleges
Squires Student
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East A.J.
(Honors College)
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Other campus sights
Litton-Reaves
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McComas
Hall
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Lane Stadium &
Worsham Field
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Oak Lane
Smithfield Plantation
East A.J. (Honors College)
McComas Hall
University Bookstore
Parking passes
are required on weekdays
and can be obtained at the Visitor Center. Passes are
not required on weekends, but special parking rules
prevail on days when the university is hosting a home
football game. www.parking.vt.edu/visitors.asp
Be Mobile.
www.mobile.vt.edu/maps
www.vt.edu/about/buildings
www.maps.vt.edu (PDF)
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Self-Guided Tour
We’re glad you’re visiting with us
today. Enjoy your visit and be sure to
check out a few of our favorite spots
on campus while you’re here. Refer to
map on page 12-13 for building locations.
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Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center
TOUR
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The
is the perfect first stop for visitors
and prospective students alike. This
is your source for parking passes,
maps, directions, and other pertinent
information that will help you navigate
campus.
The Inn at Virginia Tech and
Skelton Conference Center offers
nearly 24,000 square feet of conference
space, including a 700-seat ballroom,
10 conference rooms, and 147 hotel
rooms and suites. The Holtzman
Alumni Center is home to the
Virginia Tech Alumni Association.
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3 The Duck Pond has been
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a campus landmark for generations.
Students, alumni, and visitors can study,
feed the birds, or relax. At the east end
of the Duck Pond stands Solitude, the
oldest structure on campus. It has been
restored to its mid-to-late 19th-century
appearance.
4 War Memorial Gym is one
of the two largest campus gyms open
to students.
5 The Drillfield is considered the
center of campus and the visual divider
between academic and residential
life. Students make heavy use of it,
whether going to or from classes or
for recreation in the sunshine.
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6 War Memorial Chapel
and the Pylons
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are special
places to Hokies. The eight limestone
pylons are etched with the names of
Virginia Tech students and graduates
who have died in battle, while the
cenotaph in the middle recognizes
the university ’s Medal of Honor
recipients. The sculptures on the eight
pylons represent Brotherhood, Honor,
Leadership, Sacrifice, Service, Loyalty,
Duty, and Ut Prosim. The chapel is a
popular spot for Hokie weddings.
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7 Carol M. Newman
Library is the primary library on
campus. It houses about 2.2 million
volumes and offers quiet study spaces,
meeting areas for groups, and a café on
the bottom floor.
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8 Torgersen Hall Bridge
spans Alumni Mall and connects
Torgersen Hall and Newman Library.
Focused on technology, the bridge is a
popular study space for students.
9 Squires Student Center,
a hub of student activity, houses a food
court, an art gallery, theater production
spaces, and student media offices.
Recreational activities include a bowling
alley, billiards, and ping pong.
The Upper Quad is home to
the Corps of Cadets and features Lane
Hall, one of the oldest buildings on
campus. When the school first opened,
all students were cadets. Now, the coed corps consists of more than 1,000
cadets. The sidewalks in front of Lane Hall
create the largest “VT” on campus.
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Did You Know?
The Pete Dye River
Course of Virginia Tech,
set along 2.5 miles of
the New River in Pulaski
County near Radford, is
a world-class golf course.
www.petedyerivercourse.com
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The Moss Arts Center
boasts a 1,260-seat performance hall,
galleries, a four-story experimental
cube, and the Institute for Creativity,
Arts, and Technology. Nearby is
Virginia Tech’s Theatre 101, as well
as the College Avenue promenade, a
pedestrian-friendly area of downtown
Blacksburg that provides students with
direct access to The Lyric Theatre,
restaurants, coffee shops, and shopping,
as well as space for exhibitions,
performances, and festivals.
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McBryde Hall, home to the
departments of Computer Science,
Mathematics, and Sociology, is named
for former uni versity president
John McLaren McBryde. He laid the
foundation for Virginia Tech as we know
it today by reorganizing the curriculum,
adopting the university motto, Ut Prosim
(That I May Serve), and changing the
school colors to orange and maroon.
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r Burruss Hall, named for
former university president Julian
Burruss, is the main administration
building on campus. It also contains
a 3,003-seat auditorium. In front of
Burruss is the April 16 Memorial, which
features 32 engraved Hokie Stones
honoring the Hokies who lost their
lives in 2007.
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is an
underground studio space for students
in the College of Architecture and Urban
Studies (CAUS). At the back of the plaza
above Burchard, Cowgill Hall also houses
student studios, offices, and galleries for
CAUS.
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Engineering Quad are just past
Burruss Hall. Patton faces the Drillfield,
with Norris, Holden, Randolph,
Hancock, Whittemore, and Durham
halls positioned behind.
Goodwin Hall is the flagship
building for the College of Engineering.
It houses instructional and research
labs, classrooms, and the Quillen
Family Auditorium. Goodwin is also
a groundbreaking experiment: 240
accelerometers attached to 136 sensors
measure even the smallest vibration
throughout the building.
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Dietrick Hall features
D2, which serves breakfast, lunch,
and dinner in an all-you-care-toeat setting. Offerings include a fresh
salad bar, made-to-order sandwiches,
Brazilian food, Mediterranean vegan
selections, and even a gluten-free
section. Downstairs, DXpress offers
grab-and-go items and caters to latenight schedules. Deet’s Place, with
its vast pastry, coffee, and ice cream
selections, is the perfect spot to study
and enjoy a treat.
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East and Prairie Quad are
a collection of newer, suite-style
residence halls just up the hill from
Owens Dining Hall.
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Athletic facilities include
Cassell Coliseum, which has been
seating 10,052 basketball fans for more
than 50 years, and the Hahn Hurst
Basketball Practice Center, where you
can tour a gallery highlighting Tech
basketball history. Worsham Field in
Lane Stadium is the home of Hokie
football. Lane seats up to 66,233,
making it the largest stadium in the
state. The stadium also hosts Virginia
Tech’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Hokie
fans take pride in making Lane one of
the most intimidating fields in college
football.
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a Hahn Hor ticulture
Gardens has six acres for teaching
and display, including perennial borders,
water gardens, shade gardens, a meadow
garden, and the Peggy Lee Hahn Garden
Pavilion. This beautiful space for quiet
reflection is open free of charge from
dawn to dusk.
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COLLEGES
Lavery Hall
Virginia Tech offers a world-class
education through its nine colleges
and Graduate School.
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences
Study biotechnology; the environment;
f o o d p ro d u c t i o n a n d p ro d u c t
development; business, animal,
or human health; or community
development. More than 2,900
students are pursuing degrees in more
than 40 options.
1060 Litton-Reaves Hall
540-231-6503
calsinfo@vt.edu
www.cals.vt.edu
College of Architecture
and Urban Studies
Pamplin Hall
Did you know?
Virginia Tech offers about 90
bachelor’s degree programs through its undergraduate
academic colleges and approximately 150 master’s and
doctoral degree programs through the Graduate School.
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Design buildings, industrial products,
or interiors; explore studio and graphic
arts; plan parks and pedestrian-friendly
streetscapes; manage construction
projects; direct public or nonprofit
organization programs; or manage
cities.
202 Cowgill Hall
540-231-6415
hokies@vt.edu
www.caus.vt.edu
Pamplin College of
Business
Ranked in the top 50 undergraduate
business schools nationally by U.S. News
& World Report, the Pamplin College of
Business boasts five of the seven mosthighly recruited majors on campus.
1046 Pamplin Hall
540-231-6602
businfo@vt.edu
www.pamplin.vt.edu
College of Engineering
The College of Engineering is
internationally recognized for its
excellence in 14 engineering disciplines
and computer science. Its 6,000
undergraduates and 2,000 graduate
students benefit from an innovative
curriculum and more than 50 research
centers and numerous laboratories.
3046 Torgersen Hall
540-231-3244
engrrecr@vt.edu
www.eng.vt.edu
Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown
Virginia-Maryland College
College of Liberal Arts and College of Science
Outstanding
faculty
members
teach
of Veterinary Medicine
Human Sciences
courses and conduct research in
Combining the wide-ranging intellectual
exploration of the liberal arts with
the civic engagement of a land-grant
institution and the technological
advantages of a top-25 research
university, the college’s programs
prepare students to bring perspectives
from the arts, humanities, and human
and social sciences to bear on today’s
challenges.
260 Wallace Hall
540-231-6779
clahs.questions@vt.edu
www.clahs.vt.edu
College of Natural
Resources and
Environment
Engage in the science of sustainability
as a conservation biologist, forester,
wildlife refuge manager, intelligence
anal yst, outdoor recreation
planner, ecologist, urban forester,
environmental consultant, science
teacher, meteorologist, packaging
engineer, or international wood
products consultant.
138 Cheatham Hall
540-231-5482
cnre_students@vt.edu
www.cnre.vt.edu
biological sciences, chemistr y,
economics, geosciences, mathematics,
physics, psychology, and statistics. The
college’s forward-thinking Integrated
Science Curriculum and its Academy
of Integ rated Science increase
collaboration between experts in
different disciplines.
North End Center
540-231-5145
cosadvising@vt.edu
www.science.vt.edu
Virginia Tech Carilion
School of Medicine
This relatively new collaboration
leverages Virginia Tech’s worldclass sciences, bioinformatics, and
engineering disciplines with Carilion
Clinic’s highly experienced medical
staff and rich history in medical
education.
2 Riverside Circle Suite M140
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: (540) 526-2500
vtc@vt.edu
www.vtc.vt.edu
Built upon the strong foundations of
Virginia Tech and the University of
Maryland at College Park, the college
offers comprehensive educational
programs, provides advanced clinical
care for clients throughout the
region, and conducts a variety of
animal and biomedical research.
205 Duck Pond Dr.
540-231-7666
dvmadmit@vt.edu
www.vetmed.vt.edu
Graduate School
During the 2014-15 academic year,
the Graduate School at Virginia Tech
enrolled more than 6,500 graduate
students in its master’s and doctoral
programs.
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540-231-8636
gradappl@vt.edu
www.graduateschool.vt.edu
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DINING
Did You Know?
Dining at Virginia Tech continues to
be recognized by The Princeton Review
as the best campus food in the country!
D2 - Combining all-you-care-to-eat dining with the variety of
an international marketplace in its eight shops
Deet’s Place - Coffee, ice cream, pastries, soup, and
sandwiches
DXpress - Healthy grab-and-go options, open until 2 a.m.
daily
Hokie Grill & Co. - Soup, salad, and fruit bar, along with
grab-and-go sandwiches and salads in a food-court atmosphere
Owens Food Court - Twelve specialty shops serve
international and American favorites
Squires Food Court - Anchored by Burger 37 and Au Bon
Pain, the food court offers burgers, fries, pastries, soup, and
gourmet sandwiches
Turner Place - The state-of-the-art dining facility houses eight
separate restaurants, including a teppanyaki grill and sushi bar,
pizzeria, and wood-fired chargrill steakhouse
West End Market - Made-to-order items, such as London
broil and Maine lobster
Vet Med Café - Made-to-order and grab-and-go breakfast
and lunch items
www.dining.vt.edu
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STUDENT LIFE
Student Life is enhanced by more than 700 clubs and organizations, a variety
of residence halls and communities, top-notch dining, and service opportunities
at every turn. Campus life at Virginia Tech is as rich as you want it to be.
Undergraduate opportunities
Division of Students Affairs
www.undergraduate.vt.edu
www.dsa.vt.edu
Cooperative Education Program
www.career.vt.edu/coop/coop1.html
University Honors Program
www.univhonors.vt.edu
Global Education Office
www.educationabroad.vt.edu
Multicultural Programs and Services
www.mps.vt.edu
Cranwell International Center
www.international.vt.edu
Student Success Center
www.studentsuccess.vt.edu
Housing and Residence Life
www.recsports.vt.edu
www.housing.vt.edu
Academic major learning communities
Enhanced-learning communities
Innovate Living-Learning Community
Residential colleges
Themed housing
Off-Campus Housing (VTOCH)
www.studentcenters.vt.edu/vtoch/
Service to others
Corps of Cadets
Recreational Sports
The Big Event
www.vtbigevent.org
Relay For Life
www.vtrelay.org
Services for Students with Disabilities
www.ssd.vt.edu
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STUDENT LIFE
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SPORTS
Athletics boost our Hokie Spirit.
As a member of the Atlantic Coast
Conference, Virginia Tech sponsors
22 NCAA Division I-A teams—and
feeds the fervor of thousands of fans
clad entirely in orange and maroon.
NCAA Division I-A men’s sports are
varsity football, basketball, baseball,
soccer, indoor and outdoor track,
swimming and diving, wrestling, tennis,
golf, and cross country. Women’s
varsity sports are basketball, tennis,
volleyball, swimming and diving, indoor
and outdoor track, soccer, softball,
lacrosse, golf, and cross country.
Alongside NCAA sports excellence,
Virginia Tech offers one of the most
active recreational and club sports
programs in the nation.
22 SPORTS
Tickets:
www.hokietickets.com
800-828-3244
More:
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www.recsports.vt.edu
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